Boxing Television

Charlo-Montiel Viewership Highest For Showtime Boxing Broadcast During Pandemic

More viewers watched Jermall Charlo’s tougher-than-expected victory over Juan Macias Montiel than any boxing match Showtime has televised during the COVID-19 pandemic.

BoxingScene.com's Television Pick of The Week - June 19

Quantity Saturday is here. A day loaded with main events featuring prohibitive favorites and interesting undercards doesn’t make for a clear pick of the week. This card gets the nod as it showcases the most highly regarded battler stepping into the r...

Stevenson-Nakathila Fight Averaged 857,000 Viewers On ESPN; Peaked At 927,000

Shakur Stevenson’s uneventful victory over Jeremiah Nakathila prompted Stevenson to apologize for what he considers a subpar performance. Viewership still went up as their monotonous match continued Saturday night. According to a Nielsen Media Resear...

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

Pick It: Shakur Stevenson vs. Jeremia Nakathila (Saturday, ESPN, 10:00 PM EST) - For all the talk about a blue chip foursome of Devin Haney, Teofimo Lopez, Ryan Garcia, and Gervonta Davis, there is every reason to think the man who will emerge one da...

Sky Sports Finalizes Content Partnerships With Top Rank, BOXXER

Sky Sports has outlined the next phase of its 30-year association with the sport of boxing, bringing two new partnerships both in the UK and internationally, with the deals running through 2025.

British Director Brings Story of The Four Kings To New Generation

By Thomas Gerbasi - As cool under pressure as one of the four fighters he featured in the Showtime documentary series The Kings, director Mat Whitecross didn’t expect to feel any nerves creeping in as episode one premiered last Sunday night. That coo...

Sources: Mayweather-Paul PPV is Projected To Generate at Least 1 Million Buys Domestically

As many had expected, Sunday's pay-per-view exhibition fight, between five division champion Floyd Mayweather and social media star Logan Paul, did big business.

Hearn Will Not Attempt To Steer Joshua To DAZN, British Star Could Remain at Sky

In the coming months, Anthony Joshua will be a free agent - with his promotional contract coming to an end and his network deal with Sky Sports expiring as well. Eddie Hearn, head of Matchroom Sport, recently confirmed that his company had signed a f...

Hearn Details Benefits of DAZN Global Rights Deal, Expects Sky To Remain in Boxing

Eddie Hearn says his new UK broadcast deal with DAZN will change the face of boxing in the UK and Ireland and ensure that regular Matchroom pay-per-view shows are a thing of the past. After months of rumors, Hearn formally announced his new five-year...

Hearn Confirms Five-Year DAZN Deal For UK Shows, Ends Long Run With Sky Sports

Eddie Hearn has finally confirmed a new five-year deal to bring all his UK shows to DAZN, ending a partnership between Matchroom and Sky Sports that goes back 27 years. 

The Kings: Compelling Series Will Leave Viewers Wanting to Binge

By Cliff Rold - Every decade of American life seems to get another life in US popular culture. In the 1970s, “American Graffiti,” “Happy Days,” and “Grease” were just some of the nostalgia trips taken to the 1950s followed later by more critical fare...

Nonito Donaire-Nordine Oubaali Main Event Averaged 217,000 Viewers On Showtime

Showtime drew almost the same viewership for its main event Saturday night as the premium cable network maintained two weeks earlier. Nielsen Media Research revealed Wednesday that an average of 217,000 viewers watched Nonito Donaire’s fourth-round k...

Jim Lampley Signs Deal With Triller Fight Club, Starts Play-By-Play Role on June 19

Triller Fight Club today announced that it has signed Emmy Award-winning broadcaster Jim Lampley as its new lead play-by-play voice. Lampley will begin his multi-fight deal with the June 19 Triller Fight Club card at Miami’s loanDepot park, which wil...

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

What might have been had Nonito Donaire (40-6, 26 KO) camped at bantamweight instead of moving up to Jr. featherweight? Would he have challenged names like Olivares and Jofre historically? We’ll never know but to date his only loss in title action at...

Taylor-Ramirez Drew Peak Audience Of 1,673,000 On ESPN; Averaged 1,305,000 Viewers

Josh Taylor’s victory over Jose Ramirez drew ESPN’s highest viewership for a boxing main event in five months. Nielsen Media Research released numbers Tuesday that showed Taylor-Ramirez was watched by an average of 1,305,000 viewers. A peak audience...