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a boxing matchup that promises to be a sportswriter's dream
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The first matchup on Amazon this year will be the Denver Broncos facing the New Orleans Saints on Oct. 17.
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Chris Morris, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2024
That dream Dodgers-Yankees matchup of Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani remains very much alive.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 12 Oct. 2024
In the co-main event slot, Brad Tavares faces Park Jun-yong in a middleweight matchup.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
That was a 23% audience decline over last year, when NBC won Week 5 with more than 24M viewers for the same exact matchup.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2024
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Chris Morris, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2024
That dream Dodgers-Yankees matchup of Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani remains very much alive.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 12 Oct. 2024
In the co-main event slot, Brad Tavares faces Park Jun-yong in a middleweight matchup.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
That was a 23% audience decline over last year, when NBC won Week 5 with more than 24M viewers for the same exact matchup.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Matchup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/matchup. Accessed 21 Oct. 2024.
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