Lance Pugmire among other boxing writers received news earlier this week that the Yorenis Ugas-Errol Spence, Jr. fight drew 240,000 PPV buys. The Showtime PPV event aired during Easter weekend during a particular busy time on the sports calendar. Spence bested Ugas in the 10th round due to doctor stoppage in front of a packed […]
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MTK Global announces closure of business
Boxing management group MTK Global announced that it will cease operations by the end of April as a result of the news that Daniel Kinahan is being sanctioned by the U.S. government. Kinahan is an alleged crime boss with links to drug and firearms smuggling in Europe. Kinahan claims to have sold off his interest […]
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Top Rank Boxing draws 447,000 viewers
Top Rank Boxing drew 447,000 viewers on Saturday night on ESPN per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The telecast finished 26th overall in cable for the night. The telecast followed the UFC 273 Prelims on ESPN. The event drew 148,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo and 0.26 in the household ratings. The card featured Mikaela Mayer […]
Floyd Mayweather to fight on Dubai helipad in return to exhibition boxing
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. is returning to the ring in May for an exhibition fight in Dubai. The 45-year-old will embark on his third exhibition post-boxing career against Don Moore. The event will take place May 14 on a hotel helipad in Dubai and will be a PPV event. Former UFC champ Anderson Silva will be […]