Heavyweight boxer Kubrat Pulev asked a New York federal court access to obtain Andy Ruiz’s contract from the short-lived lawsuit in August between Ruiz’s management and that of Anthony Joshua. The Court denied the letter request but left open the question if Pulev were to bring a motion before the Court. The lawsuit was filed […]
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GGG gets $7.5 equity stake in DAZN parent as part of fight purse
ESPN’s Dan Rafael reports the purses for Saturday night’s fight on DAZN for the vacant middleweight title between Gennadiy Golovkin and Sergiy Derevyanchenko. According to Rafael, GGG will receive $7.5 million in cash and $7.5 million in DAZN parent company equity. Derevyanchenko will receive a guaranteed payout of $5.2 million but it is being reported […]
Report: Spence-Porter PPV tracking over 300K buys
The Athletic’s Mike Coppinger reports that Saturday night’s PBC event featuring Errol Spence Jr. and Shawn Porter is “tracking over 300,000 buys” with the likelihood of it landing somewhere “under 350K.” It was the second PPV featuring Spence as he defeated Porter in a very exciting fight meaning from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. […]
Will the casual boxing fans buy Spence-Porter?
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 […]
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, […]