Floyd Mayweather, Jr. earned a reported $285 million last year for his August fight with Conor McGregor which propelled him to the top of Forbes’ highest-paid athletes. McGregor drew $99 million for his part in The Money Fight. Other combat sports athletes include Canelo Alvarez at #15 earning $44.5 million in 2017. The man he […]
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Deontay Wilder and Alexander Povetkin head to appeal
The Deontay Wilder-Alexander Povetkin legal drama will not end. The parties have given notice that they are appeal the federal district court’s decision. Letter From Wilder 05.25.18 Appeal by JASONCRUZ206 on Scribd The Southern District Court of New York has had a trial and summary judgment motions in this contentious lawsuit over whether Povetkin’s failed […]
Showtime Boxing Saturday night peaks at 611,000 viewers
Showtime Boxing drew 535,000 viewers for the main event featuring Adonis Stevenson and Badou Jack. The event peaked at 611,000 viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The other fight on the card featured Gary Russell, Jr. as he defeated Joseph Diaz, Jr. The fight drew 487,000 viewers and peaked at 567,000. The undercard drew […]
HBO’s BAD draws 711,000 for Munguia-Ali main event
HBO’s Boxing After Dark 711,000 viewers for the main event which saw Jamie Mungia stop Sadam Ali to win the WBO world junior middleweight title. The fight peaked with 779,000 viewers according to Nielsen. It also drew 289,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo. The other fight of the telecast saw Rey Vargas defeat Azat Hoyhannisyan […]
Lomachenko-Linares draw 1.024M on ESPN
ESPN Top Rank Boxing Saturday night scored 1.024 million viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The feature bout saw Vasiliy Lomachenko stop Jorge Linares. The event began earlier than most main events with it starting around 6:30pm on the west coast. The event scored 0.35 in the A18-49 demo. It drew 0.51 in the […]