Will matchroom always be the only promoter on sky sports?

[Silkeyjoe]

Matchroom own darts. Apart from football darts is by far the biggest draw for subscribers on Sky Sports. This gives Matchroon tons of leverage in contract negotiations and is the reason they now have an exclusive boxing contract with Sky. Since it happened almost all top British boxers have moved to Matchroom so it's working out nicely for both of them. As long as Sky are desperate for the darts and as long as Matchroom are involved with boxing then you can reasonably expect the current situation to continue.

Maybe they'd show Haye again but I can't see him getting a PPV and his last performance on Sky wasn't exactly great TV.

This seems wrong. Noone will pay what sky pay for darts. I doubt matchroom are in any position to make threats

[Kirkland Laing]

Matchroom own darts. Apart from football darts is by far the biggest draw for subscribers on Sky Sports. This gives Matchroon tons of leverage in contract negotiations and is the reason they now have an exclusive boxing contract with Sky. Since it happened almost all top British boxers have moved to Matchroom so it's working out nicely for both of them. As long as Sky are desperate for the darts and as long as Matchroom are involved with boxing then you can reasonably expect the current situation to continue.

Maybe they'd show Haye again but I can't see him getting a PPV and his last performance on Sky wasn't exactly great TV.

This seems wrong. Noone will pay what sky pay for darts. I doubt matchroom are in any position to make threats

It's not a threat, it's just leverage. When Al Haymon started managing fighters he was immediately able to get his fighters book ed on HBO at the expense of people HBO had dealt with for years and it was because Haymon also promoted big music acts that HBO wanted for special events. Darts along with all the other sports Matchroon bring to Sky allow them tons of leverage as Hearn Junior decides to re-enter the boxing market. Sky sign an exclusive deal with Matchroom and almost all the top boxers gravitate to Matchroom/Sky. It's a win win for both of them.