Boxing departs linear TV as ESPN wraps up Top Rank broadcasts
Not a single boxing promotion has an active broadcast deal with a linear TV partner.
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Ex-Top Rank ‘fixer’ claims he was asked to try to fire ESPN employees, pretend he worked there, hide gangster’s Tyson Fury involvement
ESPN, Top Rank boxing part ways after eight-year partnership
It's unclear where the promotion will land next.
Ring announcer to retire after backlash for wrong call: ‘No longer the world’s punching bag’
"The worldwide backlash is absolutely incredible and it's effecting my mental health."
Famed boxing analyst Andre Ward announces he’s leaving ESPN
Ward had been part of ESPN's boxing coverage since his 2017 retirement.
ESPN announces two-part “Blood, Sweat & Tears” series ahead of April 30 Óscar Valdez-Shakur Stevenson fight
The two-part series Blood, Sweat & Tears: Valdez vs. Stevenson will debut on ESPN2 and ESPNEWS and re-air across ESPN platforms leading up to this fight.
Mike Coppinger has joined ESPN as a boxing/MMA analyst after time at The Athletic
Coppinger had been at The Athletic since 2019.
ESPN averaged 1.5 million viewers for 2017 Top Rank boxing telecasts, led by their highest ratings since 1995 for Pacquiao-Horn
The Pacquaio-Horn fight pulled in an average of 3,925,000 viewers. Top Rank telecasts on ESPN also accounted for cable's 12 most-watched fights in 2017.
