Last night’s Vasiliy Lomachenko-Guillermo Rigondeaux fight was the second highest-rated boxing telecast on cable in 2017 according to Nielsen overnight ratings via ESPN. The fight which was won by Lomachenko, was second only to the Manny Pacquiao-Jeff Horn fight this past July. Although no viewership ratings are yet available, Nielsen indicates that it drew a […]
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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 […]
Top Rank Boxing on ESPN draws 1.487M viewers Saturday night
Top Rank Boxing on ESPN Saturday night drew 1.487 million viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The main event saw Jose Ramirez defeat Mike Reed in a junior welterweight matchup. The victory keeps Ramirez in line for a shot at the title vacated by Terrence Crawford. In addition, Artur Beterbiev beat down Enrico Koelling […]
Top Rank and Plaintiffs in Antitrust Lawsuit Resolve Discovery Dispute
Top Rank and the Plaintiffs in the UFC Antitrust Lawsuit have resolved their discovery dispute regarding a motion to compel production of documents and for the attendance of the deposition of Bob Arum. A notice of resolution was filed late last week. The agreement between the parties avoids a motion to compel brought by Plaintiffs […]
GGG-Canelo replay on HBO draws 726,000 viewers
HBO’s Boxing telecast which included a replay of the GGG-Canelo fight drew 726,000 viewers via Nielsen. The live fight of the telecast drew 687,000 viewers. Saturday night’s event which replayed GGG-Canelo peaked at 840,000 viewers and drew 0.24 in the A18-49 demo. The fight between Jorge Linares and Luke Campbell peaked at 726,000 viewers and […]