The fight billed by Zuffa Boxing as “Once in a lifetime” was viewed by over 41 million worldwide, according to Netflix.
The global streaming company announced that the undisputed super middleweight battle between Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez (63-3-2, 30 KOs) and Terence Crawford (42-0, 31 KOs) surpassed 41 million views worldwide. Netflix provided additional statistics breaking down the numbers that the fight drew on Saturday night.
If there was any doubt about how big Canelo-Crawford was on Netflix, these latest stats should quiet all of the naysayers. Crawford earned the unanimous decision over Canelo, and with these numbers, could very easily catapult himself into super stardom. It will be extremely hard to walk away from that, and these numbers may help Canelo if he chooses to pursue a rematch, as the audience is certainly there.
As for Netflix, this is another massive win for them, indicating that they are choosing the right events to premiere on their platform, with the next one being Jake Paul vs. Gervonta Davis in November, likely surpassing these numbers.
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