Top Rank Boxing drew 490,000 viewers on ESPN Saturday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The telecast ranked 17th overall in cable ratings Saturday night. Top Rank Boxing featured a matchup between Edgar Berlanga and Steve Rolls. Berlanga won the matchup. Breaking down the viewership, it drew 0.14 in the A18-49 demo (184K viewers), 0.09 […]
AEW Rampage hits all-time low
AEW Rampage suffered from the first weekend of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament as its Friday night timeslot was shuffled to later that night and drew just 398,000 viewers on TNT. Rampage fell to 57th overall in cable ratings for Friday night. Notably, the first 12 telecasts rated in cable on Friday were related to […]
Report: GGG sues Golden Boy
Gennady Golovkin has filed a lawsuit against Golden Boy Promotions stemming from money owed per his last fight against Canelo Alvarez. According to the lawsuit obtained by BoxingScene.com (not online as of this writing), GGG claims he is owed $1.375M from gate receipts, $450,000 from sponsorships for the HBO PPV with Canelo, $31,500 in PPV […]
UFC’s London return draws sellout, 9 bonuses
UFC Fight Night 204 took place in London on Saturday and did not disappoint with 9 finishes. In an unprecedented move, the UFC awarded all 9 finishes $50K Performance Bonuses. It was the first fight event outside the U.S. or Abu Dhabi since the pandemic restrictions limited live events and the fans returned to London […]
UFC announces return to Abu Dhabi in October
The UFC announced a “Blockbuster” PPV coming to Dubai this fall per the promotion’s announcement. The event will take place on October 22nd at the Ethiad Arena, the former place of ‘Fight Island.’ The event will highlight what is being promoted as Abu Dhabi Showdown Week that will go from October 17-23rd. According to multiple […]