Shakur-Harutyunyan Sets ESPN Record in 2024

According to journalist Keith Idec, the bout between American WBC lightweight champion (up to 61.2 kg) Shakur Stevenson (22-0, 10 KOs) and German Artem Harutyunyan (12-2, 7 KOs) became the most popular boxing event broadcast by ESPN in 2024.

The network's average audience was 1.18 million viewers, with a peak of 1.254 million.

These figures do not include viewers from the ESPN+ streaming service. ESPN does not release ESPN+ audience data.

On the night of July 7th, Shakur Stevenson defeated Artem Harutyunyan by unanimous decision to retain his title.