Top Rank Boxing on ESPN Saturday night drew a 1.6 metered market rating according to Nielsen which made it the highest-rated boxing telecast in 2018. The main event which featured Terence Crawford scoring a 12th round KO of Jose Benavidez averaged a 1.8 metered market rating. The main event was the highest-rated Top Rank bout […]
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Top Rank Boxing on ESPN draws 662,000 viewers
Top Rank Boxing on ESPN Friday night drew 662,000 viewers and a 0.22 rating in the A18-49 demo per Nielsen. The event took place the night before the big GGG-Canelo Alvarez fight. The main event of the ESPN telecast saw Jose Ramirez defeat Antonio Orozco via unanimous decision in a matchup of super lightweights. The […]
Top Rank Boxing on ESPN draws 686,000 viewers
Top Rank Boxing on ESPN drew 686,000 Saturday night on the network which improved on the three prior cards on ESPN. According to Nielsen (via ShowBuzz Daily), the 110 minute event drew 0.20 in the A18-49 demo. The event saw Bryant Jennings win via 9th round TKO over Alexander Dimitrenko. In the opener of the […]
ESPN and Top Rank Boxing extend media deal
ESPN and Top Rank have extended their agreement through 2025 which will have 54 boxing events across ESPN outlets. According to multiple reports, shoulder programming was key to the extension which started last summer. The hope was that the additional should programming would help raise the profile of the boxers. Dan Rafael of ESPN notes […]
Ratings for boxing telecasts on ESPN and Showtime Friday night
There were two boxing telecasts this past Friday on ESPN and Showtime featuring rising stars in the sport. Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN averaged 375,000 viewers. In the featured event of the telecast, Lamont Roach defeated Deivi Julio Bassa to win the vacant WBO International Super Featherweight Title. Showtime Boxing: The Next Generation topped out […]