HBO Boxing’s event Saturday night drew 467,000 viewers for its main event featuring Dmitry Bivol as he defeated Jean Pascal. The fight peaked at 537,000 viewers per Nielsen. In the penultimate telecast for HBO boxing, Murodjon Akhmadaliev defeated Isaac Zarate by 9th round TKO in the opener. Akhmadeliev’s victory drew 405,000 viewers and peaked at […]
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HBO’s BAD draws 500K viewers for Danny Jacobs feature
HBO’s Boxing After Dark drew 500,000 for the main event per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The main event saw Danny Jacobs beat Sergiy Derevyanchenko by split decision to win the IBF Title. In addition, Heather Hardy defeated Shelly Vincent to win the WBO women’s featherweight title in first fight of the telecast. The fight which […]
HBO leaving boxing busines
The NY Times reports that HBO is leaving the boxing business after 45 years in the business. HBO’s vice president of sports, Peter Nelson, made the announcement to HBO Boxing production staff Thursday morning. According to the NY Times, Jim Lampley will remain on with HBO while Max Kellerman, Harold Lederman, Andre Ward and Roy […]
Showtime wins boxing matchup of events with HBO Saturday night
Showtime won the ratings war against HBO in the battle of live boxing events on Saturday night. The Shawn Porter-Danny Garcia fight topped out at 619,000 viewers on Showtime according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. HBO aired “Superfly 3,” its branded show which features flyweights. However, the event did not feature Chocalatito Gonzalez or Srisaket […]
HBO’s BAD draws 777,000 for main event
HBO’s Boxing After Dark drew 777,000 viewers for the main event Saturday night featuring Jaime Munguia and Liam Smith. The fight peaked with 827,000 network subscribers. On the other card of the evening, Alberto Machado defeated Rafael Mensah via unanimous decision. The event peaked at 762,000 viewers and had an overall viewership of 665,000 for […]