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HBO Gets Solid Numbers For Marquez-Alvarado
HBO is happy with the number of eyeballs their Saturday night card drew. Here is the release they sent out on Tuesday afternoon.
HBO, the leading television platform for the sport of boxing in the U.S., scored again in the ratings Saturday night as pro boxing made a thrilling return to The Forum in Inglewood, CA. The all-action main event of Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Mike Alvarado on the network generated an audience of 1,198,000 viewers, making it the second most watched bout on cable so far this year. The slugfest attracted a peak viewership of 1,322,000 viewers.
The undercard fight of Viktor Postol vs. Selcuk Aydin – both making their HBO debut – registered 1,002,000 viewers, making it the fifth most watched bout on cable in 2014. The fight peaked with 1,137,000 viewers.
HBO’s spring season resumes Saturday, May 31 with a full-day of boxing programming highlighted at 4 p.m. (ET/PT) when Nonito Donaire meets Simpiwe Vetyeka in a featherweight title bout from Macau followed by the live telecast of the highly anticipated super middleweight title rematch between Carl Froch and George Groves from Wembley Stadium in London, England. A crowd of 80,000 is expected for the outdoor event.
Top 6 Cable TV audiences for live boxing in 2014:
2014 Bout Ranking Viewers (000s)
1 HBO: 3/1/14 CHAVEZ JR. VS. VERA II 1390
2 HBO: 5/17/14 MARQUEZ VS. ALVARADO 1198
3 HBO: 3/1/14 SALIDO VS. LOMACHENKO 1017
4 HBO: 3/29/14 KOVALEV VS. AGNEW 1006
5 HBO: 5/17/14 POSTOL VS. AYDIN 1002
6 HBO: 1/18/14 PASCAL VS. BUTE 982
Avila Perspective, Chap. 330: Matchroom in New York plus the Latest on Canelo-Crawford
Vito Mielnicki Jr Whitewashes Kamil Gardzielik Before the Home Folks in Newark
Results and Recaps from New York Where Taylor Edged Serrano Once Again
Catching Up with Clay Moyle Who Talks About His Massive Collection of Boxing Books
From a Sympathetic Figure to a Pariah: The Travails of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr
More Medals for Hawaii’s Patricio Family at the USA Boxing Summer Festival
Catterall vs Eubank Ends Prematurely; Catterall Wins a Technical Decision
Richardson Hitchins Batters and Stops George Kambosos at Madison Square Garden
Callum Walsh, Umar Dzambekov and Cain Sandoval Remain Unbeaten at Santa Ynez
Jake Paul Outpoints Julio Cesar Chavez Jr plus Other Results from Anaheim
A Fight Fan and Teremoana Samson Junior Leon Teremoana
Liam Paro Returns with a Flourish on Wednesday’s ‘No Limit’ Card in Queensland
A Boxing Card in Alabama Goes Pfft: A True Tale from the Underbelly of The Sweet Science
Avila Perspective, Chap. 331: Callum Walsh, Brian Norman, Galal Yafai and More
Avila Perspective, Chap. 333: Jake Paul, JC Chavez Jr, Zurdo and More
A Closer Look at Mario Barrios, Poised to Wreck the Comeback of a Legend
Brian Norman Jr Bombs Out Jin Sasaki with a Frightful Left Hook
When Boxing was Big on the Fourth of July: A TSS Classic
Avila Perspective, Chap. 334: Back-to-Back Boxing Cards in the Big Apple
Philadelphia Welterweight Gil Turner, a Phenom, Now Rests in an Unmarked Grave
Results and Recaps from New York Where Taylor Edged Serrano Once Again
Philadelphia Welterweight Gil Turner, a Phenom, Now Rests in an Unmarked Grave
Avila Perspective, Chap. 334: Back-to-Back Boxing Cards in the Big Apple
From a Sympathetic Figure to a Pariah: The Travails of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr
Catterall vs Eubank Ends Prematurely; Catterall Wins a Technical Decision
Avila Perspective, Chap. 333: Jake Paul, JC Chavez Jr, Zurdo and More
When Boxing was Big on the Fourth of July: A TSS Classic
A Boxing Card in Alabama Goes Pfft: A True Tale from the Underbelly of The Sweet Science
Mexico’s Francisco Rodriguez Jr is the TSS Fighter of the Month for June
Jake Paul Outpoints Julio Cesar Chavez Jr plus Other Results from Anaheim
Holly Holm, Joshua Edwards, and Rene Alvarado Sparkle on the Paul-Chavez Undercard
Mbilli Blasts Out Sulecki in Quebec; Wilder TKOs Herndon in Wichita
Avila Perspective, Chap. 332: Jake Paul vs Chavez Jr., plus Mbilli, Deontay and More
A Closer Look at Mario Barrios, Poised to Wreck the Comeback of a Legend
Liam Paro Returns with a Flourish on Wednesday’s ‘No Limit’ Card in Queensland
More Medals for Hawaii’s Patricio Family at the USA Boxing Summer Festival
Callum Walsh, Umar Dzambekov and Cain Sandoval Remain Unbeaten at Santa Ynez
Vito Mielnicki Jr Whitewashes Kamil Gardzielik Before the Home Folks in Newark
Avila Perspective, Chap. 331: Callum Walsh, Brian Norman, Galal Yafai and More
Brian Norman Jr Bombs Out Jin Sasaki with a Frightful Left Hook
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