By Cliff Rold - HBO was never the only home of big time boxing. They did a hell of a job branding it that way. In 1986, Showtime secured the rights to Marvin Hagler-John Mugabi to make themselves a player and, for much of the 1990s, retained the services of services of Mike Tyson and Julio Cesar Chavez. Boxing didn’t get much bigger than those two. Fans of a certain age though can recall...
The thrilling Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury heavyweight blockbuster, a sure-fire Fight of the Year candidate, will air on SHOWTIME this Saturday, December 8 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The WBC Heavyweight World Championship bout between the 6-foot-7 unbeaten American champion Wilder and 6-foot-9 challenger Fury originally aired live on SHOWTIME PPV® on Saturday, December 1 from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles.
The last “World Championship Boxing” broadcast of HBO’s 45-year run in boxing drew lower ratings Saturday night than its previous such telecast. Nielsen Media Research ratings released Wednesday indicated that HBO’s main event, Dmitry Bivol’s victory over Jean Pascal, attracted a peak audience of 537,000 viewers. An average audience of 467,000 watch the Bivol-Pascal telecast from Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Styles make fights and given the styles at play it might not be a classic in the ring. It’s still so damn intriguing. Tyson Fury (27-0, 19 KO) is history’s heavyweight king, the man who beat the man, Wladimir Klitschko, before and with less difficulty than Anthony Joshua and then couldn’t keep it together.
Former middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin could decide by year’s end whether to sign one of two lucrative packages being offered by DAZN or ESPN, his promoter, Tom Leoffler, has informed ESPN.com. Loeffler told ESPN.com that he could soon meet with the 36-year-old Golovkin (38-1-1, 34 KOs) of Kazakhstan in Santa Monica, California, where they each reside, to discuss the offers as well as “Triple-G’s” desire to return to action sometime between March and May.
By Keith Idec - Kathy Duva remembers that June 2002 afternoon as if it were yesterday. It was an especially meaningful moment for the veteran promoter because it marked the first time as Main Events’ CEO that Duva was the lead negotiator for a lucrative HBO bout involving one of her company’s fighte...
Dmitry Bivol vs. Jean Pascal (Saturday, HBO, 10 PM EST). After the Turkey settles, boxing isn’t skipping a beat with several shows on tap. While nothing jumps off the page as must-see, the WBA light heavyweight titlist Bivol (14-0, 11 KO) is quickly becoming can’t miss.
The faces you’ll see and voices you’ll hear on the new FOX Sports boxing broadcasts will be familiar. FOX and Premier Boxing Champions on Tuesday formally announced its upcoming schedule of cards – including one pay-per-view show, Errol Spence vs. Mikey Garcia – under a new agreement between the television network and management company.
FOX Sports and Premier Boxing Champions today announced eight televised world title fights in the first three months of the new deal, featuring eight world champions and more than two dozen of the world's best boxers going toe-to-toe. The schedule includes five world-class boxing fight nights live on FOX and FOX Deportes, four more on FS1 and FOX Deportes, and the first FOX PBC Pay-Per-View in March.
Premium cable network EPIX®, an MGM company and their popular boxing series The Contender join forces with World Boxing Association (WBA) ahead of the final live bout on Friday, November 9th from the Forum in Los Angeles. For the first time since its inception, WBA will designate the winner of the current season to be automatically ranked in the top ten, creating a shortened path for the winner to participate in a title shot to win the WBA belt. The partnership aims to create more opportunities for young boxers around the world.