Showtime Networks, Inc. has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of New York against Top Rank, Inc. citing indemnification and breach of contract related to lawsuits filed by third parties against Showtime and Top Rank stemming from Manny Pacquiao’s claim that he fought with an injury against Floyd Mayweather, Jr. The lawsuits, filed […]
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Showtime Boxing ratings peak at 491,000
Showtime Boxing Saturday night peaked at 491,000 subscribers. The event was highlighted by Erislandy Lara defending his WBA Super Welterweight Championship over Vanes Martirosyan. In addition, Jermall Charlo defeated John Jackson. Per Sports TV Ratings: 11:18pm – 491,000 subscribers 10:57pm – 414,000 subscribers 12:09am – 358,000 subscribers 10:07pm – 389,000 subscribers Payout Perspective: The NBA […]
Top Rank – Haymon settle antitrust lawsuit
The parties in the Top Rank Boxing v. Al Haymon, et al. lawsuit filed in federal court in Los Angeles has been settled. The parties filed a joint stipulation to dismiss the case on Wednesday. Terms of the settlement are confidential per the stipulation filed with the court. Al Haymon and his various business entities […]
Alvarez-Khan HBO replay draws 767,000
The HBO replay of Canelo Alvarez-Amir Khan drew 767,000 subscribers on Saturday night per Sports TV Ratings. The replay, which aired from 10-10:44pm ET, on ESPN drew 339,000 subscribers in the 18-49 adult demo. Dan Rafael of ESPN added that Nielsen reports the peak to be slightly over 1 million viewers right around the time […]
Canelo-Khan PPV buys reported between 460-600K
There are conflicting reports on the PPV buys for the Canelo Alvarez-Amir Khan fight this past Saturday. ESPN’s Dan Rafael reports the fight drew around 600,000 PPV buys according to Golden Boy’s Oscar de la Hoya. Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports indicates that it drew 460,000 PPV buys based on information from cable and satellite […]