Viewership figures released by Nielsen Media Research indicated an average audience of 532,000 watched the 12-round, 140-pound championship fight between Teofimo Lopez and Jamaine Ortiz on Thursday night. ESPN’s audience for Lopez-Ortiz peaked at 584...
Pick It: TBRB #5 John Ryder vs. Jaime Munguia (Saturday, DAZN, 8:00 PM EST) - No title is on the line but serious title contention could be at stake for both men in this super middleweight main event. 35-year old John Ryder (32-6, 18 KO) has to know...
The only American television outlet still broadcasting boxing drew respectable ratings for its first telecast of 2024. According to information Nielsen Media Research revealed Wednesday, an average of 691,000 viewers watched Artur Beterbiev beat Call...
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Pick It: World Champion Artur Beterbiev vs. TBRB #3 Callum Smith (Saturday, ESPN, 10:00 PM EST) - While it isn’t the first fight card of the year, we can probably consider this the real start to the 2024 boxing ‘season.’ 38-year old lineal light heav...
Pick It: TBRB #1 Naoya Inoue vs. #2 Marlon Tapales (Tuesday, ESPN+, 3:00 AM EST) - On December 13, 2022, 30-year old Naoya Inoue (25-0, 22 KO) became the first undisputed bantamweight champion in more than fifty years. The junior featherweight divis...
Pick It: TBRB #1 Sunny Edwards vs. #4 Jesse Rodriguez (Saturday, DAZN, 8:00 PM EST) - Two of the best flyweights in the world, both undefeated, both in their 20s, both with alphabet belts in tow, are putting it all on the line. 23-year old WBO titli...
Prime Video and Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) announced a landmark, multiyear rights agreement to deliver viewers the boxing industry’s most significant events, providing fans with year-round access to the best matchups featuring the biggest stars i...
Pick It: TBRB #10 Ryan Garcia vs. Oscar Duarte (Saturday, DAZN, 8:00 PM EST) - The gap between stardom and accomplishment has never been wider than it is with the case of 25-year old Ryan Garcia (23-1, 19 KO). Garcia has never won a title, wasn’t a...
Riyadh Season and DAZN have reached an agreement for the broadcast rights to the upcoming "Day of Reckoning" event. On 23 December, "Day of Reckoning” will be available on DAZN as a pay-per-view event* in the UK, US and over 200 markets worldwide.
A top executive for DAZN has made it clear his company sees “growth opportunity” in acquiring the services of an attractive boxing property. Joe Markowski expressed keen interest in linking up with Premier Boxing Champions, the outfit founded by long...
By Keith Idec - Bob Arum admits this is a tougher sell than usual. Shakur Stevenson is one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in boxing, but promoting a card on a Thursday night isn’t ideal, even in “The Fight Capital of the World.” The late start o...
