DAZN was once seen as a UK-focused platform, built largely around Matchroom boxing. For many fans, this alone wasn’t enough to justify the price.

In 2026, this argument becomes increasingly tough to make.

The addition of BOXXER means DAZN now works with eight major boxing promoters, expanding a lineup that already includes Matchroom, Queensberry, Golden Boy, Top Rank, Salita Promotions, Eye of the Tiger and MF Pro.

Whether fans believe DAZN Ultimate represents value for money is a separate debate. It’s becoming increasingly clear that each promoter added to the lineup makes it harder and harder for boxing fans to avoid DAZN.

Outside Matchroom

When DAZN first entered the boxing market, many critics saw it as an extension of Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom.

Golden Boy helped expand its appeal in the United States, but the arrival of Frank Warren and Queensberry changed the conversation more than any other movement. For the first time, fans who followed Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren needed the same subscription.

Riyad’s season only accelerated this trend, bringing together fighters and promoters who have traditionally operated on different platforms.

The effect of the highest order

If Queensberry changed the equation in the UK, Top Rank could be the biggest addition of all.

Bob Arum has questioned DAZN’s place in boxing for years, in 2019 in a eminent interview with World Boxing News he said that “Nobody has DAZN.”

Today, Top Rank is on the same platform as Matchroom, Queensberry, Golden Boy and BOXXER. Perhaps this was the moment when DAZN stopped looking like a Matchroom platform and started looking like something that boxing fans could no longer ignore.

The addition of Salita Promotions further strengthened DAZN’s position in the United States, with Claressa Shields among the company’s main names, while Eye of the Tiger and MF Pro added an exclamation point to the list.

Ask about price

None of this automatically settles the dispute over DAZN Ultimate.

WBN has previously questioned whether a subscription costing more than $500 per year in the United States can actually justify that price, especially since the first six pay-per-view events of 2026 received mixed overall ratings.

These concerns have not disappeared. However, each promoter added to the lineup gives fans another reason to pay for it.

The number of promoters operating on the same platform has changed.

Matchroom, Queensberry, Golden Boy, Top Rank, BOXXER, Salita Promotions, Eye of the Tiger and MF Pro now give DAZN a footprint that seemed impossible just a few years ago.

Fans may still question the cost. Increasingly, they have fewer reasons not to subscribe.

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Last updated: 17/06/2026 at 23:58