The debut of PBC on ESPN Saturday night drew an average viewership of 800,000 viewers from 9pm-11pm ET. It surpassed 2015’s Friday Night Fight telecasts which averaged just 381,000 viewers. The main event featuring Keith Thurman and Luis Collazo drew an average of 999,000 viewers with a peak at close to 1.2 million according to […]
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Mayweather contemplating CBS fight in September
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. is considering having his next fight on free television. Coming off of the most expensive PPV in boxing history, Mayweather is considering his September 12th fight on CBS. The CBSSports.com reports that Mayweather is considering all options for his last contracted fight under his Showtime deal including fighting on free television. Showtime […]
Haymon seeks to stay lawsuit filed by Golden Boy
Top Rank files suit against Al Haymon
Top Rank Boxing has sued Al Haymon and Waddell & Reed Financial in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in Los Angeles. Similar to the lawsuit filed by Golden Boy in May of this year, it claims that Haymon and his business holdings violate antitrust law, the Muhammad Ali Act and […]
Bradley-Vargas draws 1.121M on HBO
ESPN’s Dan Rafael reports that Saturday night’s HBO Boxing event featuring Timothy Bradley Jr. and Jessie Vargas drew an average of 1.121 million viewers for the live event from Carson, California. The fight peaked at 1.228 million viewers on a night where Bradley pulled off a unanimous decision. The undercard featuring Oscar Valdez and Ruben […]