PBC on Spike TV Friday night drew 538,000 viewers peaking at 790,000 according to Nielsen sources. The average viewership for PBC events on SpikeTV since it began in March 2015 is 582,000 viewers. The event on Friday was highlighted by a main event featuring Rances Barthelemy as he took on Denis Shafikov. Barthelemy won by […]
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Showtime Boxing main event draws 386,000
Showtime Boxing on Saturday night featuring the battle of Brooklyn boxers Daniel Jacobs and Peter Quillin drew a televised event high of 386,000 viewers according to Sports TV Ratings. Jacobs defeated Quillin via a stunning first-round stoppage. Jacobs landed multiple shots which staggered Quillin causing the ref to stop the fight 85 seconds in. It […]
Canelo-Cotto draws 900K PPV buys per HBO
HBO reports (via ESPN) that the Canelo Alvarez-Miguel Cotto fight on November 21st in Vegas drew 900,000 PPV buys and about $58 million in domestic PPVs. The 900,000 PPV buys is promising for HBO as no fight not featuring Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao or Oscar De La Hoya have scored 900,000 buys since 2002 when […]
Klitschko-Fury draws over 1 million on HBO Saturday afternoon
The Heavyweight title fight between Wladimir Klitschko and Tyson Fury on HBO Saturday scored over 1 million subscribers according to Sports TV Ratings. The replay of the Miguel Cotto-Canelo Alvarez fight later that night drew 901,000 HBO subscribers. The live event from Germany between Klitschko and Fury drew 1.038 million viewers between 5:19pm and 6:08pm […]
PBC on ESPN for November draws 482,000 viewers
Premier Boxing Champions on ESPN this past Wednesday drew an average viewership of 482,000 viewers. The rating reflects a modest uptick from October’s event on ESPN. The viewership was measured from 8:30pm-9:40pm ET. The event began at 8pm but there was a rain delay as the event took place outside. Luckily, ESPN has Sportscenter which […]