The Terrence Crawford-Kell Brook fight on ESPN Saturday night drew an overall viewership of 1.758 million and peaked with 2.078 million during the main event. The telecast earned the third spot overall in Saturday cable ratings only third to two ESPN college football games including the lead-in of Arkansas-Florida. The main event which saw Crawford […]
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WBO-Trout dispute right to arbitrate as case returns to trial court
The parties in the Austin Trout-WBO lawsuit filed briefs this week to determine the future of the legal dispute. After the First Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the boxer in invalidating a clause in the arbitration proceeding in the WBO contract with the fighter, the parties are now disputing whether arbitration should be thrown […]
Seeking trilogy with Fury, Wilder forces mediation
The Athletic is reporting that Deontay Wilder is initiating a dispute resolution provision in the contract with Tyson Fury to force a third fight in the trilogy. Mediation on the matter is set to begin this week. According to Wilder, mediation over the matter is the process which is to settle this dispute per the […]
CSAC investigating Flores KO Saturday
The California State Athletic Commission is withholding the purse payout of Alexander Flores after the heavyweight was knocked out by Luis Ortiz after just 45 seconds into the first round of their fight on PBC on Fox this past Saturday. Flores, who is 18-3-1, but was considered a heavy underdog in this bout was hit […]
Luke Campbell, Ryan Garcia’s opponent, tests positive for COVID-19
Ryan Garcia, Golden Boy Boxing’s biggest star after the promotion parted ways with Canelo Alvarez has received a bit of bad news as his opponent for his fight December 5th has tested positive for the coronavirus. Luke Campbell appears to be asymptomatic as the parties attempt to reschedule the bout. The fight was going to […]