Coming back from his loss to Andre Ward, Sergey Kovalev returned to HBO and drew one of the best ratings for a live event on the network this year. According to Nielsen, his fight with Vyacheslav Shabranskyy drew an average of 869,000 viewers peaking at 900,000 viewers Saturday night. Kovalev’s fight lasted just two rounds […]
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Report outlines Top Rank’s path to its ESPN deal
Last week’s Sports Business Journal reported on ESPN’s return to boxing. The article focused on Top Rank’s deal with ESPN this past July and how it transitioned from premium cable to basic cable. There was interest from Top Rank into obtaining a rights fee deal the likes of the UFC and Fox. A key point […]
Top Rank Boxing on ESPN draws 1.487M viewers Saturday night
Top Rank Boxing on ESPN Saturday night drew 1.487 million viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The main event saw Jose Ramirez defeat Mike Reed in a junior welterweight matchup. The victory keeps Ramirez in line for a shot at the title vacated by Terrence Crawford. In addition, Artur Beterbiev beat down Enrico Koelling […]
White states he’s getting into boxing business
Dana White revealed that he aims to enter the boxing business. White revealed this during Peter Berg’s Wild Card West speaker series in which he said he’s “getting into boxing, 100 percent.” White also claimed that he was in the process of attaining his promoter’s license per the LA Times. As many who followed this […]
Wilder-Stiverne II draws 824,000 viewers on Showtime
The Deontay Wilder-Bermane Stiverne rematch on Showtime Saturday night drew 824,000 viewers and peaked at 887,000 according to Nielsen Media research. The fight lasted just 2 minutes and 59 seconds as Wilder destroyed Stiverne sending him to the canvas 3 times. According to ESPN’s Dan Rafael, it was the second-most watched Showtime fight of 2017. […]