Invicta Fighting Championships has signed an exclusive U.S. television rights deal with CBS Sports. The deal will begin later this month with Invicta FC 55 airing on June 28. Photo via Invicta FC press release Invicta FC will air live on CBS Sports Network. The network will air five events in 2024. Invicta FC Founder […]
PIF looking at creating boxing league?
Reuters is reporting that the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund (PIF) is in discussions with “multiple boxing stakeholders to create a league” according to the exclusive report. PIF is seeking to invest in a joint venture with sport’s stakeholders that would presumably put together top boxing bouts. For decades, the biggest obstacles to putting together […]
Top Rank Boxing (06.08) draws 572K viewers
Top Rank Boxing on ESPN drew 572,000 viewers on Saturday night per Spoiler TV. The telecast placed 4th overall in cable ratings for Saturday night. Notably, there was slight UFC overrun as the lead-in. The telecast drew 0.13 in the A18-49 demo. The telecast featured Xander Zayas versus Patrick Teixeira as part of Puerto Rican […]
UFC on ESPN Louisville draws 644K viewers
UFC Fight Night Louisville drew 644,000 viewers on ESPN Saturday night. The telecast was #1 overall in original cable programming per Spoiler TV. The telecast drew an average of 0.22 in the A18-49 demo. UFC Fight Night Louisville featured middleweights Nassourdine Imavov and Jared Cannonier in the main event with Imavov earning a stoppage in […]
John Laurinaitis files Declaration in Grant case
While the Janel Grant-Vince McMahon/WWE lawsuit is stayed, co-defendant John Laurinaitis filed a declaration in support of compelling arbitration. Originally, Laurinaitis’ attorney had claimed it was a victim in this matter, but later re-aligned with McMahon’s attorneys in supporting the Motion to Compel Arbitration. The case has been stayed by the U.S. Attorney with the […]