PBC on Fox drew 1.76 million viewers Saturday night per Sports TV Ratings. It finished third out of three sports on the networks on Saturday night. The NHL on NBC drew 2.02 million viewers and the NBA on ABC drew 2.34 million viewers Saturday night. ABC drew the most in the adult 18-49 demo on […]
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Broner-Granados on Showtime draws 779,000 viewers
Lance Pugmire of the LA Times reports that the Showtime Boxing event Saturday night featuring Adrien Broner and Adrian Granados drew 779,000 viewers making it the best event on the network since the Deontay Wilder-Bermane Stiverne fight in January 2015. The event was held during Showtime’s free preview weekend although the free users are not […]
Showtime to air Broner fight on Twitter
Showtime Boxing will air its main event Saturday night on twitter featuring Adrien Broner and Adrian Granados. It’s the first-ever of its kind for the sport of boxing. The event coincides with Showtime’s free preview weekend. The card will also be on Showtime this Saturday night at 6pm PT. Stream the FIRST EVER boxing event […]
NAC to vote on rehearing of McGregor disciplinary case
MMA Fighting reports that Conor McGregor requests a rehearing of his NAC disciplinary case. In an unprecedented move, the NAC plans on putting McGregor’s request up for a vote at the March 22nd meeting. Notably, NAC executive director and chairman Anthony Marnell recommend the request be granted. According to a statement released by the NAC […]
Jury rules in favor of Wilder, Povetkin took banned substance meldonium
A jury in New York took just 32 minutes to determine that boxer Alexander Povetkin took meldonium after the substance was banned on January 1, 2016 per ESPN. The 9-person jury, which included a chemist, made the decision on Monday after a 3 day trial in which both boxers attended. Despite the verdict, there might […]