LAS VEGAS — We are about to learn how much the value of promotion is worth for a boxing match in 2020.
On Dec. 1, 2018, Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury met at Staples Center in Los Angeles for the WBC and lineal heavyweight titles. At the time, they both had perfect records. The fight, on Showtime Pay-Per-View, did a little over 300,000 buys.
They will rematch on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, with only their 2018 draw sullying their records. The pay-per-view is a joint production of Fox and ESPN, which have teamed with Top Rank and the Premier Boxing Champions to put on a promotion unprecedented in reach and scope.