Press Release: By Probellum – LOS ANGELES, FEBRUARY 22
– Probellum is thrilled to announce a major strategic partnership with Boxing
Hall of Fame promoter Lou DiBella and his company DiBella Entertainment. Credit: Probellum
The strategic partnership will see Probellum, a global
promotion and media company that launched last year, and the legendary DiBella
collaborate on a number of fronts in a bid to further their shared vision of
advancing the sport of boxing.
This will include co-promotional activities around key
fighters in the DiBella Entertainment stable, support for grassroots boxing in
the United States, and the continued growth of Probellum’s international
network of co-promotional partners.
“Today is a landmark day for Probellum. I am delighted
to be able to formally announce our strategic partnership deal with the great
Lou DiBella,” said Richard Schaefer, President of Probellum.
“Lou and I have known and worked together for many
years and his influence and reputation in boxing needs little explanation.
“He has led great change in the past and alongside the
excellent team we are building at Probellum, I have every confidence that we
will be able to create a new era for our sport.”
“Boxing has to change. For too long, self-interest and
politics have got in the way of what the fighters and the fans really want –
the best against the best, in locations all around the world,” added Lou
DiBella, President of DiBella Entertainment.
“I have been very vocal about the need to transform
our sport and I am so pleased to have found people who share that vision and
are taking significant steps to make it a reality.
“Probellum is the only business in the market with the
vision and strategy to disrupt boxing’s status quo on a truly global scale and
I didn’t hesitate to begin collaborating when they called. Change is coming and
we’re ready to go.”
DiBella was inducted into the International Boxing
Hall of Fame in 2020 after decades of being one of the most influential figures
in boxing, including being the driving force of HBO’s boxing coverage for 11
years as the network’s Senior Vice President in Charge of Programming.
In the role, DiBella was the man behind the widely
acclaimed Boxing After Dark series before going on to launch DiBella
Entertainment and becoming one of boxing’s most important promoters, guiding
the careers of a hugely impressive list of world champions, which includes
Bernard Hopkins, Sergio Martinez and Jermain Taylor.
Probellum was founded in September 2021 and has become
the fastest-growing brand in the sport, making its intentions clear with a raft
of top-level fighter signings including
Nonito Donaire, Regis Prograis, Estelle Mossely and Donnie Nietes and
multiple co-promotional deals across the globe.
“Since launch, we have surpassed even our most
ambitious expectations in relation to the quality and breadth of the fighters
and international co-promotional deals we’ve signed, but today is a
game-changing moment for Probellum and the wider boxing industry,” added
Harrison Whitman, Chief Strategy and Legal Office at Probellum.
“Forming this strategic relationship with Lou is going
to help bring about important change to the sport and provide fans and fighters
with more opportunities for great fights.”
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About Probellum
Launched in September 2021, Probellum is a global
boxing promotion and media company, and the fastest-growing brand in the sport.
Probellum’s elite stable includes Nonito Donaire,
Regis Prograis, Estelle Mossely, Lee McGregor, Donnie Nietes, Troy Williamson,
Dina Thorslund, Muhammad Waseem, O’Shaquie Foster, Will Cawley, Mark Dickinson
and Pat and Luke McCormack.
Since launching, Probellum has signed co-promotional
partnerships with some of the biggest promoters globally, including Wasserman
(Germany), Universum (Germany), GYM (Canada), Maravilla Box (Spain), Team Ellis
(Australia), Titov Boxing Promotions (Russia), Volcano Boxing (El Salvador),
BXSTRS Promotions (Mexico), PR Best (Puerto Rico) Glozier Boxing (New Zealand),
Box Office Sports (Ghana) and LNK Boxing (Latvia).
Probellum hosted its inaugural event at Dubai’s
Coca-Cola Arena in December 2021 and returns to Middle East in March for a
double-header.
Probellum Evolution takes place at the Dubai Duty Free
Tennis Stadium on March 18 and 19, with both shows topped by world title
fights.
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