ESPN’s Dan Rafael tweeted that this past Saturday’s HBO Boxing event featuring Gennady Golovkin (aka GGG) taking on Marco Antonio Rubio drew an average of 1.304 million viewers. The fight was the fifth most viewed TV fight in the U.S. this year per Rafael (via Nielsen). GGG’s decimation of Rubio lasted only two rounds but […]
Top Rank seeks to dismiss claims in Garcia’s lawsuit
This past Friday, attorneys for Top Rank Boxing filed a Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings in U.S. District Court in Nevada seeking to dismiss a bulk of boxer Mikey Garcia’s lawsuit. Garcia’s lawsuit was originally filed in Riverside County (CA) Superior Court. Top Rank lawyer’s removed the case to Federal Court in Nevada via […]
Jim Ross opines on future of Fight Pass/WWEN
Doritos plans 360 degree activation around UFC 180
Frito-Lay’s Doritos brand tortilla chip is seeking to make a significant mark in leading up to UFC 180: Velasquez vs. Werdum. According to the Sports Business Journal, it is set to conduct a full-blown activation in Mexico. Doritos is activating a 360 degree campaign in 300-plus stores across Mexico with more than 2.5 million bags […]
Mayweather sued over All Access episode
Yahoo! Sports reports that Floyd Mayweather has been sued in Clark County, Nevada by Hasim Rahman, Jr. and Sharif Rahman. The Rahman brothers are suing Mayweather for battery, tortious assault, false imprisonment, negligent hiring, training supervision and retention and unjust enrichment based on an episode of Showtime’s “All Access” series. The Rahman brothers are sons […]