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Showtime lands Joshua-Parker rights in U.S.

February 5, 2018 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

ESPN reports that Showtime has secured the U.S. rights to the Anthony Joshua-Joseph Parker heavyweight title fight on March 31st. The fight will unify three world title belts.  The fight will take place at Principality Stadium in Wales where its anticipated that 80,000 will be in attendance.  The event will air 2pm PT/5pm ET. The […]

Filed Under: boxing, Showtime, TV

Errol Spence draws 637,000 on Showtime Saturday night

January 23, 2018 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Errol Spence’s win over Lamont Peterson on Showtime Boxing Saturday night drew 637,000 viewers on the premium cable channel. Spence’s victory drew 257,000 in the A18-49 demo per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily.  The peak audience drew 695,000 viewers during the fight.  In addition, the undercard featuring Robert Easter, Jr. and Javier Fortuna drew 462,000 viewers […]

Filed Under: boxing, ratings, Showtime

White rails on Showtime, vows to never work with network again

January 4, 2018 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: boxing, Premier Boxing Champions, Showtime, Top Rank, UFC

Wilder-Stiverne II draws 824,000 viewers on Showtime

November 7, 2017 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

The Deontay Wilder-Bermane Stiverne rematch on Showtime Saturday night drew 824,000 viewers and peaked at 887,000 according to Nielsen Media research.  The fight lasted just 2 minutes and 59 seconds as Wilder destroyed Stiverne sending him to the canvas 3 times. According to ESPN’s Dan Rafael, it was the second-most watched Showtime fight of 2017.  […]

Filed Under: boxing, ratings, Showtime

Anthony Joshua’s fight draws 334,000 viewers on Showtime Saturday afternoon

November 1, 2017 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Showtime Boxing’s live event featuring Anthony Joshua in Wales drew 334,000 viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily.  Joshua easily defeated Carlos Takam after the challenger filled in for injured Kubrat Pulev. Joshua, the main draw for the show sold out Principality Stadium in the UK.  According to reports, there were close to 80,000 people […]

Filed Under: boxing, ratings, Showtime

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