UFC Fight Night 114 on FS1 Saturday night drew 859,000 viewers per Nielsen . The prelims, which preceded the main card on FS1 drew 633,000. Despite the fact the main and prelim card had mainly up and coming fighters, the ratings were strong up against live boxing on ESPN. The FS1 main card featured Sergio […]
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Promoters look to curb Facebook and Periscope piracy for Canelo-Chavez fight
The Los Angeles Times reports that promoters are seeking to enforce anti-piracy efforts from this Saturday’s pay-per-view between Canelo Alvarez and Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. Believing that PPV numbers have decreased due to piracy, Golden Boy Promotions and HBO are combating pirates. HBO has hired an anti-piracy company and are looking at live streaming products […]
Joshua-Klitschko to air on Showtime and HBO Saturday
Promoters for heavyweight boxers Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko have come to terms to air the IBF heavyweight title fight on both Showtime and HBO. Showtime will air the live broadcast at 1:15pm PT and HBO will rebroadcast it in prime time at 7:45pm PT. The event takes place at Wembley Stadium in London. Per […]
Haymon attorneys seek close to $35K in legal costs from Golden Boy
Al Haymon’s attorneys filed its Bill of Costs with the court in the antitrust lawsuit brought by Golden Boy Boxing. As the prevailing party at the trial court level, its entitled to its costs which is slightly under $35,000 but they may not see this amount. Golden Boy filed a Notice of Appeal to the […]