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. […]
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Wilder ($4M), Fury ($3M) set to make career highs in earnings Saturday
The huge heavyweight boxing showdown between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder takes place at The Staples Center in Los Angeles Saturday night. Both headliners will receive the biggest paydays of their careers. Wilder will make $4 million and Fury will make $3 million as disclosed by the California State Athletic Commission. According to reports, both […]
HBO Boxing’s penultimate telecast peaks at 537,000 viewers
HBO Boxing’s event Saturday night drew 467,000 viewers for its main event featuring Dmitry Bivol as he defeated Jean Pascal. The fight peaked at 537,000 viewers per Nielsen. In the penultimate telecast for HBO boxing, Murodjon Akhmadaliev defeated Isaac Zarate by 9th round TKO in the opener. Akhmadeliev’s victory drew 405,000 viewers and peaked at […]
Top Rank Boxing on Friday night draws 950,000 on ESPN
Top Rank Boxing on Friday night drew 950,000 viewers per Nieslen via ShowBuzz Daily. The telecast saw Maurice Hooker TKO Alex Saucedo in the seventh round of their title fight. It was an exciting fight as Hooker went down in the second round of the fight versus the previously unbeaten Saucedo. Hooker retained his junior […]
Floyd Mayweather to fight in Japan New Year’s Eve
Floyd Mayweather will return to fighting on December 31st in Japan for the Rizin promotion. He is set to face Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa. The rules and duration of the bout is yet to be determined.We last saw Mayweather in August of 2017 as he defeated Conor McGregor in the biggest selling PPV of all […]