The Los Angeles Times reports that promoters are seeking to enforce anti-piracy efforts from this Saturday’s pay-per-view between Canelo Alvarez and Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. Believing that PPV numbers have decreased due to piracy, Golden Boy Promotions and HBO are combating pirates. HBO has hired an anti-piracy company and are looking at live streaming products […]
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Joshua-Klitschko produce ratings for Showtime and HBO
The Anthony Joshua-Wladimir Klitschko fight on Saturday produced big ratings for both Showtime and HBO. The live event on Showtime drew 659,000 subscribers and 0.24 in the A18-49 demo per ShowBuzz Daily. The pre-event on Showtime drew 308,000 subscribers. The post-fight on Showtime drew 401,000 viewers. The replay main event on HBO drew 738,000 subscribers […]
Is Joshua the next big thing in boxing?
Anthony Joshua stopped Wladimir Klitschko to unify several Heavyweight belt before 90,000 at Wembley Stadium in London, England. Joshua’s ascent to boxing superstar should help a sport in continued search of the next big star. Saturday’s fight aired in the United States on Showtime (live) and HBO (same-day tape). It was just the third time […]
Porter-Berto fight draws 468,000 on Showtime
Showtime Boxing’s Andre Berto-Shawn Porter fight drew 468,000 network subscribers per ShowBuzz daily. The fight, which Porter won via TKO in the 9th round sets up another big fight with Keith Thurman. In addition to Berto-Porter, Showtime had two other fights prior to the main event. The network is on a roll this year and […]
Deontay Wilder sued by Dominic Breazeale for hotel melee
Boxer Dominic Breazeale and trainer Manny Robles have sued Deontay Wilder, Marcellus Wilder and Marriott international in the U.S. District Court of Central California as a result of a hotel altercation that happened this past February. The lawsuit was filed on April 13, 2017. TMZ Sports has footage of what occurred. This happened post-event in […]