Over the last couple of days Premier Boxing Champions showed that despite its alleged demise it is going nowhere. Last week, it brokered a deal with Showtime and today it announced a deal with Fox. The Fox deal allows for PBC events to be aired on Fox and FS1 with an annual boxing budget of […]
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GGG-Canelo 2 will be available in movie theaters
Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez are set for their rematch on September 15th and not only will you have the choice of purchasing the event in PPV, you can also attend the card at your local movie theatre. Dan Rafael of ESPN reports that the fight will be available in more than 450 movie theaters […]
PBC on FS1 draws 247,000 viewers
PBC on FS1 Friday night drew 247,000 viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event featured Jamal James as he stopped Mahonry Montes in the second round of their welterweight matchup. According to a report from the Minnesota Star Tribune, the event drew a paid attendance of 3,754. PBC on FS1 included the main […]
HBO Boxing’s Kovalev-Alvarez event averages 731,000
HBO’s Boxing After Dark featuring Sergey Kovalev and Eleider Alvarez drew 731,000 Saturday night as the featured fight on the telecast according to Nielsen (via ShowBuzz Daily). Alvarez upset Kovalev with a ref stoppage after two knockdowns in round seven. Kovalev appeared to be ahead up until the seventh. The fight peaked at 813,000 viewers. […]
PBC on Fox draws 933,000 viewers
PBC on Fox drew 933,000 viewers on Saturday according to Nielsen via Television By Numbers. It is the third lowest rating for the PBC telecast on the network. Andre Berto and Devon Alexander met in the main event of the telecast with Berto winning a decision over Alexander. It drew a 0.2 rating in the […]