Boxer Amir Khan is getting involved with MMA sports franchise Super Fight League as a fighter and promoter according to a recent press release. Super Fight League is an Indian-based MMA promotion that has started to promote fights in the United States. It has partnered with a Washington State-based promoter to offer events in the […]
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Mayweather-Berto officially announced for Sept. 12th
Floyd Mayweather will face Andre Berto on Saturday, September 12 in Las Vegas in his final fight under his Showtime contract. Mayweather-Berto will be on Showtime PPV. Despite murmurs that Mayweather would fight on network TV, the event will be on Showtime PPV for $74.95HD/$64.95SD – a substantial decrease from the $99.95HD price tag this […]
Roc Nation sued by boxing promoters
ESPN reports that boxing promoters for former junior middleweight world titleholder Demetrius Andrade have filed a lawsuit against Jay Z’s Roc Nation Sports in New York. The promoters Artie Pelullo of Banner Promotions and Joe DeGuardia of Star Boxing claim that Jay Z’s boxing promotion arm intentionally interfered with their exclusive contractual agreement with Andrade. […]
PBC on ESPN draws 1.073M viewers
PBC on ESPN this past Saturday drew 1.073 million viewers according to Sports TV Ratings. The event, which went from 9-10:57pm ET featured Danny Garcia taking on Paulie Malignaggi. Garcia defeated Paulie with a 9th round TKO in a fight that was dominated by the Philly fighter. The first fight of the night was short-lived […]
Can Rousey carry another UFC PPV?
How will UFC 190 fare Saturday? It’s the second straight event where Ronda Rousey is the selling point for the PPV. The last time out, Rousey and Cat Zingano drew approximately 590,000 PPV buys at UFC 184 in February. It was a success considering the undercard was not very strong. We predicted 184 to draw […]