Golden Boy And Solo Boxeo A Perfect Fit: Fresno Show Draws A 3.9 Rating

LOS ANGELES, March 11 – On February 28, Golden Boy Promotions gave Telefutura viewers what they asked for – compelling, evenly matched fights – and the viewers responded, sending ratings through the roof for the Los Angeles promotional company’s first ‘Solo Boxeo’ show.

The ‘Solo Boxeo’ card, aired live from the Selland Arena in Fresno, and which featured unbeaten 2000 US Olympian Jose Navarro’s ten round win over Keyri Wong and Enrique Ornelas’ eight round victory over Tim Shocks, drew a 3.9% National Household rating.

“These ratings confirm that if a promoter puts on good quality fights between evenly matched opponents and is willing to promote the show by giving exposure to the fighters, that the sport of boxing is not as dead as so many other promoters have stated over the past few months,” said Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya. “I am willing to continue to work hard and give this great sport the exposure it deserves.”

The 3.9% rating is an astonishing 26% higher than average ratings achieved by other promoters this year.

Golden Boy Promotions’ next Solo Boxeo date is scheduled for May 9th in San Diego, California. This is the second of four 2003 dates given to Golden Boy Promotions by Telefutura. Other shows are tentatively scheduled for September and November.