Top Rank Boxing on ESPN Saturday night drew 639,000 viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The telecast ranked 14th overall in cable. The event took place in Fresno, California and featured Jose Ramirez as he took on Richard Comney. The telecast drew 218,000 viewers in the 18-49 demo. The telecast aired after the UFC televised […]
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Jake Paul pays SEC fine for promoting crypto without disclosing payment
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges against 8 celebrities for illegally touting crypto assets Tronix TRX and/or BitTorrent BTT without disclosing that they were compensated for doing so and the amount of their compensation. The list includes boxer Jake Paul. In addition, Lindsay Lohan, Soulja Boy, Austin Mahone, Kendra Lust, Lil Yachty, Ne-Yo and […]
White hints boxing promotion, says investors “blown away” with Power Slap
The Sports Business Journal reports that Dana White is planning to expand Power Slap League in addition to moving into boxing. Despite the poor ratings on TBS and the news that it will move online to Rumble TV, White indicated that the venture has a “considerable social media presence.” More importantly, White said that investors […]
Miljas requests attorney fees and costs from Cohen
Attorneys for boxer Mladen Miljas have filed a motion for costs and attorneys’ fees for promoter Greg Cohen after prevailing in a jury trial last month. The Canadian Heavyweight sued his former promoter and won a jury trial which awarded him $825,732.75. In a court filing his attorneys are asking for over $370,000 in addition […]
ShoBox (03.05) draws 197K viewers
Showtime Boxing on Saturday night drew 197,000 viewers for the main event in which Brandon Figueroa defeated Mark Magsayo in the feature fight which determined the WBC interim featherweight title. Figueroa earned the unanimous decision although there was some controversy in the fight. Magsayo had two points deducted from him, but the Filipino’s promoter called […]