Dan Rafael of ESPN reports the purses for Saturday’s GGG event on HBO. Gennady Golovkin made $1 million per the California State Athletic Commission. GGG’s opponent, Vanes Martirosyan, made $225,000. Martirosyan was the replacement for Canelo Alvarez after his failed VADA drug tests which led to a suspension of his license by the Nevada Athletic […]
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Wilder and Povetkin/World of Boxing legal drama not over yet
The Deontay Wilder-Alexander Povetkin legal drama continues despite a Motion for Summary Judgment motion that seemingly answered all the questions left in the lawsuit. All, except for when World of Boxing (“WOB”), Povetkin’s promoters might recoup the money that has remained in escrow since the start of this dispute. We’ve covered the exhaustive background of […]
Three live boxing events Saturday night split viewership
Boxing was big on television Saturday night with 3 live telecasts for fans to choose. Each telecast outdrew Bellator on Paramount ratings. HBO’s telecast featuring Daniel Jacobs was the highest-rated fight on cable television. Jacobs’ unanimous decision win over Maciej Sulecki drew 811,000 viewers and 341,000 in the A18-49 demo. It drew a household rating […]
PBC on Fox draws 880,000 viewers
PBC on Fox drew 880,000 viewers on Saturday night according to Television By Numbers. PBC on Fox aired from 8:30-10pm and drew 0.2 in the A18-49 demo and a 1 share. It featured Josesitio Lopez beating Miguel Cruz in the feature event. The ratings are the second-lowest of a PBC on Fox event as it […]
Broner-Vargas on Showtime draws 782,000 viewers
The Adrien Broner-Jessie Vargas fight on Showtime Saturday night drew 782,000 viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The fight peaked with 891,000 viewers. Broner’s last fight on Showtime against Mikey Garcia in August 2017 drew 881,000 viewers. Earlier last year, his fight against Adrian Granados drew 779,000 viewers. The other two fights on the […]