ESPN’s Dan Rafael reports the ratings from Saturday’s boxing events on HBO and Showtime. The shows went head to head with two intriguing main events. HBO had the much anticipated fight between Lucas Matthysse and Ruslan Provodnikov drew 1.243 million subscribers and peaked at 1.38 million. Rafael also reports that the fight between Julio Cesar […]
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Pacquiao will command over $2 million for shorts ad space
Manny Pacquiao will recieve an extra $2.25 million in sponsorship money for ad space on his boxing trunks for his May 2nd bout against Floyd Mayweather according to Pacquiao’s business manager Eric Pineda. Pineda told World Boxing News that at this point there are six companies that will have its logos on his trunks. In the […]
SBJ looks into the finances of PBC on NBC deal
The Sports Business Journal (the article is free to non-subscribers) has an exclusive report on how Al Haymon developed his deal to launch PBC on NBC. Based on public documents obtained by Bill King of the SBJ, it appears that Haymon’s investors have paid NBC over $425 million. The story begins with the initial pitch […]
System set in payouts for Mayweather-Pacquiao
The New York Times reported on the unusual need for a central system to be used for the logistical payouts for Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather with respect to the long-awaited fight coming May 2nd. The article primarily relies on quotes from Pacquiao promoter Bob Arum with respect to how the gross revenues will be divided […]
Kovalev-Stevenson will not happen this year
While we’ve seen Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions come out to mainly positive reviews as his promotion is seemingly everywhere, there is still acrimony between rival promoters due to network affiliations. Take the ongoing struggle between representatives for Adonis Stevenson and Sergey Kovalev. Recently, Kovalev’s promoter withdrew from its purse bid for a chance to […]