Is a Fight Pass revamp coming? If so, it will happen this fall. According to Sports Business Journal’s John Ourand his sources tell him that the digital streaming service is set to relaunch by October. Without saying, Ourand notes that there will be “addition of boxing programming” on FightPass. From John Ourand’s eblast this afternoon […]
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Zuffa Boxing makes a hire
Zuffa Boxing may be taking another step to becoming a reality and likely a major player in the industry. Mike Coppinger of The Athletic reports that Zuffa has hired an individual to run Zuffa Boxing. Sources tell @TheAthleticBOX Dana White has hired a person to run his boxing division (unofficially referred to as Zuffa Boxing) […]
The Interview – Rafe Bartholomew
I had a great time catching up with Rafe Bartholmew of The Athletic. I first interviewed Rafe back in 2010 about his first published book about the love affair that the Philippines has with basketball. We talk a little about Filipino basketball, the upcoming Pacquiao fight, Canelo, his latest piece about PBC fans/trolls and his […]
Top Rank Boxing on ESPN Saturday draws 530K viewers
Top Rank Boxing on ESPN Saturday night drew 530,000 viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event featured Shakur Stevenson as he defeated Alberto Guevara in the third round via KO. The KO improves the record of the 22-year old to 12-0 in his professional career. Stevenson retained the WBO NABO Featherweight title. Last […]
Plaintiffs in UFC Antitrust Lawsuit file brief opposing Top Rank, Bellator and Golden Boy’s objections to use of documents
Plaintiffs in the UFC Antitrust Lawsuit filed an Opposition this past Friday to the objections of Bellator, Golden Boy and Top Rank from producing the use of “potential” confidential information at August’s evidentiary hearing. The Plaintiffs hope to utilize deposition testimony from Scott Coker related to Coker’s prior employment at Strikeforce, a copy of a […]