CLEVELAND, Ohio – A pair of much-hyped fights this past weekend set viewership records. The Jake Paul-Mike Tyson bout was the most-streamed sporting event ever, peaking at 65 million concurrent streams, with 38 million concurrent streams in the United States, according to Most Valuable Promotions, which is co-owned by Paul. The co-headline rematch between Taylor and Serrano was the most watched professional women’s sports event in U.
S. history, the promotional company said. The boxing matches - part of a seven-fight card - aired on Netflix.
MVP, citing TVision, said 56% of all U.S. television viewing between midnight and 1 a.
m. was tuned into the Paul-Tyson fight. The entire fight garnered an estimated average minute audience of 108 million live viewers globally.
The Taylor-Serrano fight averaged an estimated 74 million live viewers globally. It drew 47 million AMA in the United States. Taylor is from Ireland; Serrano is from Puerto Rico.
Not surprisingly, it was the No. 1 title on Netflix for the week, though the streaming network has taken flak for its buffering problems. A class-action lawsuit was filed against the network this week.
MVP said according to Joe Hand Promotions, a live-sports entertainment company for the out-of-home market, more than 1 million viewers watched the fight from more than 6,000 bars and restaurants in the United States, setting the record for commercial distribution of a combat sports event. Previous Jake Paul-Mike Tyson coverage 8 questions .