Promoters for heavyweight boxers Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko have come to terms to air the IBF heavyweight title fight on both Showtime and HBO. Showtime will air the live broadcast at 1:15pm PT and HBO will rebroadcast it in prime time at 7:45pm PT. The event takes place at Wembley Stadium in London. Per […]
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Spike TV’s deal with PBC is over
ESPN reports that Spike TV will no longer air Premier Boxing Champions on Spike TV which ends a two-year partnership to air PBC on Spike TV. In March 2015, Spike TV launched “Friday Night Lights Out” with Glory Kickboxing, Bellator MMA and PBC with Haymon’s company as the big add to the network. According to […]
Lomachenko on HBO draws 832,000 viewers
HBO Boxing’s Saturday night fights featuring Vasyl Lomachenko’s defeat of Jason Sosa drew 832,000 subscribers per Sports TV Ratings which bested the overall rating for the UFC 210 Prelims on FS1. Arguably, the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world, Lomachenko made easy work of Sosa. The event drew 389,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo per […]
GGG-Jacobs replay draws 709,000 viewers
The replay of the Gennady Golovkin-Daniel Jacobs fight on HBO Saturday night drew 709,000 viewers according to Sports TV Ratings. The rating encompasses the entire 2 hour block which also included the Roman Gonzalez upset by Srisaket Sor Rungvisai. The event drew 287,000 viewers in the adult 18-49 demo. The event aired from 10:00-12:00am on […]
Updated GGG-Jacobs PPV buy rate now at 170K PPV buys
Yahoo! Sports reports the update PPV buys of Gennady Golovkin and Danny Jacobs drew 170,000 PPV buys. The buy rate was confirmed by Tom Loeffler. The initial estimate of the PPV ranged from 130,00 to 150,000 PPV buys. Loeffler indicated that GGG’s 2015 PPV against David Lemieux drew 153,000 buys. Payout Perspective: The additional buys […]