Top Rank Boxing on ESPN Saturday night drew 741,000 viewers according to Nielsen (via ShowBuzz Daily). The event drew 0.21 viewers in the A18-49 demo. The event featured Zurdo Ramirez as he defeated Habib Ahmed in the 6th round to successfully defend his World Boxing Organization super middleweight title. In addition, Jerwin Ancajas, dubbed as […]
UFC Fight Night 125 draws 839,000 on FS1; Prelims on FS2 361,000
UFC Fight Night 125 on FS1 drew 839,000 viewers on Saturday night according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The Prelims, which aired on FS2, drew 361,000 viewers. The main card was highlighted by Lyoto Machida defeating Eryk Anders via split decision in the main event. The prelims feature bout saw Sergio Moraes defeat Tim Means […]
Bantamweight accepts one-year sanction from USADA for banned diuretic
Carls John de Tomas has accepted a one-year sanction for testing positive for a diuretic prohibited by the UFC anti-doping policy. The Filipino fighter tested positive for furosemide on December 8, 2017 before his bout at the UFC Fight Night event in Fresno, California. Via USADA: Furosemide is a Specified Substance in the class of […]
Showtime lands Joshua-Parker rights in U.S.
ESPN reports that Showtime has secured the U.S. rights to the Anthony Joshua-Joseph Parker heavyweight title fight on March 31st. The fight will unify three world title belts. The fight will take place at Principality Stadium in Wales where its anticipated that 80,000 will be in attendance. The event will air 2pm PT/5pm ET. The […]
Dillashaw rebuffs rematch with Garbrandt on short notice
T.J. Dillashaw has turned down a rematch against Cody Garbrandt at UFC 222 after it was announced that Max Holloway had to pull out of the main event against Frankie Edgar. Dillashaw was hoping for a potential fight against Demetrious Johnson this July prior to the news of Holloway’s injury. He has turned down the […]