Floyd Mayweather, Jr. indicated that he has indicated that he would fight Conor McGregor if the UFC lightweight champion would take $15 million and a cut of the PPV. Mayweather stated that he was the “A” side and would want $100 million guaranteed plus a bigger share of the PPV. Doing the ESPN “car wash,” […]
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2016: The year in boxing
16 for 16: No. 3 New York finally passes law to legalize professional MMA in the state
After a long battle, the New York Assembly voted to legalize professional MMA in the state this past spring. It was signed into law by Governor Andrew Cuomo on April 14th. Thus, on September 1st the sport became legal and regulated by the state. Assembly votes shown in this picture. Green is good. pic.twitter.com/FmqX9WWmf9 — […]
Hopkins’ last fight draws 934K on HBO
Bernard Hopkins’ last fight of his career drew 934,000 viewers on HBO Saturday night per Sports TV Ratings. Hopkins was knocked through the ring ropes by Joe Smith, Jr. and could not continue. The fight, which aired from 11:54 to 12:24 am, drew 464,000 viewers in the adult 18-49 demo. It also peaked at 1.035 […]
Showtime Boxing Saturday night, Mares-Cuellar: 327,000
The Showtime Boxing event featuring Abner Mares and Jesus Cuellar drew 327,000 viewers on the network and peaked at 368,000 per Nielsen. The three-bout telecast drew an overall viewership of 271,000 viewers. The event aired at the same time as HBO Boxing’s event which may have caused fans to split viewership for both events. The […]