The replay of the Gennady Golovkin-Daniel Jacobs fight on HBO Saturday night drew 709,000 viewers according to Sports TV Ratings. The rating encompasses the entire 2 hour block which also included the Roman Gonzalez upset by Srisaket Sor Rungvisai. The event drew 287,000 viewers in the adult 18-49 demo. The event aired from 10:00-12:00am on […]
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Early returns show GGG-Jacobs PPV draw between 130-150K PPV buys
Lance Pugmire of the LA Times reports that the early returns on the GGG-Jacobs PPV is between 130,000 to 150,000 buys although the GGG camp says that the final tally will be higher than 150,000. Pugmire cites an industry source for the report as HBO has yet to provide an official tally. Notably, the last […]
Shields to be first female boxer to headline on Showtime
USA Today reports that Claressa Shields will be the first female boxer to headline an event on premium network television as she will be the main feature on Showtime’s ShoBox series on March 10th. Shields was featured in the WSJ last November where they drew comparisons to her and boxing as Ronda Rousey was to […]
Showtime gets victory over HBO in Saturday boxing ratings
Showtime Boxing’s card on Saturday night did better than HBO’s Boxing After Dark. The Showtime card featured Leo Santa Cruz taking on Carl Frampton in a rematch of their first encounter last July. Santa Cruz-Frampton peaked with 643,000 Showtime subscribers and an overall viewership tally of 587,000 for the main event which lasted from 11:07pm-11:57pm […]
Hopkins’ last fight draws 934K on HBO
Bernard Hopkins’ last fight of his career drew 934,000 viewers on HBO Saturday night per Sports TV Ratings. Hopkins was knocked through the ring ropes by Joe Smith, Jr. and could not continue. The fight, which aired from 11:54 to 12:24 am, drew 464,000 viewers in the adult 18-49 demo. It also peaked at 1.035 […]