Jake Paul, Mike Tyson Fight Card attracts 108 million viewers worldwide
The boxing match of Mike Tyson and Jake Paul on Netflix attracted 108 million viewers worldwide, the streamer announced on Tuesday.
According to Netflix, this makes it the “most streamed global sporting event ever.” The fight drew an estimated average minute audience (AMA) of 108 million live viewers worldwide. The event peaked at 65 million concurrent streams, with 38 million concurrent streams in the US. AMA’s total viewership estimates are derived from TVision data in the US and first-party data in global markets.
The streaming sporting event was the top title on Netflix this week, with 46.6 million views through Sunday evening.
Netflix had previously reported that the heavyweight boxing match between Paul and Tyson was watched by 60 million households worldwide, while 50 million households worldwide tuned in live to watch the co-main event of Serrano vs. Taylor 2. Netflix now says the Taylor-Serrano Fight drew an estimated average of 74 million live viewers worldwide and became the most watched women’s professional sporting event in US history with 47 million AMAs in the US.
After eight rounds, Paul, 27, claimed victory over former world heavyweight champion Tyson, 58, in a unanimous decision.
Besides Paul vs. Tyson also featured a critically acclaimed rematch between undisputed super lightweight champion Katie Taylor and unified featherweight champion Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano, in which Taylor once again defeated Serrano by a controversial unanimous decision. Taylor previously won the first fight between the two via a split decision. Other fights included a fight between Mario Barrios and Abel Ramos for the WBC welterweight world title, which ended in a split draw, and Neeraj Goyat defeating Whindersson Nunes by unanimous decision.
The Paul-Tyson Friday Fight Card, the biggest live event Netflix has produced to date, was plagued by technical issues along the way, with many users complaining about lag and buffering issues. Users have previously had similar issues with other Netflix live events. For example, the aforementioned “Love Is Blind” reunion special was only seen live by a small number of subscribers and ultimately only became fully available on the platform the day after it was set to air.
