Top Rank Boxing on Friday night drew 950,000 viewers per Nieslen via ShowBuzz Daily. The telecast saw Maurice Hooker TKO Alex Saucedo in the seventh round of their title fight.
It was an exciting fight as Hooker went down in the second round of the fight versus the previously unbeaten Saucedo. Hooker retained his junior welterweight title from the previously undefeated Saucedo.
NBA Basketball was the lead-in for Top Rank Boxing as the Milwaukee Bucks faced the Chicago Bulls. The game drew 1.7million viewers.
Payout Perspective:
Impressive for Top Rank following the NBA on ESPN. The telecast started close to 9pm PT and still retained a significant amount of NBA viewers. Hooker and Saucedo are not household names but the ratings are promising for future telecasts.
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