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BOXXER, NBC Sports Reach Deal To Air Events on Peacock, NBC

•Oct 16, 2023

UK promotional company BOXXER and NBC Sports have announced a media rights partnership that will bring BOXXER events to U.S. audiences.

Tyson Fury-Francis Ngannou: ESPN Announces PPV Price In United States Is $79.99

Keith Idec

•Oct 11, 2023

It’ll cost boxing and mixed martial arts fans in the United States about as much to watch Tyson Fury presumably beat Francis Ngannou as when Fury opposes Oleksandr Usyk in a much more significant fight next.

BoxingScene.com's Television Pick of The Week - September 29

Cliff Rold

•Sep 29, 2023

Pick It: World Champion (168) Saul Alvarez vs. World Champion (154) Jermell Charlo (Saturday, Showtime PPV, 8:00 PM EST) - The term world champion doesn’t always mean what we like to think it used to. With a plethora of belts, sanctioning body shenanigans, and manipulated rankings, how could it? Sure, a lot of those same things always existed, but for the most part the champ was THE champ until slowly stopped being the case in the 1960s and 1970s.

ESPN’s Lopez-Gonzalez Main Event Averaged 500,000 Viewers, Peaked At 536,000

Keith Idec

•Sep 20, 2023

More than half a million viewers tuned in for ESPN’s most recent boxing main event. Nielsen Media Research released figures this week that indicated an average audience of 500,000 watched Luis Alberto Lopez defeat Joet Gonzalez by unanimous decision in their featherweight title fight Friday night at American Bank Center

BoxingScene.com's Television Pick of The Week - September 15

Cliff Rold

•Sep 15, 2023

Pick It: World Champion Kenshiro Teraji vs. TBRB #3 Hekkie Budler (Monday, ESPN+, 5:00 AM EST) - The best junior flyweight in the world will defend against one of the stalwart little men of the last decade, live from Japan…with breakfast. After a banner 2022, the 31-year old unified WBC/WBA beltholder Kenshiro (21-1, 13 KO) saw his hopes for further unification dashed when Jonathan Gonzalez fell out sick.

BoxingScene.com's Television Pick of The Week - September 9th

Cliff Rold

•Sep 9, 2023

Pick It: Bader Samreen vs. Jose Paez Gonzales (Saturday, DAZN, 12:00 PM EST) - For most boxing fans, this is a weekend off with September in general having a bit of a pause moment before things heat back up to close 2023 out in style. In the meantime, it’s a chance for diehard fans to check out some action that might not always catch the eye. Lightweights get the main event in this card from UAE.

BoxingScene.com's Television Pick of The Week - August 25

Cliff Rold

•Aug 25, 2023

Pick It: TBRB Champion Oleksandr Usyk vs. Daniel Dubois (Saturday, ESPN+, 5:00 PM EST) - It’s the most significant heavyweight fight of the year so far. The way things are going, it might be the most significant of the year period. That doesn’t say a lot for heavyweight in 2023. Regardless, it’s a chance to see the 36-year old

Emanuel Navarrete-Oscar Valdez ESPN Main Event Peaked At 884K Viewers, Averaged 808K

Keith Idec

•Aug 15, 2023

More boxing fans than usual tuned in Saturday night for a highly anticipated battle between Mexican warriors. Nielsen Media Research released figures Tuesday that indicated a peak audience of 884,000 watched ESPN’s telecast of the Emanuel Navarrete-Oscar Valdez main event from Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. The average audience for a 12-round, 130-pound title bout Navarrete won unanimously was 808,000, according to Nielsen.

BoxingScene.com's Television Pick of The Week - August 11

Cliff Rold

•Aug 11, 2023

Pick It: TBRB #1 Oscar Valdez vs. #9 Emanuel Navarrete (Saturday, ESPN, 10:00 PM EST) - If styles make fights, we have a hell of a fight on tap here. 28-year old WBO 130 pound titlist Emanuel Navarrete (37-1, 31 KO) holds a belt in his third weight class but his level of opposition has been fairly controlled since a pair of wins over Isaac Dogboe.

BoxingScene.com's Television Pick of The Week - July 28

Cliff Rold

•Jul 28, 2023

Pick It: TBRB #1 Errol Spence vs. #2 Terence Crawford (Saturday, Showtime PPV, 8:00 PM EST) - The most anticipated welterweight showdown since Mayweather-Pacquiao eight years ago is finally here. All the belts are on the line as the 33-year old Spence (28-0, 22 KO) and the 35-year old Crawford lock horns. It’s the pivotal clash of their generation, the one we all hope will be the one we remember. That it costs a little extra is to be expected and this time there is some solid support to the main event.