Top Rank Boxing on ESPN this past Thursday drew 299,000 viewers per Nielsen Media Research via ShowBuzz Daily. It managed only a 0.09 household rating. The telecast featured heavyweight Carlos Takam as he earned a unanimous decision victory over Jerry Forrest. Thursday’s telecast brought down the summer average to 327,000 per telecast. The ratings remain […]
Rose-Jessica 2 earns FOTN at UFC 251
Rose Namajunas earned a hard-fought victory over Jessica Andrade in their rematch in which Thug Rose lost her strawweight title. This time around Namajunas was victorious. In addition, Jiri Prochazka and Davey Grant earned Performance Bonuses. Prochazka earned his $50K with a KO over light heavyweight Volkan Oezdemir. Grant earned his with KO in the first […]
Austin Trout wins round in First Circuit Court of Appeals against WBO
Boxers scored a big win over promoters on Friday when the First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Austin Trout in his longtime legal battle with the World Boxing Organization. The appellate court remanded (sent back) to the trial court the case overruling its prior ruling dismissing Trout’s case. In addition to sending […]
UFC 251: The Payout Pick
We are less than 24 hours away and a negative COVID-19 test from one of the most anticipated fights of 2020 as Jorge Masvidal takes on Kamaru Usman for the UFC welterweight title. Masvidal is the underdog taking this fight on short notice but the line as an underdog has shrunk this past week. Gamebred […]
BREAKING: Austin Trout wins appeal against WBO
On Friday, the First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of boxer Austin Trout in his lawsuit against the WBO. UPDATED: A statement from Trout’s attorney, Miguel J. Ortega-Nuñez “The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has afforded boxers the opportunity to be heard by a fair finder of fact and […]