DAZN announced a boxing match between Jake Paul and Nate Diaz set for August 5th. The fight will take place at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Paul and Diaz have traded barbs on social media and the two will get into the ring this August. Paul’s last fight slowed down his hype-train momentum as […]
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Top Rank Boxing scores 804K viewers
Top Rank Boxing on ESPN Saturday night drew 804K viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The telecast was good enough for fourth overall in the cable rtings. The telecast drew 0.22 (289,000 viewers) in the 18-49 demo, 0.13 F18-49, 0.31 M18-49, 0.17 18-34, 0.09 F12-34, 0.19 M12-34, 0.25 25-54 and 0.40 in the over 50 […]
Top Rank Boxing draws 639K viewers
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 […]
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 […]