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LAS VEGAS, NEV. – Boasting a combined record of 154 victories – 80 by knockout -- against just 12 losses and a winning percentage exceeding 92%, the three-bout pay-per-view undercard for “Will to Win” promises to be 100% action!
NEW YORK – Leading up to the welterweight championship match between pound-for-pound boxing king Floyd Mayweather and hard-hitting British challenger Ricky Hatton — to be carried live from Las Vegas Saturday, Dec. 8 on HBO Pay-Per-View — HBO Sports presents the exclusive four-episode, all-access series MAYWEATHER/HATTON 24/7 in the weeks before the showdown.
HBO Sports is presenting a thirty- minute special analyzing the upcoming middleweight title fight between reigning champion Jermain Taylor and fast-charging challenger Kelly Pavlik. The highly anticipated 160-pound bout is set for Saturday, Sept. 29 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City and will be carried live on HBO in one of the network’s signature broadcasts of the year. The fight is an intriguing match-up between the division’s most acclaimed competitors.
It’s a special edition of HBO BOXING AFTER DARK when HBO Sports presents the exclusive replay of the light heavyweight showdown BERNARD HOPKINS VS. WINKY WRIGHT SATURDAY, JULY 28 at 10:15 p.m. (ET/PT) on HBO. The HBO Sports team, which was ringside for the live event at the Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas, will call all the action.
HBO Sports is presenting a thirty- minute special analyzing the upcoming HBO Pay-Per-View showdown between Bernard Hopkins and Winky Wright. The highly anticipated bout is set for Saturday, July 21 in Las Vegas at Mandalay Bay. The fight is an intriguing match-up between two of the sport’s elite fighters, who will meet at 170 pounds.
HBO spans the country with a tripleheader of welterweight action when WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: ARTURO GATTI VS. ALFONSO GOMEZ, KERMIT CINTRON VS. WALTER MATTHYSSE AND ANTONIO MARGARITO VS. PAUL WILLIAMS is seen live SATURDAY, JULY 14 (9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT) from the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ and the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. An HBO Sports team will be ringside at both venues of the tripleheader, which will be presented in HDTV and in Spanish on HBO Latino.
TACOMA, WA. - Former world champions and current top-rated contenders VERNON FORREST and CARLOS BALDOMIR collide for the World Boxing Council interim super welterweight title, Saturday, July 28. Promoted by Gary Shaw Productions, in association with Brian Halquist Productions, the Forrest-Baldomir title tilt will be broadcast live from the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Washington, on HBO Boxing After Dark, beginning at 10:15 P.M. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast.)
In 2003, HBO Sports introduced “Legendary Nights,” a 12-part documentary series showcasing 12 of the most memorable fights that have appeared on HBO.
NEW YORK – Veteran HBO Sports boxing commentator Larry Merchant has agreed to a new contract, it was announced today by HBO Sports president Ross Greenburg.
HBO Sports is presenting a thirty-minute special analyzing the upcoming HBO pay-per-view welterweight title fight between Miguel Cotto (29-0, 24 KOs) and Zab Judah (34-4, 25 KOs). This intriguing 147-pound matchup features an undefeated world champion from Puerto Rico confronting the challenge of a New York product on his home turf at boxing’s most revered venue.