The LA Times’ Larry Pugmire reports that the GGG-Canelo fight taking place on Saturday, September 16th drew 1.2 million PPV buys. Chris Mannix of SI has also confirmed the number with industry sources. The fight ended up in a draw which only means that the two fighters should do it again sooner than later. For […]
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GGG-Canelo replay on HBO draws 726,000 viewers
HBO’s Boxing telecast which included a replay of the GGG-Canelo fight drew 726,000 viewers via Nielsen. The live fight of the telecast drew 687,000 viewers. Saturday night’s event which replayed GGG-Canelo peaked at 840,000 viewers and drew 0.24 in the A18-49 demo. The fight between Jorge Linares and Luke Campbell peaked at 726,000 viewers and […]
Top Rank Boxing on ESPN Friday night draws 706,000 viewers
Top Rank Boxing on ESPN Friday night drew 706,000 viewers on ESPN according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event featured title defenses by Oscar Valdez and Gilbert Ramirez. The ratings for the event are the best thus far for Friday night boxing on ESPN since the agreements with Golden Boy and Top Rank went […]
Appeal to 9th Circuit for plaintiffs that felt duped from Pac-May fight
Late last month, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California dismissed the class action lawsuit by plaintiffs claiming that they were duped by the Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather fight in May 2015 due to the fact Pacquiao did not disclose a previous shoulder injury. Despite the order dismissing the case, the plaintiffs have […]