Dec

Terence Crawford-John Molina draws solid ratings for HBO

The Crawford-Molina fight drew an average of 806,000 viewers (peaking at 871,000 viewers) on HBO, according to Nielsen Media Research.

Jan

Rios-Alvarado III draws over 1.2 million viewers

by Lem Satterfield

Brandon Rios’ victory over welterweight rival Mike Alvarado on HBO drew 1,252,000 viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research.

Nov

Sergey Kovalev-Bernard Hopkins draws big TV ratings

by Lem Satterfield

Say what you want about Bernard Hopkins’ entertainment quotient. As half of the light heavyweight title unification bout against Sergey Kovalev, he helped bring HBO big ratings.

Oct

Gennady Golovkin-Marco Antonio Rubio scores big TV ratings on HBO

by Lem Satterfield

Gennady Golovkin HBO-televised stoppage of Marco Antonio Rubio on Saturday was watched by 1,304 million viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research, making his 18th consecutive knockout the second highest viewed premium cable boxing event of 2014.

May

Juan Manuel Marquez-Mike Alavarado draws big ratings

by Lem Satterfield

HBO’s broadcast of Juan Manuel Marquez’s unanimous decision over Mike Alvarado generated a peak viewership of 1,322,000, making it the second most watched bout on cable so far in 2013 and this year, according to Nielsen Media Research on Tuesday.

Apr

Sergey Kovalev’s KO of Cedric Agnew draws over 1 million viewers

by Lem Satterfield

WBO light heavyweight titleholder Sergey Kovalev’s seventh-round knockout of Cedric Agnew on Saturday on HBO drew 1,006,000 viewers, representing the third highest boxing rating on cable television this year, according to Nielsen Media research.

Mar

Julio Cesar Chavez-Bryan Vera II draws 1.39 million viewers

by Lem Satterfield

Last Saturday’s HBO-televised Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.-Bryan Vera fight drew 1,390,000 viewers, while the Orlando Salido-Vasyl Lomachenko co-feature attracted 1,017,000 viewers on its own, according to Nielsen Media Research.