Top Rank Boxing on ESPN Saturday night drew a 1.6 metered market rating according to Nielsen which made it the highest-rated boxing telecast in 2018. The main event which featured Terence Crawford scoring a 12th round KO of Jose Benavidez averaged a 1.8 metered market rating.
The main event was the highest-rated Top Rank bout and main event on ESPN. The event took place in Crawford’s hometown of Omaha, Nebraska. The main event between the two unbeatens was heated as Crawford took a swing at Benavidez at the weigh-ins.
In the co-main event, Shakur Stevenson defeated Viorel Simion via TKO in the first round. The event drew a metered 1.3 rating according to Nielsen.
Payout Perspective:
The telecast was the second-highest rated Top Rank event on ESPN to the Manny Pacquiao-Jeff Horn fight which kicked off the Top Rank-ESPN partnership. The event went up against Bellator on Paramount and though we will not get the overall ratings until later on Monday, boxing beat MMA on Saturday night. The question becomes whether Crawford can draw on PPV and outside of Omaha.
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