Canelo Alvarez will be fighting Daniel Jacobs on May 4, 2019. The event will be streamed on DAZN. Mark Your Damn Calendar 🔥#CaneloJacobs 👉 https://t.co/j4BIUf4XnH pic.twitter.com/U0ykRHwe88 — DAZN USA (@DAZN_USA) January 17, 2019 The fight will unify the WBA, IBF, and WBC middleweight titles. The Jacobs fight is one that boxing fans wanted despite it […]
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Update on Wilder-Povetkin appeal
When we last wrote about the Deontay Wilder-Alexander Povetkin lawsuit, Wilder had filed its appeal brief in which it sought the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn the District Court decision which sided with Povetkin. The legal drama has been long and winding and despite a jury trial that determined that the Russian boxer […]
PBC on Fox drew 1.69M viewers Saturday night
Lomachenko fight draws over 2M viewers on ESPN Saturday night
The Vasiliy Lomachenko-Jose Pedraza fight on ESPN on Saturday night drew 1.865 million viewers on the network for its two-hour broadcast which was preceded by the Heisman Trophy telecast. The lead-in likely helped the Top Rank Boxing ratings but Lomachenko is becoming destiny television for many fans. The event drew 0.63 in the A18-49 demo […]
Report: Fury-Wilder draws over 320K PPV buys
Mike Coppinger of RingTV is reporting that the Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder fight this past Saturday night drew over 320,000 PPV buys. The number is seen as good news for Showtime Boxing. The heavyweight battle which resulted in a draw did not disappoint those that paid $74.99 for the event at Staples Center in Los Angeles. […]