The Mikey Garcia-Robert Easter fight on Showtime Saturday night drew 680,000 viewers. The fight peaked at 725,000 viewers.
The first fight of the evening saw Mario Barrios face Jose Roman. The fight averaged 462,000 viewers and peaked at 530,000. Barrios defeated Roman via TKO in the 9th round.
The second fight of the night saw another stoppage when heavyweight Luis Ortiz defeated Rozvan Cojanu in the second round via KO. The fight averaged 583,000 and peaked at 606,000.
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The ratings for Garcia’s fight improved compared to his last fight on Showtime in March. It was less than his Adrien Broner fight last July which drew 881,000 viewers. But, Broner draws ratings for the network which might explain the higher-than-norm viewership for Showtime. The network hopes that his popularity continues as the Staples Center crowd was behind the Mexican American boxer.
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