HBO to show more fights in 2006

[Super_Lightweight]

HBO Sports has announced that its flagship "World Championship Boxing" series will expand to as many as 14 broadcast dates in 2006, up from 10 broadcast dates in 2005. In addition, HBO’s "Boxing After Dark" series will expand to a monthly format in 2006, up from five dates in 2005. "Boxing continues to be a passion for those of us at HBO Sports," said Ross Greenburg, president of HBO Sports. "More important, our subscribers are extremely dedicated fans of the sport and we’re committed to presenting even more action and drama in 2006 across all the major weight divisions of the sport." For World Championship Boxing and HBO Pay-Per-View telecasts, the broadcast team will continue to be Jim Lampley and Larry Merchant plus either Roy Jones Jr. or Emanuel Steward and Harold Lederman is the unofficial scorer. An all new broadcast team will be hired to work the Boxing After Dark shows that resume in the spring.

[Tha Greatest]

Awesome!!!!

Hopefully boxing can go back to the mainstream!!!

[ChrististheAnswer2]

Its interesting cause they said that they will have a whole new broadcast team to do the boxing after dark shows.

I wonder who they will be?

[winkyisnasty13]

its about time, it seems they do like 2 fights a year

[Truth]

I love HBO boxing...the whole crew is great.

[TuPrincipe]

Interesting.

I'm all for it, this is what boxing really needs.

[DamonG]

A few more fights on free TV wouldn't hurt either, but I'm good with it, even I though I can't stand the HBO crew outside of Roy, who is usually on point with his analysis.

[Brockton Lip]

Very good news!

[TuPrincipe]

A more fights on free TV wouldn't hurt either, but I'm good with it, even I though I can't stand the HBO crew outside of Roy, who is usually on point with his analysis.

I wouldn't be suprised if they cut Roy Jones Jr. due to his problems inside the ring. He's bringing a bad name to HBO.

[DamonG]

Nah, they gotta keep Roy.

He's always three steps ahead of Lampley and Merchant.