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 […]
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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 […]
PBC on Fox draws 1.3M viewer average in fast nationals
PBC on Fox Saturday night drew an average of almost 1.3 million viewers Saturday night in fast nationals per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The ratings do not include the overrun which featured the main event. PBC on Fox took place at the Barclays Center in New York featuring heavyweights Adam Kownacki and Robert Helenius. In […]
DAZN announces expansion into 200 countries and territories worldwide
This past week, sport streaming service, DAZN announced that it would expand its service to 200 countries and territories worldwide. The expansion will begin with the May 2nd boxing event featuring Canelo Alvarez. This is a dramatic expansion as the service currently serves 9 countries. The global rollout will be of an English-language service focused […]
Payouts from Friday night’s Showtime Boxing event
A Showtime Boxing event took place at Sam’s Town in Las Vegas on Friday night. A show full of prospects featured Keith Hunter as the undefeated super lightweight beat Sanjarbek Rakhmanov. Below is a list of the payouts from the event this past Friday. Via Nevada State Athletic Commission: Keith Hunter $17,5000 def Sanjarbek Rakhmanov […]