Jake Paul's boxing match against Mike Tyson on Netflix set records with 65 million peak streams and 60 million households tuning in globally. Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano's bout attracted 50 million households, becoming the most-watched professional women’s sporting event in U.S. history. The event drew 70,000 attendees and generated over $18 million in gate receipts, the biggest boxing gate in history outside of Nevada. Netflix faced viewer backlash over streaming issues and low-resolution video. Paul and Tyson earned eight-figure payouts.
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00:02Jake Paul's boxing match against Mike Tyson on Netflix set records of 65 million peak streams
00:08and 60 million households tuning in globally. Katie Taylor and Amanda's bout also attracted
00:1350 million households, becoming the most watched professional women's sporting event in the United
00:18States. The event drew 70,000 attendees and generated over 18 million in gate receipts,
00:24the biggest boxing gate in history outside of Nevada. Netflix faced viewer backlash,
00:29however, over streaming issues and low resolution video. Paul and Mike Tyson
00:34earned eight bigger payouts. For all things money, visit Benzinga.com slash GSTV.