The New York Office of the Inspector General released a scathing and concerning report on the state agency that regulates boxing and that will soon oversee MMA. The report identifies the practical, logistical and ethical mistakes made with respect to the November 2, 2013 fight between heavyweight boxer Magomed Abdusalamov and Ismaikel Perez at Madison […]
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Spike TV announces back-to-back Bellator and PBC cards
Bellator and PBC will have an end of summer card on back-to-back nights at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California August 26th and 27th. Benson Henderson will headline the Bellator card on Friday night while Robert Guerrero will fight in the main event on the PBC card Saturday. Henderson faces Patricio “Pitbull” Freire and Robert […]
PBC on Fox 3 draws 1.45M viewers
PBC on ESPN draws 542,000 viewers this past Saturday
Premier Boxing Champions on ESPN Saturday night drew 542,000 viewers per Sports TV Ratings. In addition, the event drew 207,000 viewers in the adult 18-49 demo. The event featured Denis Shafikov as he defeated Jamel Herring via TKO. PBC on ESPN July 11, 2015 – (Thurman-Collazo) 800,000 August 1, 2015 – (Garcia-Malignaggi) 1.073M August 31, 2015 (Mares-Santa […]
Boxers spar in court over failed bout agreement
Although Deontay Wilder is scheduled to fight Chris Arreola on Fox next month, he’s embroiled in a court battle against Alexander Povetkin and his promoter, Andrey Ryabinskiy due to a purported failed drug test which scratched the fight between the two. On June 13, 2016, Wilder filed a lawsuit against Povetkin, Ryabinskiy and World of […]