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Gervonta Davis?victory over Yuriorkis Gamboa drew Showtime’s second-highest viewership for a boxing match in 2019.
Nielsen Media Research revealed Tuesday that Davis?12th-round stoppage of Gamboa attracted a peak audience of 604,000 on Saturday night from State Farm Arena in Atlanta. Davis-Gamboa, the longest fight of Davis?six-year pro career, was watched by an average audience of 577,000.
The only fight Showtime aired this year that drew higher viewership was Deontay Wilder’s first-round knockout of Dominic Breazeale on May 18. Wilder’s mandatory WBC heavyweight title defense versus Breazeale, which lasted just two minutes and 17 seconds, was watched by 886,000 viewers live on Showtime from Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
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A total of 774,000 viewers watched Davis-Gamboa through various platforms. That figure includes those that tuned in live on Showtime, through On Demand for initial replays and via Showtime’s live streaming service.
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