Miguel Cotto’s retirement fight against Sadam Ali drew 944,000 viewers on HBO Saturday night according to Nielsen. The fight peaked with over 1 million viewers as fans saw Ali score a major upset over Cotto in his final fight.
Via ShowBuzz Daily, the fight drew 0.34 in the Adult 18-49 demo and 0.42 in Males 18-49 during the 12-round fight. The fight peaked at 1,012,000 viewers.
The other fight of the telecast saw Ray Vargas defeat Oscar Negrete. The win for Vargas drew 697,000 viewers and 0.23 in the Adult 18-49 demo. It peaked with 697,000 viewers watching the fight.
Payout Perspective:
Only Terrence Crawford’s win over Felix Diaz this past May did better in peak viewership than Cotto’s last fight. It was a very entertaining bout despite the feeling that Cotto would outclass his opponent. The event went up against the UFC 218 PPV and viewership was fairly high which may mean that boxing fans tuned in due to it being Cotto’s last fight.
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