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Boxxer Strikes Free-to-Air Deal With BBC as Boxing Returns to Primetime TV

With written guarantees that convicted fixer Mazhar Majeed will have no involvement, BBC officials plan a September 27 primetime boxing event tentatively headlined by Lauren Price.

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Majeed, right, acted as an adviser to boxers such as Eubank Jr
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Overview

  • Boxxer has agreed to a multi-fight, multi-year exclusive arrangement to broadcast professional boxing on BBC television and BBC iPlayer at no cost to viewers.
  • It marks the first time live boxing has aired on BBC primetime since Clinton Woods’s light-heavyweight title bout in 2005.
  • The BBC obtained formal written assurances from Boxxer excluding convicted cricket spot-fixer Mazhar Majeed from any involvement in broadcast matches.
  • The debut event is tentatively scheduled for September 27, with Olympic gold medalist Lauren Price under consideration to headline.
  • Financial terms have not been disclosed and major pay-per-view fights such as a potential Eubank Jr. vs. Benn rematch remain unresolved under the new free-to-air model.