A Historic Fight Night at The Agenda: IBA Champions’ Night 2023

Throwback Thursday commemoration to The Agenda hosting IBA Champions' Night that took place on December 6, 2023, marking a historic conclusion to the International Boxing Association's calendar year. 

Key facts about Technical Production: 

mediaPro International Middle East was appointed to deliver the technical production. 

Cross-functional teams comprising 40+ individuals from various departments: Audio, Video, Lighting, Rigging, Fabrication & Stage hands brought this one-of-a-kind production to life. 

✔️LED: A sum of 429sqm was installed from flat to curved surfaces. Brand used: Gloshine LM P3.9mm

✔️Lighting — A sum of 652 fixtures was installed throughout the event space of 2400sqm. Flagship brands like Chauvet, Astera, Martin, Luxibel, MI Bar & Krypton were used to create a flawless lighting atmosphere. 

✔️Truss & Rigging — 300+ running meters of Litec Truss were used with a diverse range of QX30, QD30, QX30SA & QD40. 

✔️Audio — Industry-leading audio from L’Acoustics delivered unmatched sound quality for this energetic fight night. Main PA comprised of 16 K2, 8 KS28 & 4 Kara II. 

✔️Grandstand — Comprised of 5 seating sections with a total of 1,548 seats, was delivered by All Events Services with industry-leading practices & reliability.

✔️ Cameras & livestream - A sum of 10 cameras with various functionalities such as: 3 Super Slow Motion, 2 Ultra Slow Motion, 2 Steady-cams, 2 Beauty shots & 1 Jimmy Jib with a redundant broadcasting OB Van were delivered by Prime Vision Studio. 

All our contracting partners did exceptionally well to deliver the event with a total build time of less than 48 hours. 

Famous Figures in Attendance:

The event attracted prominent boxing icons, sports legends, and top executives: 

✔️Manny Pacquiao – Legendary multi-division boxing world champion.

✔️Roberto Durán – Highly decorated boxing icon and multi-weight world champion.

✔️Amir Khan — WBA light welterweight world champion.

✔️Dmitry Bivol — WBA light heavyweight world champion.

✔️Artur Beterbiev — Unified light heavyweight world champion.

✔️Michael Buffer — World-famous, legendary American ringside announcer.

✔️Umar Kremlev — President of the International Boxing Association. 

180 Countries: A total of 180 national federations participated across the entire IBA event cycle in Dubai (which included the Ordinary Congress and the Global Boxing Forum). 

Livestream & Broadcast Reach 60 Countries.