Boxing star Gervonta Davis recently got a eleventh round TKO win over regular 140-lb champion Mario Barrios. It turns out the fight had generated huge pay-per-view sales and as per reports more than 200k buys. Tyson Fury Leaks ‘Threatening’ Jake Paul Message
Recently, ESPN reporter Mike Coppinger reported that the fight has outperformed Tank’s fight against Leo Santa Cruz back in October last year.
Here is what he wrote on Twitter:
“Sources: The Gervonta Davis-Mario Barrios Showtime PPV generated in excess of 200,000 buys, outperforming Tank’s October PPV with Leo Santa Cruz. The final number will likely fall in the 210 to 215K range”
Sources: The Gervonta Davis-Mario Barrios Showtime PPV generated in excess of 200,000 buys, outperforming Tank’s October PPV with Leo Santa Cruz. The final number will likely fall in the 210 to 215K range
— Mike Coppinger (@MikeCoppinger) July 5, 2021
Showtime president of sports Stephen Espinoza is delighted with Davis’ pay-per-view, ticket sales, and revenue numbers. He recently spoke highly about ‘Tank’ and said that he is on his way to become one of the biggest stars in boxing.
Stephen Espinoza lauds Gervonta Davis
He recently had an interview with ESNEWS and went on to share his thoughts on the pay-per-view. Espinoza said:
“Look, it couldn’t have gone better. It was a great performance by Tank, great crowd, great deep revenue, pay-per-view sales keep growing.Literally, every metric we use to measure a fighter’s progress, he’s growing.And maybe, more importantly, the performance he put on. He’s a star; there’s no other way to say it. He’s well on his way to becoming one of the biggest stars in the sport.It’s trying to keep him on track. It’s not that he’s off track, but the reality is, the skies the limit. This kid could be the face of boxing.”
It is noted that Gervonta’s promoter Floyd Mayweather Jr said that Tank would only be fighting in-house fights against PBC and Mayweather promotions fighters.
