According to Mike Coppinger, the promoters of IBF cruiserweight champion Mairis Briedis (27-1, 19 KOs) of Latvia signed an agreement for a series of boxing nights, also on pay-per-view basis, with British TV channel Sky Sports.
According to the ESPN reporter, the first boxing night from Wasserman Boxing to be shown on Sky Sports will be on October 2 featuring Chris Eubank Jr. (30-2, 22 KOs) and Sven Elbir (18-1, 14 KOs).
Wasserman Boxing, formerly Sauerland Event, besides Briedis and Eubank Jr, also has Filip Hrgovic (12-0, 10 KOs) under contract who faces unbeaten Montenegrin Marko Radonjic (22-0, 22 KOs) on September 10 in Austria.