Independent studio Steel City Interactive (SCI), developer of 鈥楿ndisputed鈥� – the first major boxing video game in over a decade – has raised more than 拢15 million in funding.聽
Novator Ventures led SCI’s latest financing round, which included participation from existing investor London Venture Partners, as well as boxing industry veterans, Egis Klimas and Jose de la Cruz who have joined SCI as advisors in advance of full release on consoles and PC.聽
Currently available in early access on PC, the eagerly awaited full release of 鈥楿ndisputed鈥� on PlayStation 5, Xbox S/X and PC will feature an unprecedented roster of over 70 licensed boxers including Tyson Fury, Oleksandr Usyk, Canelo Alvarez, Terence Crawford, Sugar Ray Leonard and Katie Taylor.聽聽
Ash Habib, CEO and founder of SCI, said: 鈥淚鈥檓 delighted to have such a formidable team of investors in our camp. They share our vision to bring boxing back to video games and deliver a world-beating, authentic game that does justice to the sport we all love.鈥澛�
Thor Bj枚rg贸lfsson, chairman and founder of Novator, said: 鈥淭here has been a vacuum in the market for a high quality, licensed boxing video game for the past decade.聽
鈥淚t is fantastic to see how a passionate indie studio went on a mission to put boxing back on the map of video gaming and created the first major boxing game in a generation.聽
鈥淲e are delighted to partner with Steel City Interactive to support Ash and his team in launching Undisputed and cannot wait to play the full version.鈥�