Stevenson-Valdez averaged 1.35 million viewers in the US

Shakur Stevenson
Shakur Stevenson

The Top Rank Saturday Night of Boxing in Las Vegas has become the most popular boxing event in the United States this year. The featherweight unification bout was watched by an average of 1.35 million viewers, with a peak viewership of 1.44 million.

The evening of boxing in the USA was broadcast on ESPN. The main event was the duel between Shakur Stevenson and Oscar Valdez. The American won by unanimous decision, unifying the WBO and WBC titles.

As part of Saturday evening, Nico Ali Walsh won his next professional victory. The 21-year-old grandson of Muhammad Ali spectacularly knocked out Alejandro Ibarra in the first round.