Boxer Ryan Garcia has been suspended one year by the New York State Athletic Commission after he tested positive for a banned substance, ostarine. His win over Devin Haney was overturned and he forfeited his purse of $1.2 million. In addition Garcia was fined $10,000 from the commission. The 25-year-old made millions more despite losing […]
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Paul finds replacement in Mike Perry
Jake Paul launches W
The Hollywood Reporter reports that Jake Paul is launching a men’s personal care line dubbed, “W” which will be sold exclusively in Walmart stores, Walmart.com and GetW.com. Short for “win,” W is a men’s body care line including body wash, body spray and antiperspirant deodorant. Five more are on the way including shampoo, soap and […]
PIF looking at creating boxing league?
Reuters is reporting that the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund (PIF) is in discussions with “multiple boxing stakeholders to create a league” according to the exclusive report. PIF is seeking to invest in a joint venture with sport’s stakeholders that would presumably put together top boxing bouts. For decades, the biggest obstacles to putting together […]
Top Rank Boxing (06.08) draws 572K viewers
Top Rank Boxing on ESPN drew 572,000 viewers on Saturday night per Spoiler TV. The telecast placed 4th overall in cable ratings for Saturday night. Notably, there was slight UFC overrun as the lead-in. The telecast drew 0.13 in the A18-49 demo. The telecast featured Xander Zayas versus Patrick Teixeira as part of Puerto Rican […]