ESPN ran a marathon of classic boxing matchups on Saturday afternoon including the Ali-Frazier trilogy. Viewership for the marathon fared well with there being no live sports to watch. The third fight between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier drew the most viewers on Saturday on ESPN with 699,000 viewers and 177,000 in the A18-49 demo. […]
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Turkish boxers, coach test positive for coronavirus after attending Olympic qualifier in London
Despite a global lockdown to prevent the spread of the Covi-19 virus, a boxing event in London last week is under scrutiny after two Turkish boxers and their had coach tested positive for the coronavirus. The Turkish Boxing Federation is pointing figures at the International Olympic Committee for putting athletes in jeopardy after it held […]
Wilder-Fury III postponed until fall
ESPN reports that the third fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder will be moved to the fall due to the coronavirus pandemic. This past February in Las Vegas, Fury stopped Wilder in the seventh round of their rematch. Wilder exercised his rematch clause to bring about the third fight which was slated for the […]
Appellate court hears boxer Austin Trout’s appeal
“Please give boxers a chance.” This was the ending statement made by Austin Trout’s lawyer, Miguel J. Ortega Nunez, during oral argument which took place last week in federal court in Puerto Rico. The lawsuit stems from Trout’s claims that he was due a title shot for the WBO title but was scuttled from the […]