As little as ten years ago, many North Americans would say boxing was a slowly dying sport. The lack of quality American fighters (as the rest of the world caught up), the rise of the UFC, and the details surrounding CTE in the sport are reasons for the decline of the sport.

However, over the last six years, the sport is starting to revitalize in North America (after the Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweatherm , JR. fight set all sorts of records). While we still see a larger focus on UFC – such are doing some online betting on the UFC, and the online sportsbooks offer more markets and odds compared to boxing – boxing is making its comeback.

“McGregor Vs Mayweather, JR.” by Ethan Miller is licensed under CC BY 3.0

One reason people are tuning in to boxing is to see fighters from the UFC. When Conor McGregor took on Floyd Mayweather, JR. – the event drew attention from all across America – amounting to one of the biggest PPV events of all time.