Top Rank Boxing on ESPN drew 799,000 viewers Saturday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event drew 314,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo.
The telecast, which featured Oscar Valdez defeating Jason Sanchez to retain his featherweight title drew a 0.56 share.
The event came after the UFC 238 Prelims which drew 964,000 viewers. It drew 489,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo and a 0.63 share.
Payout Perspective:
Based on the bare numbers, the numbers reflect little drop off from the UFC as a lead-in. Certainly, you have little crossover audience although the hope for the UFC and the network is that those that watched the prelims buy the PPV on ESPN+ but if they didn’t, tune into boxing. The viewership numbers for Top Rank are promising considering there was a self-imposed competition with MMA on Saturday night.
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