Dan Rafael reports that the PPV buys for the Canelo Alvarez-GGG III fight this past Saturday drew between 550K to 575K units per Rafael’s sources. According to Rafael sources, 200K of the buys were from non-subscribers of DAZN. The PPV broadcast price point was $64.99 for DAZN subscribers who pay $9.99 per month or $99.99 […]
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ESPN+ raises prices starting in August
ESPN+ will now cost $9.99 per month or $99.99 annually as the Disney company made the announcement on Friday. Next month the 43% rise from $6.99 per month/$69.99 annually will be reflected on subscribers’ bills. If you account for the rise in UFC PPVs (which raised its PPV price point to $74.99 recently) the UFC […]
Report: Spence-Ugas draws 240K PPV buys
Lance Pugmire among other boxing writers received news earlier this week that the Yorenis Ugas-Errol Spence, Jr. fight drew 240,000 PPV buys. The Showtime PPV event aired during Easter weekend during a particular busy time on the sports calendar. Spence bested Ugas in the 10th round due to doctor stoppage in front of a packed […]
Floyd Mayweather to fight on Dubai helipad in return to exhibition boxing
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. is returning to the ring in May for an exhibition fight in Dubai. The 45-year-old will embark on his third exhibition post-boxing career against Don Moore. The event will take place May 14 on a hotel helipad in Dubai and will be a PPV event. Former UFC champ Anderson Silva will be […]