Top Rank Boxing has had discussions with the MGM Grand in Las Vegas about doing boxing events without fans according to a report from the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Todd duBoef, president of Top Rank confirmed with the newspaper that the promotion is considering this strategy. The MGM Resorts acting CEO Bill Hornbuckle said during the […]
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JCC lawsuit continues against NSAC
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 […]
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. […]