Zuffa Boxing may be taking another step to becoming a reality and likely a major player in the industry. Mike Coppinger of The Athletic reports that Zuffa has hired an individual to run Zuffa Boxing. Sources tell @TheAthleticBOX Dana White has hired a person to run his boxing division (unofficially referred to as Zuffa Boxing) […]
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PBC Fight Night on Fox yields 923,000 viewers
PBC on Fox drew 923,000 viewers on Saturday night. The event drew 269,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo and a 0.62 overall rating. The event featured Caleb Plant and Mike Lee with Plant stopping Lee in round 3. PBC on Fox led to the Pacquiao-Thurman later that night. In fast overnights, the event drew 880,000 […]
PBC on Fox Saturday draws 880,000 viewers
PBC on Fox Saturday night drew 880,000 viewers in fast overnight ratings per Television By Numbers. The 2-hour event which supplemented the Fox PPV featuring Pacquiao-Thurman drew a 0.2 share in the A18-49 demo and a 2 share. The telecast on Fox was last in overall viewership when compared to the other 3 networks of […]
The Interview – Rafe Bartholomew
I had a great time catching up with Rafe Bartholmew of The Athletic. I first interviewed Rafe back in 2010 about his first published book about the love affair that the Philippines has with basketball. We talk a little about Filipino basketball, the upcoming Pacquiao fight, Canelo, his latest piece about PBC fans/trolls and his […]
Canelo not fighting in September during Mexican Independence Day weekend leaving open date for boxing
Golden Boy Boxing sent out a press release on Wednesday informing boxing media and fans that Canelo Alvarez will not fight Mexican Independence weekend this September. According to the press release, the “decision was made in an effort to secure the right opponent and to do justice to the level of promotion required for a […]