The Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. case against the Nevada State Athletic Commission is still alive despite many believing that it ended with Chavez’s disappointing loss last December against Danny Jacobs. You might recall that his fight against Jacobs was moved to Arizona after Chavez did not take a required NSAC drug test prior to the […]
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Zab-Mayweather on ESPN tops boxing replays on network Saturday
ESPN aired boxing replays from some of the best fights in its library featuring Manny Pacquiao and culminated with the Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather fight. The most-viewed replay this past Saturday goes to the replay of the Floyd Mayweather, Jr.-Zab Judah fight which garnered 678K viewers. It was followed by the Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez III fight […]
ESPN’s Saturday of Boxing rating tops out with Ali-Frazier 3
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 […]