Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley Jr., the former two-division world titleholder and one of the best pound per pound boxers, has agreed to a new multiyear contract extension with ESPN, it was announced today. Under the agreement, Bradley will continue to serve as boxing analyst for Top Rank on ESPN, alongside Joe Tessitore and Mark Kriegel.
Claressa Shields’ most difficult professional fight also drew her highest ratings. According to ratings released Tuesday by Nielsen Media Research, Shields’ victory over Hanna Gabriels drew a peak audience of 410,000 on Friday night. Their 10-round, 160-pound championship match was watched by an average audience of 376,000.
BoxNation are delighted to announce an exclusive output deal to air the popular ‘Broadway Boxing’ series from DiBella Entertainment. Promoter Lou DiBella helped create a rebirth for boxing in New York City with the popular two-hour series, which features up-and-coming fighters and promising contenders.
Former title challenge Martin Murray (36-4-1, 17 KO) thought he had one more title shot in his future. WBO middleweight titlist Billy Joe Saunders claimed an injury and Murray instead gets the veteran Roberto Garcia (41-3, 24 KO). Garcia has won thirteen straight since a decision loss to Antonio Margarito in 2010. Murray is his best opponent since that loss so fourteen might be hard to come by.
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Errol Spence Jr. fought a completely unknown opponent and gave himself only three minutes to build a television audience Saturday night. That didn’t stop Spence from producing higher ratings for Showtime in this fight than his previous appearance on the premium cable network. According to ratings released Tuesday by Nielsen Media Research, Spence’s first-round knockout of overmatched mandatory challenger Carlos Ocampo drew a peak audience of 726,000.
The World Cup is in full swing leaving networks like TyC without much room for the sweet science this week. That doesn’t mean there is no boxing on tap. IBF welterweight titlist Errol Spence (23-0, 20 KO) has some big name opponents out there but first he has to deal with a mandatory in Ocampo. It’s part of a tripleheader where the main event will probably be the least competitive fight. Former Jr. lightweight titlist Javier Fortuna (33-2-1, 23 KO) lost a debatable decision his last out after missing weight in a lightweight title shot against Robert Easter.
The eagerly awaited return of Lineal World Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury recorded by far the highest linear subscription TV viewing figure for boxing this year, peaking at 814,000 live viewers on BT Sport last Saturday night.
Coming off his emphatic ninth round stoppage of Jeff Horn to capture the WBO welterweight title Terence Crawford (33-0, 24 KOs) will be taking a summer vacation. But as the leaves turn in the fall, expect him back in action.
MTK Global is proud to announce that 12 of its forthcoming fight nights will be screened live and exclusively on the world’s leading boxing channel BoxNation. The deal will kick off in style when MTK Global and BoxNation bring boxing to Glasgow’s iconic Emirates Arena for the first time in years with a bumper show on August 24.