ESPN’s Darren Rovell reports that the cost for a closed-circuit ticket for the Floyd Mayweather, Jr.-Conor McGregor will be $150 plus fees. The ticket is the same price as sold for the Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight. ESPN notes that 46,000 closed-circuit tickets were sold at MGM Resorts properties in Las Vegas for $6.9 million in additional […]
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Garcia-Broner on Showtime draw 881,000 viewers Saturday night
Showtime Boxing’s feature fight between Mikey Garcia and Adrian Broner drew 881,000 network subscribers Saturday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. It was the highest-rated fight since Deontay Wilder faced Bermane Stiverne on Showtime. Garcia thoroughly dominated Broner in winning via unanimous decision. The Wilder-Stiverne fight in January 2015 drew 1.24 million viewers on Showtime. […]
Ratings for HBOs BAD and PBC on FS1 from Saturday
HBO’s Boxing After Dark Saturday night drew 683,000 viewers for its main event on the network per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The two other fights on the telecast scored in the 600,000 The event is more than its last Boxing After Dark main event this past January which drew 497,000 viewers. This past Saturday, […]
PBC on Fox draws less than a million viewers Saturday night
Mayweather/McGregor New York Tour Stop draws 136,000 on FS2
The Mayweather/McGregor World Tour from New York on Thursday drew 136,000 viewers according to Nielsen. The third leg, and possibly worst, of the four tour stops took place at the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn. The tour stop featured Conor McGregor in a long, mink and Floyd Mayweather showering McGregor with ones. The live airing on […]