Sky are beginning to purchase non-matchroom content.

[rolshans]

Showtime's bought Matchroom cards before. Just regular business.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

What domestic fights are Sky showing? The MTK stuff?

Yeah the MTK Golden Contract tournaments.

And also the WBSS semi final at the O2 which is a Sauerland/Comosa event.

Credit to Sky tbf.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

I get where your coming from, you will see more of it when matchroom fighters are on the dazn cards in america.

Yeah I’m not saying it’s happening immediately, as I said “slowly transitioning”. And I agree the Matchroom USA/ DAZN venture has left Sky’s domestic content very depleted.

The Matchroom deal expires in 2025 I think, by that point I expect Sky to have far less eggs in the matchroom basket.

[IronDanHamza]

I think the American content has always been seperate right?

It's just the UK stuff that's exclusive to Matchroom.

The WBSS card they're showing is a co promotion with Matchroom.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

I think the American content has always been seperate right?

It's just the UK stuff that's exclusive to Matchroom.

The WBSS card they're showing is a co promotion with Matchroom.

Yeah international cards are separate. Probably shouldn’t have listed Spence-Porter tbf, it was just because they apparently overpaid to outbid ITV.

[W1LL]

I found it very telling when Adam Smith said in an iFL TV interview that Fury and Wilder are the big kahunas now...

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

I found it very telling when Adam Smith said in an iFL TV interview that Fury and Wilder are the big kahunas now...

Good point.

Adam Smith has openly said he’s been discontent with some of the Matchroom shows this year.

[KTFOKING]

Yeah international cards are separate. Probably shouldn’t have listed Spence-Porter tbf, it was just because they apparently overpaid to outbid ITV.

SKY also aired Wilder/Breazeale right? Spence has a name in the UK after his fight vs Brook so they probably just wanted to just get this fight that wouldn't have been THAT expensive.

I bet SKY also picks up Wilder/Ortiz in November.

[IronDanHamza]

Yeah international cards are separate. Probably shouldn’t have listed Spence-Porter tbf, it was just because they apparently overpaid to outbid ITV.

Would be interesting though because at the very least Adam Smith seems unhappy with Matchroom.

All down to how Barney Francis though isn't it. He seems real buddy buddy with Hearn.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

SKY also aired Wilder/Breazeale right? Spence has a name in the UK after his fight vs Brook so they probably just wanted to just get this fight that wouldn't have been THAT expensive.

I bet SKY also picks up Wilder/Ortiz in November.

I don’t know the figures of course, but they would’ve had to outbid ITV, but it wouldn’t have been a kings ransom by any means.

Sky always pick up Wilders fights, he’s a recognisable name over here and there’s still the potential of a huge fight with AJ sometime in the future.