Netflix Announces Viewership Figures for Canelo vs. Crawford

As one might expect, Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford drew quite the audience.

According to figures released by Netflix on Monday, the event drew 41.4 million viewers during this past weekend, “making it the most viewed men’s championship boxing match this century.” That includes a total of 36.6 million viewers for Crawford vs. Canelo alone, a fight that ended around 2 a.m. ET. In the United States, the fight drew an estimated 20.3 million live and same-day viewers. Crawford defeated Alvarez via unanimous decision to claim the undisuputed super middleweight championship.

While that is a significant figure, it falls short of the audience for the exhibition bout between Jake Paul and Mike…