Gilberto Ramirez vs. Roamer Angulo Lands on BoxNation
Super middleweight world champion Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez will make the fourth defence of his WBO belt against the hard-hitting Roamer Alexis Angulo, live and exclusive on BoxNation.
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BoxingScene.com's Television Picks of The Week - May 19
An absolutely loaded day for Showtime’s boxing programming includes fights in three different countries. It culminates with a fascinating light heavyweight matchup. Stevenson (29-1, 24 KO) is getting older, and rarely gets in the ring these days, but none of that matters when he lands. Stevenson is one of the best punchers in the world. Jack (22-1-2, 13 KO) is a fighter who gradually became one of the sports most rounded competitors. Both men have been stopped in their careers in sudden, shocking fashion but years have gone by since. This is a 50-50 fight on paper and one ripe with drama as long as Stevenson is standing.
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Lomachenko-Linares Had Peak Viewership of 1,749,000 on ESPN
Vasiliy Lomachenko-Jorge Linares was the most-watched boxing match on cable television in 2018. According to Nielsen Media Research statistics released Wednesday, Lomachenko’s 10th-round technical knockout of Linares drew a peak audience of 1,749,000 on Saturday night for ESPN. The average audience during that main event from Madison Square Garden was 1,439,000.
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Lomachenko-Linares Show Snags Average Audience of 1,024,000
Vasiliy Lomachenko-Jorge Linares was a much more competitive, compelling fight than Lomachenko’s domination of Guillermo Rigondeaux, but it didn’t draw greater ratings. Nielsen Media Research numbers released Tuesday revealed ESPN’s two-bout broadcast Saturday night, which featured Lomachenko’s 10th-round technical knockout of Linares, drew an average audience of 1,024,00 viewers. The peak viewership for the Lomachenko-Linares battle wasn’t available as of Tuesday afternoon.
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Munguia’s Win Against Ali Drew Peak of 779,000 Viewers for HBO
The ratings for his HBO debut understandably weren’t as high for Jaime Munguia’s huge win Saturday night as those for the middleweight champion he wanted to fight a week earlier. Viewers still are much more familiar with the Mexican knockout artist than they were this time last week.
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Lomachenko-Linares Does Big Rating For ESPN
Top Rank Boxing on ESPN won the night for combat sports last night. Not only did the Linares vs. Lomanchenko main event draw a 1.0 metered market rating, making it cable television’s highest-rated fight of 2018, according to Nielsen overnight data, but the entire Top Rank on ESPN telecast was ESPN’s highest-rated Top Rank telecast of the year
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ESPN+ Expand Boxing Content With Two New Original Shows
ESPN will debut two new shows this month, exclusively on ESPN+, as it continues to introduce new and unique boxing content to serve fans of the “Sweet Science.” In This Corner is a twice-monthly deep-dive talk show with a rotating panel of four of boxing’s best journalists gathering at noteworthy New York City establishments to discuss boxing’s biggest stories, past, present and future.
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BoxingScene.com's Television Picks of the Week - May 11
Pick It: TBRB #2 at 135 Jorge Linares vs. #1 at 130 Vasyl Lomachenko (Saturday, ESPN, 8 PM EST). Lomachenko (10-1, 8 KO), the reigning WBO titlist at Jr. lightweight, is making his lightweight debut as a decided favorite. The multiple time Olympic gold medalist and now two-division professional champion has made a hell of an impression.
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Video: Matchroom, Perform Group Press To Announce Deal
Matchroom Perform Group Press Conference Video - Promotional giant Matchroom Boxing has partnered with Perform Group’s DAZN streaming service to show 16 U.S.-based fights a year over the course of an eight-year deal worth $1 billion, the British-based companies said on Thursday.
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Eddie Hearn Says No Pay-Per-View on His New Platform
Earlier this afternoon in New York City, Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Sports announced a landmark deal that will see them put on 16 cards (per year) over the next years beginning this September for eight years. The deal was made with Perform Group and will be televised on their DAZN streaming platform. This agreement was announced at being worth a staggering $1 billion.
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