Conor McGregor landed on this year’s Forbes Highest Paid Athletes. It’s a step up from last year’s earnings of $22 million as McGregor registers in with a reported $34 million. McGregor’s pay of $27 million plus an additional $7 million in endorsements. McGregor fought three times in 2016 which averages $9 million per fight. His […]
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Stevenson-Fonfara fight draws 390,000 on Showtime
Saturday night’s Showtime Boxing event featuring the rematch between Adonis Stevenson and Andrzej Fonfara drew 390,000 of the network’s subscribers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. UPDATED: Stevenson fight drew 145,000 in the A18-49 demo. The Alvarez fight drew 149,000 in the A18-49 demo. In the undercard event, Jean Pascal and Eleider Alvarez, the event drew […]
Brook-Spence draw 291,000 on Showtime Boxing
Showtime Boxing drew 291,000 viewers on Saturday night for the fight between Kell Brook and Errol Spence, Jr. The event took place from Bramall Lane Football Ground in Sheffield, England. Spence stopped Brook in the10th round and established himself as one of the next great boxers in the sport. The fight drew 291,000 viewers and […]
Showtime Boxing main event draws 481,000 viewers
The main event featuring Gary Russell, Jr. versus Oscar Escandon on Showtime Boxing on Saturday night drew 481,000 fans per ShowBuzz Daily. The telecast ran opposite HBO’s boxing event featuring Terrence Crawford. The event drew 961,000 viewers for Crawford’s event against Felix Diaz. Russell was the featured event on the telecast which also featured the […]
McGregor applies for Nevada boxing license
Further moving the ball toward all of our disappointment, Conor McGregor has applied for a Nevada boxing license. This past week, Dana White announced that a deal with Conor McGregor was done with the UFC and now Mayweather just has to agree. MMA Junkie reported the UFC lightweight champion has applied for the boxing license. […]