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Photos: Braekhus, Shields, Estrada Get Wins on Final HBO Card

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Cecilia Braekhus defended her welterweight titles with a dominant unanimous decision over Aleksandra Magdziak-Lopes on Saturday night in the final fight of the last HBO boxing telecast. (photos by Ed Mulholland/HBO & Tom Hogan/Hogan Photos).

In the televised co-feature, former world champion Juan Francisco Estrada broke down and stopped Victor Mendez in seven rounds.

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Claressa Shields also defended her middleweight titles with a dominant unanimous decision over Belgium’s Femke Hermans, winning every round on every scorecard to improve to 8-0 in her two-year pro career.

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Thursday | Dec 4, 2025

A small, chilly crowd at the famed outdoor arena at StubHub Center south of downtown Los Angeles witnessed the final show in the 45-year history of HBO’s boxing coverage. The premium cable network has been a driving financial force behind the sport for decades, but its management has decided to bow out of the game amid stiff competition from Showtime, ESPN and new streaming service DAZN.