DAZN: US launch (10/09/2018) with the Anthony Joshua - Alexander Povetkin title fight (22/09/2018)

DAZN, the OTT sports platform of the British group Perform, will be launched in the United States with a "stacked lineup of boxing" including the WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight world title fight between reigning champion Anthony Joshua (ENG) and Alexander Povetkin (RUS), at Wembley Stadium, London (ENG), on 22/09/2018, announced Perform on 17/07/2018.

The British group, which specialises in the production and distribution of sports content on digital platforms, acquired the broadcasting rights in the United States for 32 boxing fights a year, on 10/05/2018.

Perform have created a joint venture, Matchroom Boxing USA, with the British promoter Matchroom Boxing, which will organise 16 fights per year in the United States. In addition to these 16 fights, DAZN will broadcast another 16 matches in the United States organised by Matchroom Boxing in the UK. The eight-year contract (with six optional years according to US press), signed between the two companies, is the first boxing broadcast contract to reach $1bn (€860m), according to Matchroom Boxing on 10/05/2018.

• Perform also signed a…