Paramount to show Zuffa Boxing in exclusive US, Canada LatAm 2026

Paramount will become the exclusive U.S., Canadian and Latin American home for Zuffa Boxing beginning in January 2026, the companies announced Monday, in a longterm media rights agreement that will stream at least 12 live fight cards in its first year. Some marquee events may also be simulcast on CBS and other Paramount platforms, according to the announcement, though financial terms were not disclosed.

Under the deal, Paramount will carry the full slate of Zuffa Boxing events in those regions, with the option to expand beyond the initial 12 cards if audience demand supports it. The arrangement makes Paramount the primary distribution partner for a new boxing promotion overseen by Dana White, WWE president Nick Khan, Saudi Boxing Federation chair Turki Alalshikh and Sela CEO Dr. Rakan Alharthy, backed by TKO Group Holdings.

White, who has long signaled plans to move into boxing promotion, framed the partnership as an effort to build a consistent schedule of competitive bouts and bring the sport to a broader global audience. Im excited to bring great boxing events to a global audience, he said. Turki Alalshikh described the pact as reinforcing a vision to change how viewers...