Welcome to a special edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at the Canelo Alvarez-Daniel Jacobs fight taking place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Alvarez handles Jacobs for unanimous decision Canelo Alvarez put on a great performance against Daniel Jacobs in the matchup between the two 160-pound boxers on […]
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DAZN deals with complaints after Canelo-Jacobs
DAZN is dealing with the aftermath of this weekend’s big fight between Canelo Alvarez and Daniel Jacobs on the digital platform where USA Today reports there were many complaints. Perhaps foreshadowing the Saturday night issues was the choppy stream of the weigh-ins on Friday afternoon. The digital platform and the company’s YouTube channel which streamed […]
Nevada Athletic Commission discloses Alvarez-Jacobs payouts
The Canelo Alvarez-Daniel Jacobs fight took place on Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Alvarez defeated Jacobs via unanimous decision. Jacobs had to pay a $250,000 per pound fine for being over 170 pounds at the morning weight check. Both fighters made the contractual weight of 160 pounds. Jacobs came in […]
Showtime Boxing peaks at just 343K for main event
Showtime Boxing on Saturday night drew 312,000 viewers for its main event featuring Robert Easter, Jr and Rances Barthelemy. The fighters fought to a split decision draw as part of the PBC event. The event drew 92,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo. The triple fight on Showtime did not produce strong viewership as it was […]
Vargas tops payouts for Matchroom Boxing-DAZN event Friday night
The California Athletic Commission disclosed purses for Friday night’s Matchroom Boxing/DAZN event at the Forum in Inglewood, California. The new champion, Juan Francisco Estrada reportedly received $200,000 while Srisaket Sor Rungvisai received $500,000. Estrada dominated the rematch between the two flyweights. Other purses, per ESPN’s Dan Rafael: Daniel Roman: $200,000 TJ Doheny: $230,000 Jessie Vargas: […]