Top Rank Boxing on ESPN Saturday night drew 728,000 according to Nielsen. The event featured Vasyl Lomachenko as he handily took care of Miguel Marriaga. There was an overlap with the NFL Hall of Fame ceremonies which may have skewed the ratings. Still, the main event went up against UFC Fight Night’s main event of […]
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UFC Fight Night 114 draws 859,000 viewers, Prelims score 633,000
UFC Fight Night 114 on FS1 Saturday night drew 859,000 viewers per Nielsen . The prelims, which preceded the main card on FS1 drew 633,000. Despite the fact the main and prelim card had mainly up and coming fighters, the ratings were strong up against live boxing on ESPN. The FS1 main card featured Sergio […]
Mayweather-McGregor closed circuit tickets going for $150
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 […]
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, […]