The PPV replay of the Terrence Crawford-Viktor Postol fight drew 378,000 HBO subscribers per Sports TV Ratings. The event, which aired from 10:15-11:17pm ET also drew 178,000 viewers in the adult 18-49 demo. Showtime Boxing drew 480,000 viewers and 201,000 in the adult 18-49 demo. Not a good showing considering Crawford drew 982,000a live event […]
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Golden Boy requests trial against Haymon pushed to March 2017
The lawyers for Golden Boy have requested a continuance in the antitrust trial against Al Haymon. The date, originally set for the end of January 2017, is going to be pushed to March if the court agrees with the unopposed motion. A declaration by Golden Boy’s lead counsel, Bertram Fields, requests that the trial date […]
NY Inspector General report should have you concerned about the commission
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 […]
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 […]