Bt Sport Extends Partnership With Frank Warren

BT Sport has announced it has extended its partnership with Frank Warren and Queensberry Promotions,

The deal will see BT Sport continuing as the broadcaster of Frank Warren’s stable of fighters which include Carl Frampton and Billy Joe Saunders. BT Sport will also exclusively broadcast Tyson Fury’s heavyweight comeback fight in June.

The partnership will see former two-weight world champion Carl Frampton’s future fights on BT Sport in addition to former WBO super-welterweight world champion Liam Smith and former WBO lightweight world champion Terry Flanagan, along with up-and-coming stars such as heavyweight Daniel Dubois and light-heavyweight boxer Anthony Yarde.

BT Sport also confirmed that later this year it will be launching its own Pay-Per-View events on BT Sport Box Office, which will be available on the BT TV, Sky and Virgin Media platforms.   

Andy Haworth, managing director of strategy and content, BT Consumer, said: “It is a golden era for British Boxing and never has the Warren stable of fighters looked more exciting, with a great line up of established names and up-and-coming young fighters.  BT Sport subscribers can look forward to a fantastic summer of boxing.”    

Frank Warren said: “I’m delighted that BT Sport has extended its partnership with myself and Queensberry Promotions.  The first year of our partnership has seen us deliver some outstanding fights and we look forward to some even bigger nights in 2018 and beyond, whilst continuing to do what we do best: developing the next crop of star boxers.”

The summer BT Sport has a line-up of Fight Nights, including the IBF featherweight world title fight between Lee Selby and Josh Warrington on 19th May at the home of Leeds United; former unified heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury’s comeback fight at the Manchester Arena on 9th June; and Billy Joe Saunders’ WBO middleweight title defence against domestic rival Martin Murray at the O2 on 23rd June.