Top Rank Boxing on ESPN Saturday night drew 965,000 viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The main event featured Terrence Crawford and Julius Indongo. The Crawford-Indongo main event drew the second-highest boxing match on cable for 2017. The third big event for Top Rank on ESPN was an improvement on Vasyl Lomachenko’s debut on the […]
Topps announces special edition May-Mac cards
Trading card maker Topps is coming up with special cards commemorating the August 26th fight between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor. The limited-edition cards retail for $24.99. The special “On-Demand” set is available on its web site. Each set contains 20 cards depicting press conferences, training sessions and other moments. It will also have a […]
Show Money Episode 19 talks Mayweather-McGregor (of course)
Bennett denies money had to do with Mayweather-McGregor
The Executive Director of the Nevada Athletic Commission Bob Bennett noted that money does not matter with respect to the decisions of the NAC in approving fights. The Commission has come into question with the Mayweather-McGregor fight which happens this Saturday, August 26th. Bennett was interviewed by Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour on Monday. […]
Terrence Crawford fight draws second-highest cable TV ratings for boxing in 2017
ESPN reports that Saturday night’s Top Rank Boxing telecast of Terence Crawford-Julius Indongo drew the second-highest boxing match on cable television in 2017. Crawford disposed of Indongo with a body shot in the third round to unify 4 titles in the junior welterweight division. The event drew a 1.0 metered market rating during the main […]