Last Saturday night HBO Boxing televised the return of heavyweight
champion Wladimir Klitschko to the United States for the first time in more
than seven years and it proved to be a smash hit in the television ratings.
Per Nielsen Media Research, Klitschko’s fight against Bryant
Jennings delivered an average viewership of 1,637,000, peaking at 1,742,000
viewers. This is by far the top performing bout on premium OR basic cable this
year, and was the most watched HBO World Championship Boxing
event since June 2012.
The opening bout of the telecast, Sadam Ali vs. Francisco Santana,
delivered on average 1,000,000 viewers for the live, first time airing. The
opening bout peaked at 1,134,000 viewers.
The entire HBO telecast on April 25th from Madison Square Garden
averaged 1,300,000 viewers.
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