Last Saturday's Keith Thurman-Danny Garcia welterweight unification bout on CBS proved to be a huge ratings success by boxing standards, peaking at 5.1 million viewers (the second largest TV audience for boxing since 1998 and just behind last August's 6 million who tuned in to see the Errol Spence Jr.-Leonard Bundu bout on NBC.) The entire CBS telecast, which featured an … [Read more...]
Adonis Stevenson vs. Sakio Bika: The Boxing Tribune Preview
by Tim Harrison This Saturday, April 4 at the Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, Adonis Stevenson (25-1, 21 KOs) will take on Sakio Bika (32-6-3, 21 KOs) in a light heavyweight title fight scheduled for twelve rounds. Stevenson’s WBC light heavyweight title will be on the line, and for some, so will the lineal light heavyweight and RING Magazine titles. The fight … [Read more...]
CBS Joins in Haymon Boxing Plan with Multi-Year Commitment
CBS, in conjunction with Showtime, has announced a multi-year commitment to boxing that will see the network broadcast as many as eight boxing cards this year in a Saturday afternoon series. As of right now, the plans are to feature the Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) product established by powerful adviser, Al Haymon, who will also have his PBC product placed on NBC, NBC … [Read more...]