Matchroom are intensifying their expansion into the Australian fight market after agreeing an eight-date broadcast agreement with the Australian broadcaster Fox Sports.
BoxingScene understands that they have agreed terms to stage four promotions and up to four pay-per-views with the influential broadcaster, having previously worked in Australia with DAZN.
Matchroom oversaw George Kambosos Jnr-Jake Wyllie in Sydney, Australia in March 2025, Wyllie-Youssef Dib in August, and also co-promoted dates led by Jai Opetaia with Tasman Fighters – in all instances with their long-term broadcaster DAZN.
By working with Fox Sports, however, they will be sharing a broadcaster with No Limit, long Australia’s leading promoter. The development, regardless, does not represent a conflict of interests – DAZN acquired Foxtel, the owner of Fox Sports, from News Corp and Telstra in 2025 in a deal that valued the broadcaster at $3.4billion. The pay-per-view arm of Foxtel, incidentally, is Main Event.
Matchroom no longer work with Opetaia, who recently signed co-promotional terms with Zuffa Boxing, but continue to co-promote, with Tasman, the heavyweights Justis Huni and Teremoana Teremoana.
Their long-term ambitions in Australia will be led by their popular junior featherweight Skye Nicolson, and Wyllie is also expected to contribute. The junior welterweight significantly enhanced his reputation when competitive in defeat as a late-notice opponent for Kambosos Jnr, and in the build-up to his draw in December with Paul Fleming on a Tasman promotion told BoxingScene: “Ultimately Matchroom’s the one I want to be with, but look, in the mean time, if these big fights and good offers come, I’m gonna take it. We’re in talks with Eddie Hearn.”
Matchroom will become a more permanent presence on the Australian fight scene at a time of increasing competition. Opetaia’s victory over Huseyin Cinkara in December was the first date of a broadcast agreement between Tasman and the also influential Stan.
Speaking to BoxingScene at Opetaia-David Nyika in January 2025, Eddie Hearn said: “We want to do at least four shows here a year, and I think it’s a great market. I really do. They understand their boxing. See the turnout – I think there’s a lot of potential.”
