Dana White believes that he can do boxing better. In an interview with Yahoo! Sports, White believes he has ideas that could make boxing better. “You need to get a real TV deal,” said Dana White to Yahoo! Sports Kevin Iole in a shot made against Bob Arum’s Top Rank deal with ESPN. White’s foray […]
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PBC on FS1 Friday night draws 276,000 viewers
PBC on FS1 Friday night drew 276,000 on Friday night according to Nielsen per ShowBuzz Daily. The event featured the return of Jessie Vargas as he defeated Herrera via unanimous decision. Prior to Friday night, Vargas last fought Manny Pacquiao in November 2016. Notably, Vargas has a victory over Sadam Ali, the fighter that upset […]
PBC on FS1 draws 236,000 viewers on Friday night
On Friday night, PBC on FS1 drew 236,000 viewers. The event featured Jean Pascal as he faced Ahmed Elbiali. The event was the pre-cursor to the big boxing event at The Theater at Madison Square Garden between Vasiliy Lomachenko and Guillermo Rigondeux. Former light heavyweight champion, Pascal stopped the previously unbeaten Elbiali. After the fight, […]
Report outlines Top Rank’s path to its ESPN deal
Last week’s Sports Business Journal reported on ESPN’s return to boxing. The article focused on Top Rank’s deal with ESPN this past July and how it transitioned from premium cable to basic cable. There was interest from Top Rank into obtaining a rights fee deal the likes of the UFC and Fox. A key point […]
Showtime Boxing event Saturday peaks with first two fights
ESPN’s Dan Rafael reports that Saturday night’s Showtime card had its best viewership prior to the main event. Erislandy Lara’s win over Terrell Gausha drew 399,000 viewers and peaked at 476,000 Showtime subscribers according to Nielsen. But the Jermell Charlo Erickson Lubin fight averaged 495,000 viewers and peaked with 537,000. The first fight between Jarrett […]