Golovkin-Wade Registers As Most-Watched Cable TV Fight of 2016
In what has become a recurring theme in his continuing rise in popularity, Gennady Golovkin was once again a knockout in the ring, at the box office and in the ratings. The unbeaten, unified middleweight titlist racked up the 16th defense of at least one title following a 2nd round knockout of mandatory challenger Dominic Wade in front of a sold-out crowd at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. The April 23 bout registered an average of 1.325 million viewers, the most-watched cable TV event of 2016 to date – and with the Nielsen ratings data not including non-subscriber viewership that came from HBO’s Free Preview weekend.
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