On Thursday, Showtime announced that the official domestic PPV buys for August’s Mayweather-McGregor fight drew 4.3 million PPV buys which fell short of the record set by Mayweather against Manny Pacquiao in May 2015. Showtime also announced that it drew over $600 million in total revenue. The Mayweather-McGregor fight was second biggest gate ever with […]
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HBO Boxing After Dark draws 576,000 opposite ESPN Top Rank event
HBO Boxing After Dark event Saturday drew 576,000 for its main event featuring Miguel Roman and Orlando Salido. The event was opposite the big Lomachenko-Rigondeaux ESPN telecast. Roman won via TKO in the 9th round over Salido. The fight peaked at 618,000 viewers. According to ShowBuzz Daily, Roman’s win over Salido garnered 0.20 in the […]
Loma-Rigo draw 1.73M viewers on ESPN Saturday night
Top Rank Boxing on ESPN Saturday night drew 1,730,000 million viewers. It is the second-highest rating for Top Rank since partnering the network in July. The event featured Vasiliy Lomachenko and Guillermo Rigondeux in the main event. Loma easily earned the victory when the Cuban challenger quit on the stool due to a hand injury. […]
White threatens lawsuit if Pacquiao reached out to McGregor
Dana White shot down any rumors of a Manny Pacquiao-Conor McGregor fight by stating that if the Filipino boxer had any contact with McGregor, it would like end in a lawsuit. During the UFC Fresno post-fight press conference, White was asked about the potential fight. “That would be weird because he’s [McGregor] under contract with […]
PBC on FS1 draws 236,000 viewers on Friday night
On Friday night, PBC on FS1 drew 236,000 viewers. The event featured Jean Pascal as he faced Ahmed Elbiali. The event was the pre-cursor to the big boxing event at The Theater at Madison Square Garden between Vasiliy Lomachenko and Guillermo Rigondeux. Former light heavyweight champion, Pascal stopped the previously unbeaten Elbiali. After the fight, […]