Boxing News

What Boxing News does

Boxing News is a privately held UK-based boxing media company founded in 1909, making it one of the oldest continuously operating sports publications in the world. The company operates a dual-channel model: a free daily-updated website (boxingnewsonline.net) launched in 2013, and a legacy print magazine now sold through a digital subscription portal on the IBM subscription platform. Editorial coverage spans news, features, opinion, live fight coverage, fighter rankings, and investigative journalism via the BN Investigates vertical, with the publication serving both boxing enthusiasts and a secondary audience of industry professionals including promoters, trainers, and fighters.

The business model is grounded in three revenue streams: recurring magazine subscriptions, advertising on the website and YouTube channel, and commercial partnerships with brands and promoters. Commercial activity is overseen by a Commercial Director (Tom Crump), with editorial coverage arrangements in place with the UK's two leading promoters — Queensberry Promotions (Frank Warren) and Matchroom Boxing (Eddie Hearn) — and broadcast syndication through TNT Sports, DAZN, and BBC. The magazine subscription pricing is not publicly disclosed and requires entering the subscription portal.

The technology stack is not disclosed and the company does not operate a mobile app. Content distribution is delivered through a standard website CMS, a YouTube channel, and organic social profiles on Instagram, X, and Facebook, with indexing on Google News. The company maintains a small editorial footprint with only one named executive in the source material, and there is no disclosed ownership structure, funding, or headcount data.

Name

Boxing News

Legal name

Boxing News

Website

https://boxingnewsonline.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1909

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Boxing News is a UK-based boxing media company founded in 1909, operating a daily-updated website and a print magazine subscription service. It serves boxing fans and industry professionals through news, features, rankings, live coverage, and investigative journalism, monetized via subscriptions, advertising, and promotional partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Magazine Subscriptions: Print magazine subscriptions sold through IBM subscription portal (boxingnews.imbmsubscriptions.com). Customers can purchase magazine subscriptions for ongoing boxing coverage.
2. Advertising and Partnerships: The company sells advertising space and media partnerships to brands. Commercial Director Tom Crump oversees advertising and partnership enquiries ([email protected]).
3. Digital Content: Free website content monetized through advertising impressions and brand partnerships. YouTube channel generates ad revenue from boxing video content.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Boxing News is a boxing media brand that publishes daily online news, in-depth features, expert opinion, and live fight coverage through its website (boxingnewsonline.net), and sells subscriptions to a legacy print magazine established in 1909. The company also distributes video content via an official YouTube channel and engages audiences across Instagram, X (Twitter), and Facebook. Editorial coverage spans fight previews, results, rankings, champion listings, fighter profiles, and investigative journalism under the BN Investigates banner.

Product overview

Boxing News operates as a unified content publication offering both digital and print products. The core offering comprises the Boxing News Website delivering daily news, features, opinions, live fight coverage, and rankings, alongside the legacy Boxing News Magazine published since 1909 now available via digital subscription. Supporting features include BN Investigates (investigative journalism series), Live Coverage (real-time event updates), Pound for Pound Rankings, Fight Schedule, and Current Champions listings. The company maintains a YouTube channel for video content distribution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Boxing News Website The primary digital platform delivering boxing news, features, opinions, live coverage, fight schedules, and championship rankings updated daily; serves boxing fans globally.
• Boxing News Magazine (print subscription) The original print publication chronicling boxing since 1909, sold via recurring subscription through the IBM Subscriptions portal for dedicated boxing readers.
• Boxing News YouTube Channel

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered major, minor and core.

• TNT SportsmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerTNT Sports broadcasts Boxing News live event coverage. The 'Magnificent 7' show at Wembley Arena was broadcast live on TNT Sports 2 with the main event starting around 10pm UK time. TNT Sports provides the television distribution platform for live boxing events featured on Boxing News.
• DAZNmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerDAZN streams Boxing News live event coverage including Frank Warren's Queensberry Promotions shows. Multiple live fight updates and results are broadcast on DAZN including events from Braehead Arena and other venues. DAZN provides the streaming platform for boxing content.
• BBCminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBBC provides some broadcast coverage referenced in Boxing News content. Boxing News articles link to BBC coverage for certain boxing events and fighters. BBC serves as an additional distribution channel for boxing coverage.
• Queensberry PromotionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExtensive coverage of Frank Warren's Queensberry Promotions fighters including Ryan Garner, Brad Pauls, Denzel Bentley, Charlie Senior, Sam Noakes, George Liddard, and others. Boxing News provides editorial coverage, live event updates, and fighter features for Queensberry Promotions events. The relationship is editorial coverage of Queensberry fighters.
• Matchroom BoxingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoverage of Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing fighters including Taylor Bevan, Keyshawn Davis, and others. Boxing News provides editorial coverage for Matchroom events and fighters. The relationship involves editorial coverage of Matchroom Boxing content.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Sherdog: Long-running combat sports news site focused primarily on MMA but covering the broader combat sports landscape. Comparable as a destination for fight fans with editorial/news/depth content, though anchored in MMA rather than boxing.
• BoxRec: Authoritative boxing record and fighter database with embedded news and editorial. Comparable as a destination for boxing fans seeking fight schedules, champion lists, and historical records — overlapping with Boxing News's rankings and champions features.
• Bad Left Hook: Established boxing and combat sports news site with news, previews, recaps, and opinion. Directly comparable editorial product aimed at the same boxing enthusiast segment.
• MMA Junkie: Combat sports news outlet with daily news, features, and video. Comparable editorial product and audience overlap, though MMA-anchored rather than boxing.
• Boxing Scene: Long-standing boxing news site covering fights, fighters, and industry developments. Direct peer for boxing journalism readers and boxing advertising partners.
• World Boxing News: Digital-first boxing news outlet providing daily news, opinions, and fight coverage. Directly competes for boxing fan readership and advertising spend with a similar content mix.
• The Sweet Science: Long-running boxing journalism outlet with news, analysis, and opinion columns. Directly comparable as a boxing-specialist publication serving the same enthusiast and professional audience segments.
• Ring Magazine: The most historically comparable peer: a long-running boxing magazine and digital publication covering news, rankings, and features. Directly competes for the same boxing-enthusiast audience with overlapping editorial scope.

Broad incumbents

• DAZN: Global sports streaming platform with deep boxing content and original editorial/news coverage. Overlaps as a destination for boxing fans and as a partner/advertiser adjacent to Boxing News's own coverage.
• ESPN Boxing: Major US sports media company with significant boxing coverage (news, fight broadcasts, editorial). Competes for boxing audience attention and advertiser budgets but as part of a broad multi-sport portfolio rather than boxing-exclusive focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/boxingnewsed
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCtl12IM0ii3LB9HTZgeWJmA
• Facebookfacebook.com/boxingnewsonline
• Instagraminstagram.com/boxingnewsonline
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/boxing-news

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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