Jon J. Franklin
Jon J Franklin (aka "Jon Franklin") is a sports marketing and sports television business executive who is currently Chief Executive Officer of Glory Sports International, the parent company of Glory Kickboxing seen on ESPN TV and CBS in the USA along with UFC Fightpass (in a major deal announced in 2016) and on major networks including Eurosport, Spike Holland and others in more than 170 countries.
Career
Prior to Glory, Franklin was a Vice President of IMG Media, President of Golden Gloves Boxing, President of America Presents - Boxing and President of The Sports and Entertainment Company (Sports-EntCo). At IMG Media Franklin ran the Winter and Olympic Sports divisions and managed a number of Olympic and World Champion athletes. While at IMG, he also sold the title sponsorship of FIS World Cup Skiing to Cafe de Colombia in a multiyear multimillion-dollar deal. At the Sports and Entertainment Company, Franklin concluded significant sponsorship deals for Olympic athletes such as Bode Miller and Julia Mancuso and managed global sports marketing programs for Barilla Pasta, Rip It Energy Fuel, LaCroix Spring Water and other product companies. Further Franklin was the promoter of X Games Champion skateboarder Danny Way's world-renowned jump over the Great Wall of China. In combat, Franklin was instrumental as a consultant to AIBA - Boxing to help bring professional boxers to the 2016 Olympics. He produced the USA and England AIBA WSB Boxing series of over 30 fights for Versus Television and NBC Sports Network. As President of Golden Gloves Marketing LLC, Franklin promoted the National Championships in the early 2000s bringing this storied brand back to National television on Fox Sports after a 20-year lapse and he brought in the US Army as Golden Gloves title sponsor. In 2012 Franklin served as broadcast supervisor for Boxing at the London Olympic Games. At America Presents Franklin was an integral part of the team that promoted Mike Tyson fights from Francis Botha through Brian Nielson. At that time Franklin also managed all fights for the Fox Sunday Night Fights and promoted a number of Pay-per-View events including David Reid vs. Felix Trinidad (in conjunction with Don King). In 2014 and 2015, Franklin executive produced television events for Iron Mike Tyson Productions for Fox and Spike Networks. Franklin has won numerous television awards including Telly and Aurora awards for TV production. As an aside, Franklin, a former competitive waterskier, was the television analyst for the Waterski World Cup for Versus Television and Outdoor Life Networks through the 1990s.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
References
- ↑ http://www.mmamania.com/2014/8/19/6044119/new-glory-ceo-john-j-franklin-promotion-return-spike-tv-october-mma New GLORY CEO Jon J. Franklin says kickboxing promotion will return to Spike in late October - MMAmania.com
- ↑ GLORY Sports International Appoints Jon J. Franklin As Global Chief Executive - NEW YORK, Aug. 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/
- ↑ GLORY's new CEO talks next event, future plans, Spike TV relationship - Bloody Elbow
- ↑ Glory CEO: U.S. Television Deal Imminent for Superfight Series Cards
- ↑ Glory CEO Discusses 2015 Plans, Mike Tyson as Commentator, Navy vs. Air Force Bout
External links
http://www.mma-core.com/videos/GLORY_19_Jon_Franklin_and_Mike_Tyson_Post_Event_Interview/10092880 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jUrvfetr5c