Nike has severed ties with Manny Pacquiao after the Filipino fighter made derogatory remarks about same sex relationships. Despite an apology from Pacquiao, it was too little too late. Pacquiao had been a Nike-sponsored fighter for over 8 years. He had a clothing line specifically for the fighter including a logo made by the apparel […]
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PBC seeping money, when will it turn around?
Earlier this week, the LA Times’ Larry Pugmire wrote about the state of Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions. In essence, the business strategy is not working thus far. Pugmire looked over commission records, network ratings and the expenditures PBC has paid out. At this point, PBC is seeping money with no end in sight. According […]
Kovalev-Pascual II draws 1.179M on HBO
The Sergei Kovalev-Jean Pascual rematch on HBO drew 1.179 million HBO viewers Saturday night according to Sports TV Ratings. Kovalev won a lopsided fight with a stoppage in the 7th round. The main event on HBO peaked at 1.269M viewers. The other fight that aired on HBO saw Dmitry Mikhaylenko defeat Karim Mayfield via unanimous […]
PBC on Fox draws 2.24M viewers
Premier Boxing Champions drew 2.24 million viewers on Fox Saturday night according to Television By Numbers. It also received a 0.7 rating in the adult 18-49 demo and a 3 share. Although PBC finished last in terms of overall average viewers for its 8-10pm ET time slot, it was first in Adult 18-49 rating and […]
Showtime Boxing feat. Wilder last Saturday draws 500K
Showtime Boxing’s Saturday night event featuring Deontay Wilder defending his heavyweight title against Artur Szpilka drew just 500,000 viewers and peaked at 623,000 according to Nielsen. The event was up against NFL Football last Saturday night. Notably, Wilder fought almost one year earlier against Bermane Stiverne on Showtime and drew 1.24 million viewers. The peak […]