Top Rank Boxing on ESPN Friday night drew 706,000 viewers on ESPN according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event featured title defenses by Oscar Valdez and Gilbert Ramirez.
The ratings for the event are the best thus far for Friday night boxing on ESPN since the agreements with Golden Boy and Top Rank went into place earlier this year.
The Valdez-Genesis Servania ended the night of fights which started at 11:42pm ET.
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The ratings are promising as these Friday night fights are used to promote up and coming fighters. Those that tuned in to see Valdez-Servania saw a great action-packed fight. Notably, Top Rank Boxing did much better than the UFC on FXX Friday night which drew just 502,000 viewers for its main card and 416,000 for the prelims.
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