Zuffa has filed a motion for partial summary judgment to dismiss the claims of antitrust plaintiff Nate Quarry based on statute of limitations. The motion was filed yesterday and requests an oral argument although that is not guaranteed. The motion seeks to dismiss Quarry’s claims based on his promotional, bout and merchandise agreements with the […]
Update on Povetkin-Wilder set for trial on Monday
While the Al Haymon-Golden Boy lawsuit appears to be over barring an appeal, there is another boxing lawsuit set for trial next week. Deontay Wilder and Alexander Povetkin are set to go to trial this Monday. A brief background can be found here. The parties in the case have insisted that the lawsuit proceed to […]
Paige Van Zant secures book deal
Bellator 171 peaked at 1.1M viewers on Friday
Bellator 171 this past Friday drew 795,000 viewers and peaked at 1.1 million during the Rickels-Derrow fight per Nielsen. The event was ranked #3 overall in all of cable live sports programming. The DVR+3 number increases the overnight rating of 720,000 reported two days ago. The increase is on par with Bellator events. Bellator 2017 […]
Showtime gets victory over HBO in Saturday boxing ratings
Showtime Boxing’s card on Saturday night did better than HBO’s Boxing After Dark. The Showtime card featured Leo Santa Cruz taking on Carl Frampton in a rematch of their first encounter last July. Santa Cruz-Frampton peaked with 643,000 Showtime subscribers and an overall viewership tally of 587,000 for the main event which lasted from 11:07pm-11:57pm […]