The struggle between Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua drew 33 million international viewers on Netflix. The heavyweight conflict aired dwell this previous Friday, December 19, from the Kaseya Middle in Miami. The bout turns into the subsequent most-watched boxing showdown on the platform, following the September conflict between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford, which drew over 41 million viewers.
“The principle occasion scored an estimated common minute viewers (AMA) of 33 million Dwell+1 viewers globally from opening to closing bell, per VideoAmp and Netflix,” Most Worthwhile Promotions (MVP) introduced on Tuesday.
“Complete viewership Dwell+1 AMA estimates are derived from VideoAmp information within the US (In-Dwelling, Dwell+1), EverPass (US), and first-party information ex-US.”
The competition featured Paul (12-2, 7 KOs) of Cleveland, Ohio, taking up former two-time unified heavyweight champion Joshua (29-4, 26 KOs) of the UK in a scheduled eight-round matchup. Joshua defeated Paul by sixth-round knockout, dropping his opponent with a giant proper hand.
The co-feature on the cardboard noticed Alycia Baumgardner (17-1, 7 KOs) of Fremont, Ohio, defeating Canada’s Leila Beaudoin (13-2, 2 KOs) by unanimous choice to retain her unified IBF, WBA, and WBO tremendous featherweight titles. The bout drew “an estimated AMA of 15 million Dwell+1 viewers globally,” MVP reported.
Moreover, the Paul vs Joshua showdown reached Netflix’s High 10 in 91 international locations and ranked #1 in 45 international locations, together with the U.S., the UK, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Germany, and Australia.
Paul vs Joshua breaks viewership and gate information
Different reported information, together with the brand new gate document on the Kaseya Middle, social media stats, and industrial venue attendance, is as follows:
The occasion set a brand new document because the highest-grossing boxing gate in Miami’s Kaseya Middle historical past.
The occasion generated 1.25 billion impressions throughout Netflix’s international social channels. The struggle was a prime trending matter on X worldwide, trending #1 within the U.S., UK, and Brazil.
The slow-motion clip of Anthony Joshua knocking out Jake Paul is now the highest-performing clip from a Netflix dwell occasion ever, with greater than 214 million impressions throughout Netflix social channels.
EverPass estimates that almost 600,000 viewers skilled the struggle in industrial venues nationwide, reflecting the occasion’s distinctive attain throughout bars, eating places, casinos, and hospitality places all through the U.S.
The ringside viewers included Kay Adams, Buju Banton, Michael Irvin, Swae Lee, Bert Kreischer, Paulie Malignaggi, Brandon Marshall, Rory McIlroy, Logan Paul, Dave Portnoy, Matt Rife, Trippie Redd, Rick Ross, Rolando Romero, Benny Safdie, Ryan Serhant, Shaggy, Juan Soto, Antonio Tarver, Timbaland, Younger Thug, Ty Dolla $ign, Tekashi69, and others.
