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2019 ManBetX Champion of Champions Winner To Earn £150,000

November 14, 2018

Following record crowds and the tournament’s best ever viewing figures the prize fund for the 2019 ManBetX Champion of Champions has been increased to £440,000, with the winner set to take home £150,000. Ronnie O’Sullivan’s 2018 final win over Kyren Wilson peaked at 990,000 and averaged 616,000 viewers on ITV4 on Sunday evening, the tournament’s […]

JOSHUA COMMITS NEXT TWO FIGHTS TO WEMBLEY STADIUM

July 5, 2018

Anthony Joshua OBE has committed his future to his loyal UK fight fans with his next two fights to be staged at Wembley Stadium connected by EE in London. Joshua will defend his IBF, WBA, WBO and IBO crowns at the national stadium in the English capital on September 22 and will return to Wembley […]

Breyer Group Are New Leyton Orient Stadium Naming Rights Partner

July 4, 2018

Matchroom Sport have passed the baton of being proud ground naming right sponsors of Leyton Orient to the Breyer Group. The Matchroom Stadium will now be known as ‘The Breyer Group Stadium’ while Leyton Orient have also agreed with The Breyer Foundation to be the exclusive children’s replica front-of-shirt sponsors for the coming season. The […]

MATCHROOM MULTI SPORT BRING SUPERSTARS OF GYMNASTICS FEATURING BILES & WHITLOCK TO THE O2

July 3, 2018

Matchroom Multi Sport can announce The Superstars Of Gymnastics, a major new event featuring global megastars Simone Biles and Max Whitlock, which will take place at The O2, London on Saturday, March 23 2019. Led by Biles and Whitlock with other high profile names to be announced, The Superstars of Gymnastics will showcase an exhibition […]

WILLIAM HILL WORLD DARTS CHAMPIONSHIP 2019
ANNOUNCEMENT
ALEXANDRA PALACE ,LONDON
PIC;LAWRENCE LUSTIG
WORLD CHAMPION ROB CROSS AND WORLD NUMBER 1 MICHAEL VAN GERWEN
AT LONDONS ALEXANDRA PALACE AS THE PDC ANNOUNCE THE EXPANSION OF THE WORLD DARTS CHAMPIONSHIPS TO 96 PLAYERS.

RECORD-BREAKING EXPANSION FOR WILLIAM HILL WORLD DARTS CHAMPIONSHIP

June 4, 2018

THE biggest tournament in darts is to expand further as the William Hill World Championship grows to include 96 competitors and a record £2.5 million prize fund, including a huge £500,000 to the 2018/2019 champion. In the biggest development for the tournament since its move to London’s Alexandra Palace a decade ago, the World Championship […]

May 10, 2018; New York, NY; USA; Matchroom Boxing USA announce major streaming partnership with DAZN. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland/Matchroom Boxing USA

MATCHROOM BOXING AND PERFORM GROUP SEAL BOXING’S FIRST BILLION DOLLAR DEAL

May 11, 2018

May 10, 2018, New York: Matchroom Boxing, a world leading boxing promoter, and Perform Group, the digital leader in global sports media, have today announced the creation of a landmark $1billion joint venture and the biggest-ever deal in boxing. The historic eight-year $1billion deal will see the joint venture, Matchroom Boxing USA, stage 16 fights […]