Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports reports that Saturday’s Top Rank Boxing PPV between Terence Crawford and Shawn Porter drew 190,000 buys. The event saw Crawford stop Porter in the 10th round of the main event in Las Vegas. The telecast was distributed through ESPN+ which requires that you subscribe to the digital platform and purchase […]
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Top Rank Boxing secures deal with Snapchat
Top Rank Boxing announced a new deal with Snapchat which started on Tuesday per the Sports Business Journal. The deal will include a year-round presence on Snapchat and will be show live content on a platform show called, “Top Rank Uncut.” Another show, “Top Rank Live,” will only air around specific fights. The news comes […]
Report: Canelo-Plant PPV draws 800K PPV buys
The Canelo Alvarez-Caleb Plant fight drew roughly 800,000 PPV buys in linear and digital platforms according to a source. The event had an $18 million gate making it an event that likely grossed over $100 million. The PPV, which priced at $79.99, via satellite and digital platforms via Showtime was one of the biggest events […]
Canelo Alvarez gate draws $18M-$20M
The Sports Business Journal reports that the Canelo Alvarez-Caleb Plant fight this past Saturday drew a gate of around $18-$20 million. The fight took place at the Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada with a reported attendance of 16,586. The SBJ notes that it had talked to Showtime Sports President Stephen Espinoza told SBJ […]
Canelo tops fight night with $40M purse
Canelo Alvarez defeated Caleb Plant on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Vegas to unify all belts at 168 pounds. The fight earned him a big reported payday as the feature fighters split a $50 million fight purse. Alvarez reportedly made $40 million and the challenger Plant earned $10 million. In addition, […]