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GGG scores HBO’s most watched fight in nearly a year
- Updated: April 26, 2016
1:19 PM ET
Unified middleweight titleholder Gennady Golovkin’s three-knockdown, second-round destruction of little-known mandatory challenger Dominic Wade on Saturday night at sold-out The Forum in Inglewood, California, was the most-watched of the 11 bouts that have aired on HBO so far this year and its most-watched fight in nearly a year.
The live telecast of Golovkin-Wade averaged 1.325 million viewers and peaked at 1.388 million, according to Nielsen Media Research. It was the network’s most watched fight since June 6, when then-middleweight champion Miguel Cotto’s fourth-round knockout of Daniel Geale averaged 1.589 million viewers.
Just a few days after being introduced as the latest Jordan Brand athlete, Golovkin retained his title for the 16th consecutive time and scored his 22nd consecutive knockout.
“We’re very happy with these ratings for Gennady, which have continued to see extraordinary growth since his first fight on HBO in September 2012,” K2 Promotions’ Tom Loeffler said. “As he …
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