Top Rank Boxing on ESPN drew 556,000 viewers on Saturday night. The main event saw an upset as Jamel Herring defeated Masayuki Ito to win the WBO junior heavyweight title in Kissimmee, Florida. The event aired Saturday night at 10pm and featured the matchup of the former Marine taking the title from Ito. The event […]
Yoel Romero just received a huge judgment. Will he ever see it?
Yoel Romero obtained a judgment against supplement maker Goldstar in state court in New Jersey. At a hearing to determine damages, the Court issued an order granting him damages totaling $27 million. Of course, the issue will be collecting on the amount. Romero was suspended by the UFC for violating the UFC Anti-Doping Policy and […]
Could the UFC be a publicly traded company?
With Endeavor filing paperwork to go public in the not too distant future, the UFC’s future became inextricably tied to its parent company. Then again, it may be looking at its own IPO as well. Embedded in the lengthy S-1 documents which details the finances of the soon-to-be publicly traded company on the New York […]
PFL2 Prelims on ESPN2 draw 120,000 viewers
Professional Fighters League drew 120,000 viewers on ESPN2 Thursday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. Notably, the UFC 236 replay drew 191,000 viewers later that night on ESPN2. The PFL2 aired for the second time on ESPN2. The event took place at the Nassau Coliseum in New York. The featured event of the 2 hour […]
As Austin Trout heads to ring on Saturday, his legal team has been fighting WBO in appeal of lawsuit
As Austin Trout returns to the ring on Saturday, last month his lawyers submitted their appeal brief in an effort to overturn a federal court decision to arbitrate his lawsuit, including his Ali Act claims. For background of the case, you can go here. The Court determined that based on legal rights under the Federal […]