The Adrien Broner-Jessie Vargas fight on Showtime Saturday night drew 782,000 viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The fight peaked with 891,000 viewers.
Broner’s last fight on Showtime against Mikey Garcia in August 2017 drew 881,000 viewers. Earlier last year, his fight against Adrian Granados drew 779,000 viewers.
The other two fights on the telecast ended in knockouts. First, Gervonta Davis stopped Jesus Cuellar in the third round. The fight drew 460,000 viewers and peaked with 527,000.
Next, Jermall Charlo dispensed of Hugo Centeno, Jr. via KO in just the second round. The fight drew 545,000 viewers and peaked with 572,000.
Payout Perspective:
I actually thought Broner would draw bigger than the 782,000 viewers. Despite his problems outside of the boxing ring, Adrien Broner is one of Showtime’s top draws in the ring. Outside of Deontay Wilder, Broner is Showtime’s most reliable fighter when it comes to ratings. Although he came out sluggish, Broner turned it on in the later rounds to garner a draw and likely rematch with Vargas. The event went up against UFC Saturday night although its unlikely that either telecast drew from another.
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