Canelo Alvarez’s conflict with Terence Crawford was a smashing success for Netflix.
In accordance with Netflix, the undisputed title tilt between two of boxing’s brightest stars drew in additional than 41 million international viewers, making it the most-viewed males’s championship bout this century.
“Over 41 million international viewers watched #CaneloCrawford on Netflix, making it the most-viewed males’s championship boxing match this century!” the streaming large introduced on X.
Per a report from Reteurs, the height viewership for Crawford-Canelo was greater than 24 million concurrent streams and it was the top-ranked program on Netflix in 30 nations, together with the US, Canada, Mexico, the UK, Eire, the Philippines, Australia and Argentina.
Crawford vs. Canelo Gate Good Sufficient for Third-Highest in Boxing Historical past
UFC CEO Dana White, who promoted the occasion alongside Turki Alalshikh in Las Vegas, additionally revealed that the entire gate at Allegiant Stadium was a whopping $47.23 million. That’s adequate to make it the third-highest gate in boxing historical past, solely behind Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor‘s $55 million gate and Mayweather’s showdown with Manny Pacquiao which holds down the highest spot, having introduced in $72 million.
Crawford received the bout on Saturday evening, securing a unanimous determination victory over Canelo to seize the undisputed tremendous middleweight world championship. With the win, ‘Bud’ improved his general document to 42-0 (31 KO) whereas Canelo fell to 63-3 (39 KO) together with his solely different losses coming in opposition to Floyd Mayweather and Dmitry Bivol.
Whereas 41 million is an undeniably spectacular quantity, it nonetheless pales compared to November’s struggle between Jake Paul and ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson, which introduced in 108 million international viewers on Netflix.
