Founded by attorney Bob Arum, Top Rank rose to prominence promoting Muhammad Ali in the 1970s and went on to handle Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler, Oscar De La Hoya, Manny Pacquiao, and Floyd Mayweather Jr. early in their careers. The company's exclusive ESPN deal made it the dominant North American promoter of the late 2010s.
Notable current fighters
Terence CrawfordNaoya InoueShakur StevensonXander ZayasEmanuel NavarreteKeyshawn Davis
Built out of Barry Hearn's snooker empire, Matchroom was rebooted by son Eddie Hearn in 2010 and became the engine behind the British boxing boom. A landmark global deal with DAZN in 2018 expanded the company into the United States, where it now promotes some of the sport's biggest pay-per-view stars.
Notable current fighters
Anthony JoshuaKatie TaylorConor BennJaron EnnisDmitry BivolGilberto Ramirez
Frank Warren's Queensberry has guided British world champions for four decades, from Naseem Hamed and Joe Calzaghe to today's heavyweight scene. The 2024 5-vs-5 series with Matchroom marked a thaw in UK promoter rivalries.
PBC was launched by adviser Al Haymon to bring boxing back to network television. After years on Showtime, the platform moved to Amazon Prime Video PPV in 2024, headlined by the Crawford–Canelo era of welterweight and super middleweight title fights.
The first major fighter-owned promotional company in modern boxing. Golden Boy steered Canelo Alvarez's rise and remains a hub for Mexican and Mexican-American talent, with a long-running deal on DAZN.
Notable current fighters
Ryan GarciaVergil Ortiz JrWilliam ZepedaOscar Duarte
Probellum
Founded
2021
HQ
Dubai, UAE
Founder
Richard Schaefer
Founded by former Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer, Probellum positioned itself as a global promoter with a heavy footprint in the Middle East, Latin America and Asia, and helped open the door for the Saudi-funded events that now dominate big-fight nights.
Notable current fighters
Sunny EdwardsRegis PrograisJack Catterall
Riyadh Season / Skill Challenge
Founded
2019
HQ
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Founder
Turki Alalshikh (General Entertainment Authority)
Not a traditional promoter, but the Saudi-backed entity that has funded and staged the biggest cards in boxing since 2023, including Fury–Usyk and the '5 vs 5' UK promoter clash. Operates by site fees and partnerships rather than long-term fighter contracts.
Ben Shalom (Boxxer), Kalle & Nisse Sauerland (Wasserman)
A cluster of newer outfits that filled the gap left by Sky Sports' UK exit. Boxxer holds the Sky Sports broadcast slot; Wasserman Boxing, born from Kalle Sauerland's German promotional tradition, manages a deep European roster.
Notable current fighters
Chris Eubank JrNatasha JonasAdam AzimLawrence Okolie
Teiken Promotions
Founded
1974
HQ
Tokyo, Japan
Founder
Akihiko Honda
Japan's most successful promotional gym, Teiken has produced a long line of world champions and is the home of the modern Japanese boxing renaissance led by Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani.
Notable current fighters
Naoya InoueJunto NakataniKenshiro Teraji
MTK Global (legacy)
Founded
2012
HQ
Dubai, UAE (closed 2022)
Founder
Daniel Kinahan, Matthew Macklin
Once one of the most powerful management outfits in the sport, MTK Global ceased operations in April 2022 after US Treasury sanctions targeting co-founder Daniel Kinahan. Its former fighters dispersed across Queensberry, Top Rank, and Matchroom.
Notable current fighters
(Dissolved — roster moved to other promoters)
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