The Terrence Crawford-Kell Brook fight on ESPN Saturday night drew an overall viewership of 1.758 million and peaked with 2.078 million during the main event. The telecast earned the third spot overall in Saturday cable ratings only third to two ESPN college football games including the lead-in of Arkansas-Florida. The main event which saw Crawford […]
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Top Rank Boxing draws 392,000 for Friday night fights
Top Rank Boxing on ESPN Friday night drew 392,000 viewers according to Nielsen Media Research via ShowBuzz Daily. The event drew 124,000 viewers in the A18-49 and a 0.28 overall share. The event on Friday night featured Emanuel Navarrete as he faced Ruben Villa in a battle of featherweights. Navarrete earned the decision as he […]
UFC 252 Prelims draw 831K, Top Rank Boxing 264K as lead-in on ESPN
The 3-hour UFC 252 Prelims drew 831,000 viewers on Saturday night on ESPN according to Nielsen Media Research via ShowBuzz Daily. The event drew 375,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo. The lead-in to UFC 252 was a Top Rank Boxing card featuring Carl Frampton. The event on Saturday afternoon drew 264,000 viewers and 83,000 in […]
Top Rank Boxing (7.21) scores highest ratings of the summer
Top Rank Boxing on Tuesday night scored its highest rating of the summer with 399,000 viewers on ESPN. The number outdraws the initial return back in June which registered 397,000. The peak topped at 433,000 viewers in the last quarter hour with the feature bout between Oscar Valdez as he stopped Jayson Velez. Payout Perspective: […]
Amendment to Nevada law says pay information for combat sports confidential
The Nevada Athletic Commission will no longer disclose purse amounts as of this past July as the administrative agency cites an amendment to its Nevada statutes prohibiting the release of such information. The new amendment to NRS 467.1005 prevents the media and/or public from obtaining purse information disclosed by promoters prior to bouts. The information […]