Top Rank’s Brian Kelly and WAVE.tv’s Greg Bobolo discuss content partnership and focus on reaching younger viewers
"The format of boxing is really catered towards the consumption behavior of the younger demographic."
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Top Rank COO Brad Jacobs on putting Lomachenko-Lopez on ESPN: “It’s a showdown that’s in the interests of everyone.”
"It’s one of those fights that fight fans, sports fans, certainly have been anticipating for a long period of time, and were anticipating they’d have to shill out money from their pockets to watch [on pay-per-view], and that’s not the case. They’ll be able to see it live on ESPN, and it will be sensational."
Top Rank COO Brad Jacobs talks return to fights, Las Vegas bubble, Mikaela Mayer’s positive test, remote broadcasting and more
Top Rank has its first card since February Tuesday night. COO Brad Jacobs spoke to AA about their return to events and the precautions they're taking.
ESPN and Top Rank extend broadcast agreement to 2025, includes 54 boxing events per year
The deal includes exclusive programming, classic fight replays, and accompanying studio content.
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.
ESPN has pulled boxing analyst Teddy Atlas from calling live fights, reportedly based on his critical comments
Atlas said being removed from live fight coverage "wasn't my decision."
ESPN and Top Rank boxing announce agreement to televise exclusive fights on broadcast and streaming
ESPN's Sept. 22 Top Rank event will be available on the ESPN app.
ESPN confirms it will pick up two Top Rank boxing cards in August
ESPN has deals with both Golden Boy Boxing and Top Rank
ESPN/ABC to get new Top Rank boxing series replacing HBO in the process
Top Rank is expected to have 25 bouts on ESPN and ABC over the next two years while reducing its fights on HBO
