Friday was a record-breaking night for Netflix, the streaming giant announced in a press release on Saturday.
The company said “60 million households” watched the highly anticipated fight between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul live, with concurrent streaming numbers reaching up to 65 million. Netflix announced that the co-main event match between Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor has reached “50 million households.”
The company said additional viewership information, including total viewers, will be released this week.
Netflix says the co-main event will likely be “the most-watched women’s professional sports event in U.S. history,” with a crowd of 72,300 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, and a prize pool of 1,800 for Tyson vs. Paul. He claimed to have earned more than $1 million, surpassing Mexican professional boxer Canelo. Alvarez’s $9 million gate at the 2021 venue.
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However, many who were watching the fight claimed that the Netflix live stream crashed due to high viewership. Others took to social media to vent their frustrations, with one person likening the quality of the feed to a 2006 video game.
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Apparent bandwidth issues have viewers concerned about another major sporting event scheduled for Christmas.
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Netflix will make its NFL broadcast debut on December 25th with a doubleheader featuring the Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers against the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans.
Considering the event’s buffering issues and the company’s future streaming plans, OutKick’s Clay Travis told There is no hope of successfully broadcasting the game against the Steelers.” About this performance. ”
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Tyson, 58, who fought the 27-year-old Paul for a scheduled eight rounds, also posted reflections on the fight loss on (It’s one of those situations where I won.”) Last night I was able to step into the ring for the last time and I have no regrets. ”
Netflix did not immediately respond to FOX Business’ request for comment.