Don’t get me wrong, we knew this fight would be HUGE in Mexico — but these numbers are crazy! Ratings for the Mayweather-Alvarez fight in Mexico were released and it just shows you how much love they have for Alvarez.
Check it out…
Via USAToday:
Former super welterweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez is known to be wildly popular in his native Mexico, but now we have an idea just how popular the fighter with the distinctive red hair is.
Golden Boy Promotions announced Wednesday that nearly 80% of households in Mexico with a television tuned in to Televisa to watch Alvarez, 23, lose a majority decision to Floyd Mayweather Saturday in what is expected to be the richest fight in boxing history.
The fight got a national rating of 41.1 points, which equates to a 77% share, 22.1 million viewers and 5.9 million television households, making it the highest-rated boxing program ever on television in Mexico.
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