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 […]
Ryan Garcia arrested in Beverly Hills for vandalism
TMZ reported that boxer Ryan Garcia was arrested at a hotel in Beverly Hills as the hotel accused him of damaging the property in the amount of $15,000. Garcia was arrested on Saturday around 5:45pm after a driver who dropped him off at the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills phone police. According to Garcia’s attorney, the […]