The Deontay Wilder-Bermane Stiverne rematch on Showtime Saturday night drew 824,000 viewers and peaked at 887,000 according to Nielsen Media research. The fight lasted just 2 minutes and 59 seconds as Wilder destroyed Stiverne sending him to the canvas 3 times.
According to ESPN’s Dan Rafael, it was the second-most watched Showtime fight of 2017. The Mikey Garcia-Adrian Broner fight averaged 881,000 viewers and peaked at 937,000 in July 2017. Garcia won that matchup.
In the co-main event fight of the telecast on Saturday, Shawn Porter defeated Adrian Granados. The event averaged 646,000 viewers and peaked with 696,000 viewers. Also, Sergey Lipinets win over Akihiro Kondo drew 427,000 viewers peaking at 530,000 viewers.
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Strong ratings for the rematch although their first fight in January 2015 drew 1.24 million viewers. But, it was just a fight that lasted less than 3 minutes so if you tuned in late, you missed it. The viewership is great considering it went up against UFC 217 which received a lot of buzz and viewership in its own right. The ratings show Wilder’s star is gaining traction with casual boxing fans which is great for Showtime.
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