More viewers watched Shakur Stevenson’s second fight at the junior lightweight limit than his debut at 130 pounds. Nielsen Media Research revealed Tuesday that ESPN’s telecast of Stevenson’s easy, 10-round, unanimous-decision victory over Toka Kahn Clary was watched by an average of 1,281,000 viewers. ESPN’s entire three-bout broadcast, which lasted two hours and 24 minutes, averaged 1,550,000 viewers.
Pick It: TBRB #1 Anthony Joshua vs. #8 Kubrat Pulev (Saturday, DAZN, 5 PM EST) - One of the sports biggest gate attractions makes his COVID-era debut as three-belted 31-year old heavyweight titlist Anthony Joshua (23-1, 21 KO) sets out to resume defense of the honors he temporarily bequeathed to Andy Ruiz.
Errol Spence vs. #7 Danny Garcia (Saturday, Fox PPV, 8 PM EST) - It might not be the welterweight fight the hardcore faithful want the most, but it’s plenty along the way there. That it comes with a hell of a two way story helps too. 30-year old unified titlist Errol Spence (26-0, 21 KO) is lucky to be alive after an accident that looked as lethal as any ever caught on film. He makes his first start since and it’s impossible not to wonder if he comes all the way back.
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - A documentary, by definition, is a program providing “a factual record or report.” Which means stringing together grainy footage with narration gleaned from Boxrec.com would be sufficient to cross the word’s dictionary threshold. But Eric Drath isn’t content with merely jumping bars. So when it came to the remarkable life, storied career and uns...
Showtime Sports Documentary Films has released a clip from the upcoming documentary film, MACHO: THE HECTOR CAMACHO STORY, an unflinching look at the remarkable life, storied career and unsolved murder of one of boxing’s greatest showmen. Premiering Friday, December 4 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME, the documentary debuts eight years after Camacho’s fatal shooting in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. To watch and share this clip, go to: https://s.sho.com/37eVl5O.
Past opponents of legendary boxing icon Hector “Macho” Camacho, including “Sugar” Ray Leonard, Felix “Tito” Trinidad and Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach, share their first-hand experiences with the former world champion and recall his trademark flamboyant style in advance of the MACHO: THE HECTOR CAMACHO STORY documentary premiere Friday, December 4 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME.
If you’re wondering where the newest boxing analyst on television came from, Zach Hirsch is quick to point out that, “It started when I was very young.” Zach Hirsch, aka “Mystic Zach,” is 18 years old. “To a lot of people, I'm still very young,” he laughs. Yes, Hirsch is very young, but in those 18 years, he’s become quite the popular handicapper, with his IPickWins Instagram account currently sitting at 349,000 followers. That popularity, plus some well-placed connections in the fight game, earned him a gig for The Impact Network’s new Championship Boxing series. And after getting his first event under his belt, he’s ready for more.
By Jake Donovan - For the first time since the pandemic, the sport’s middle class promoters can turn to a platform that provides a springboard for their fighters. Ironically, it comes in a series where those promoters’ voices don’t need to be heard nor their faces seen. So goes the concept of Ring City, a new series intent on bridging the gap between advanced...
Years of hard work put into the Ring City boxing series were not put to waste at the scale. All fighters made weight for the inaugural installment of the developmental boxing series, which airs live Thursday evening on NBC Sports Network (9:00 p.m. ET) from the historic Wild Card Boxing Club in Los Angeles, California.
Pick It: O’Shaquie Foster vs. Miguel Roman (Thursday, NBC Sports Net, 9 PM EST) - In a slower boxing week, a maiden voyage will set sail. NBC, the network that cracked opened the door for boxing’s network return, is keeping a toe in the water on the cable side with the debut of the Ring City USA series, live from the famed Wild Card Gym.