The Sports Business Daily (via NY Post) reports that Andy Ruiz, Jr. is in talks with Snickers about a potential sponsorship deal for the newly crowned heavyweight champion. Ruiz stated his penchant for snacking on Snickers before big fights and the legend grew after his upset victory against Anthony Joshua Saturday night at Madison Square […]
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Ruiz upset of Joshua helps heavyweight division
The biggest upset in boxing this year, and perhaps in several years, occurred at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night as Andy Ruiz, Jr. stopped Anthony Joshua in the seventh round. The upset victory put a damper on the first appearance in the United States for one of the best in the world in the […]
PBC on FS1 Saturday night draws 208,000 viewers
PBC on FS1 Saturday night drew 208,000 viewers. The prelims which aired prior to the main card drew 167,000 viewers. The main card featured Austin Trout going up against Terrell Gausha. The two fought to a majority draw. The prelims began at 7:14pm ET due to an overrun. The main card started at 8:00pm ET […]
As Austin Trout heads to ring on Saturday, his legal team has been fighting WBO in appeal of lawsuit
As Austin Trout returns to the ring on Saturday, last month his lawyers submitted their appeal brief in an effort to overturn a federal court decision to arbitrate his lawsuit, including his Ali Act claims. For background of the case, you can go here. The Court determined that based on legal rights under the Federal […]
Wilder-Breazeale peaks at 990K viewers on Showtime
The Deontay Wilder-Dominic Breazeale fight drew 791,000 viewers Saturday night on Showtime. The ratings reflect the fight alone on the network. Including streaming, the average live viewership drew 886,000 viewers. The bout peaked at 990,000 viewers and there was not time to peak as Wilder knocked out Breazeale in 2 minutes and 17 seconds of […]