Boxing Television

BoxingScene.com's Television Pick of The Week - October 15

Pick It: TBRB #3 Emanuel Navarrete vs. #10 Joet Gonzalez (Friday, ESPN+, 8:30 PM EST) - Winning major belts in boxing isn’t supposed to be easier, even if with all the belts around it feels easier than ever. 28-year old Joet Gonzalez (24-1, 14 KO) ca...

BoxingScene Television Pick of The Week - October 9

Pick It: World Champion Tyson Fury vs. TBRB #3 Deontay Wilder (Saturday, ESPN/Fox PPV, 9:00 PM EST) - After almost two years out of the ring for both men, a trip through the legal system, and a COVID postponement, we arrive at chapter three. The 33-y...

Liam Smith-Anthony Fowler DAZN Weigh-In Results From Liverpool

The Battle of Liverpool nearly took place at the scale. Plenty of drama surrounded Friday’s weigh-in, though ultimately with the main event intact for Saturday evening at Echo Arena in Liverpool, England. Local junior middleweights Liam Smith and Ant...

Willie Pep Biopic Set To Begin Production

The life and career of the late great fighter Willie Pep will be getting the film treatment. “Pep” will soon begin production in the boxer’s hometown of Hartford, Connecticut, with “Band of Brothers” star James Madio playing the lead role as the form...

Burns' "Muhammad Ali" Says Little New, But Says It Well

Even now, five years after his unfortunate passing, Muhammad Ali might be the most recognizable athlete on the planet. Long ago rendered an icon of popular culture, the library of books, movies, and documentaries focused on Ali is vast. Ali can feel...

BoxingScene.com's Television Pick of The Week - September 10

Pick It: TBRB #4 Junto Nakatani vs. #10 Angel Acosta (Friday, ESPN+, 5:45 PM EST) - This is not a banner week for boxing. Along with the return of a nearly 60-year old Evander Holyfield in an ‘official’ fight , this show features a main event with a...

Ramos-Mendoza: FOX’s PBC Tripleheader Averaged 735,000 Viewers, Peaked At 915,000

Nielsen Media Research reported Wednesday that “FOX PBC Fight Night” drew an average of 735,000 viewers Sunday night for a tripleheader that featured unbeaten junior middleweight contender Jesus Ramos in the main event. Viewership peaked at 915,000 d...

Adam Smith on Sky Sports and Anthony Joshua, Plus The Future

Sky Sports remain hopeful that their relationship with Anthony Joshua will continue beyond this month’s fight with Oleksandr Usyk , despite parting ways with Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn. The WBA, WBO, IBO and IBF heavyweight title defense against U...

Joshua-Usyk, Taylor-Catterall Highlight Upcoming Sky Sports Boxing Schedule

Josh Taylor will defend his undisputed world super-lightweight title against Jack Catterall in Glasgow on December 18 in one of the highlights of the new Sky Sports boxing schedule unveiled today. Taylor and Anthony Joshua were the biggest two nam...

De La Hoya On Golden Boy's Expiring DAZN Deal: It's Good To Have Options

LOS ANGELES — Oscar De La Hoya is preparing for a comeback fight at the age of 48 on Sept. 11 against former UFC champion Vitor Belfort at Staples Center. The pay-per-view bout will be promoted by Triller and will be streamed on FITE, the streaming p...

BoxingScene.com's Television Pick of The Week - August 20

Two years ago, one of the greatest fighters of all time extended his legacy and time near the top with a win over undefeated Keith Thurman. This weekend, 42-year old Manny Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39 KO) will look to regain an alphabet title he never lost i...

Casimero-Rigondeaux Viewership Went Up Throughout Bout On Showtime, Peaked At 307,000

Hundreds of thousands of boxing fans never gave up Saturday night, even as each round of the dreadfully dull John Riel Casimero-Guillermo Rigondeaux track meet mirrored the previous three minutes.

Franco-Moloney ESPN Tripleheader Averaged 392K Viewers; Peaked At 467K For Ali Walsh Debut

More viewers tuned in Saturday night when ESPN televised the pro debut of Muhammad Ali’s grandson than for the other two boxing matches the network aired from Tulsa, Oklahoma.

BoxingScene.com's Television Pick of The Week - August 13

Pick It: TBRB #3 John Riel Casimero vs. #5 Guillermo Rigondeaux (Saturday, Showtime, 10 PM EST) - While he remains the lineal king at Jr. featherweight, Cuba’s 40-year old Rigondeaux (20-1, 13 KO) is challenging here for a title in his second weight...

Coffie-Rice FOX Tripleheader Averaged 621,000 Viewers, Peaked At 696,000

A combination of Olympic competition on NBC and three low-profile fights led to FOX’s lowest-rated boxing broadcast Saturday night since the network began paying for Premier Boxing Champions’ content late in 2018. Nielsen Media Research revealed Tues...