Saturday night Errol Spence meets Shawn Porter at Staples Center highlighting Fox’s latest PPV effort. The PPV will be another test to see how much the pull of boxing PPV. To its credit, Fox has backed this event with shoulder programming. Notably, its PBC specific shows focusing on the fight have scored well in ratings […]
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PBC on FS1 draws 282,000 viewers
PBC on FS1 Saturday night drew 282,000 viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event featured Alfredo Angulo as he defeated Peter Quillin via split decision. The event took place in Bakersfield, California at the Rabobank Arena. In addition, Thomas Dulorme defeated Terrel Williams in a co-feature on the event. Payout Perspective: This past August, […]
Povetkin-Wilder lawsuit finally over
The long, winding and bitter lawsuit between Deontay Wilder and Alexander Povetkin and his promoter World of Boxing has come to an end with the parties stipulating an end to their lawsuit via a filing last week. The two boxers were scheduled to fight in May 2016 in Russia but due to a failed drug […]
Fury receives $1M, Wallin $250K per NAC
Brent Bookhouse of CBS Sports reported the payouts from Saturday night’s Tyson Fury-Otto Wallin fight. Fury defeated Wallin via Unanimous Decision in Las Vegas. Via Nevada Athletic Commission: Tyson Fury $1 million Otto Wallin $250,000 Emmanuel Navarrete $220,000 Juan Miguel Elorde $40,000 Jose Zepeda $90,000 Jose Gonzalez $120,000 Felix Alvarez $40,000 Vyacheslav […]
Diaz-Masvidal announced for UFC 244 in New York
ESPN reports that Nate Diaz will face Jorge Masvidal at UFC 244 on November 2nd in New York’s Madison Square Garden. The fight was the one Diaz called for after his defeat of Anthony Pettis last month. White indicated that it was the fight “fans wanted to see.” Masvidal is coming off of his highlight-reel […]