The Nevada Athletic Commission disclosed the attendance, gate and purses for last Saturday’s fight featuring the second fight between Deontay Wilder and Luis Ortiz. The event drew 9,129 for a gate of $4,063,141.50 with 7,403 sold and 1,726 comps. Via NAC: Deontay Wilder: $3M Luis Ortiz: $1.5M Brandon Figueroa: $200,000 Julio Ceja: $50,000 Leo Santa […]
InDemand signs distribution deal for PPVs with AEW and PBC
Online media source Multichannel News reported that In Demand has signed a new deal with All Elite Wrestling and Premier Boxing Champions. For All Elite Wrestling, the deal ensures a minimum of one PPV event per quarter through June 2021. Also, PBC will look to have at least one PPV per quarter which would guarantee […]
NXT wins ratings head-to-head versus AEW pre-Thanksgiving
NXT on the USA Network scored its second head-to-head ratings win against AEW on TNT. Despite the overall viewership win, AEW edged out NXT in the younger demos. NXT drew 810,000 viewers on the USA Network the day before Thanksgiving. AEW on TNT drew 663,000 viewers. AEW did earn a slight victory over NXT in […]
WWE Smackdown draws 2.3M viewers post-Thanksgiving
WWE’s Smackdown on Friday night drew 2.3M viewers for its two hour time slot on Fox the day after Thanksgiving. The telecast was down over last week and share the A18-49 demo top spot with Frosty the Snowman on ABC. Smackdown drew 2.350M viewers in the first hour and 2.322 million viewers in the second […]
McGregor, Joshua top social media adds for 2019
The Sports Business Journal unveiled its Combat Sports Special Issue this past week which included several interesting tidbits about the changing landscape of boxing. One of the points it reported on was the importance of social media among combat sports athletes. MVPIndex compiles the reach, engagement and conversation among 90,000 athletes. This year, Conor McGregor […]