Netflix has a new viewership record. A boxing match is to blame

On Friday night (at five o’clock Saturday morning CET), the long-awaited battle between the controversial influencer took place in the US Jake Paul and a legendary boxer Mikeom Tysonomwhich was exclusively streamed by the service Netflix. And according to the portal PhoneArena despite technical problems, it recorded a record viewership.

Despite technical problems, Netflix reports a record

The fight between the famous influencer and the legendary boxer was expected for several months. It was originally supposed to take place in letebut due to Mike Tyson’s health problems, his date was moved to November 15. Jake Paula former YouTuber, was set to earn around $40 million per match, while Mike Tyson 20 million dollars.

He eventually won the match on points Jake Paul, even though this probably won’t silence his critics, who blame him for choosing only other influencers or old boxers long past their zenith in the ring. According to some of them, even his matches are fixed. Paradoxically, after the match, Jake Paul was not criticized this time, but the service itself Netflix.

Netflix has a new viewership record. A boxing match is to blame
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The reason is that almost 100,000 customers services reported streaming issues on the Downdetector app, causing them to miss a significant portion of the match. Some claimed that they were unable to play or turn it on. However, the service claims that it managed to overcome the technical problems and finally let the match go 60 million households around the world, with the number of streams reaching a record 65 million.


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Along with the long-awaited men’s boxing match, the service also broadcast a women’s boxer match Amanda Serrano a Katie Taylor. The latter, despite less publicity, had an incredible following 50 million viewersmaking it the most-watched professional women’s sporting event in the US.

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