Limerick company StreamSport announce exciting deal with Irish Boxing

LIMERICK company StreamSport.ie have today announced an exciting new streaming partnership with the Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA).

Every national championship bout will now be shown live by StreamSport in conjunction with JW Player, beginning this evening with the National U18 Championships.

StreamSport.ie is the live-streaming partner of over 50 sporting organisations including Munster Rugby and Limerick GAA, as well as 15+ other GAA clients.

John Nangle, IABA’s Interim CEO, says "This is a significant development for IABA and for boxers, clubs, coaches and their families throughout the association.

"It ensures that our sport, Ireland’s most successful Olympic sport, has high visibility outside the National Stadium. The Home of Irish Boxing will always be the best place to watch the incredible talent of IABA’s boxers, but we recognize that family, friends and clubmates at home and abroad want to support their boxer.

"Our exciting partnership with StreamSport.ie and JW Player allows them to do that. From a commercial perspective, this is an important step for IABA and heralds the first in a series of governance, communication and visibility landmarks in 2024."

StreamSport.ie Managing Director, Raffaele Rocca, added “We’re absolutely delighted, with JW Player, to partner with IABA to bring the best of boxing to fans all around the world.

"There is a huge market for Irish boxing, and this will only grow as we get closer to Paris. We’re excited to expand our client roster in to a new sport and to play a key role in platforming Ireland’s most successful Olympic sport." 

Ciara Plunkett, IABA’s Communications Officer says "We’ve seen significant growth of 29% in our social media following, cross platform, in the last 2 years.

"In tandem, the Irish boxing family has grown in clubs throughout the association, and the Irish boxing diaspora is ever more hungry for news of emerging boxing talent at home.

"As we pass the 200 days to Paris 2024 mark, with 5 boxers already qualified, our partnership with StreamSport.ie and JW Player will allow us to raise the profile of Ireland’s most successful Olympic sport and to raise the profile of Irish boxing’s future Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth champions."

The action gets underway this evening from 6pm. PPV access is priced at €8 per day of boxing. As the service develops, the IABA will introduce weekend, competition and season passes.

In recognition of the performance analysis importance of footage to boxers, coaches and clubs, the footage will transfer to IABA’s YouTube channel three days after the conclusion of the relevant card.