CBS Sports reports that Manny Pacquiao’s July 1st fight against Jeff Horn will be on ESPN to kick off a new Top Rank series with the network. No word what the new alignment means with Top Rank’s longstanding relationship with HBO. A Ring.tv report indicates that the new partnership with ESPN will also telecast Vasyl Lomachenko […]
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UFC Fight Night 111 attendance, gate and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate and bonuses for UFC Fight Night 111 from Singapore. The event was a Fight Pass only event taking place early Saturday morning in North America. Holly Holm, Ulka Sasaki, Li Jingliang and Frank Camacho received the $50,000 bonuses. Holm and Sasaki earned “Performance of the Night” honors while Jingliang […]
Show Money Episode 17 addresses Mayweather-McGregor fight
Report: Mayweather-McGregor set for August 26th at T-Mobile
Kevin Iole reports that the long-awaited fight between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor is set to happen on August 26th at the T-Mobile Arena MGM Grand Garden Arena T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The Las Vegas Review Journal has also confirmed the fight. An official announcement may come as soon as Wednesday. SECOND UPDATE: Sorry folks, I […]
Could late August be the date for Mayweather-McGregor?
A calendar reservation on the Nevada Athletic Commission web site gave people some hope in a Conor McGregor-Floyd Mayweather fight as Mayweather Promotions reserved the MGM Grand Garden Arena for a professional boxing event to be televised on Showtime. Conor McGregor sent out a cryptic tweet which indicated some news was coming soon Something BIG […]