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By Jake Donovan - On its own, the news of Gennady Golovkin and Marco Antonio Rubio finalizing terms for an October 18 middleweight showdown is less about a blockbuster fight than it is about the ring activity of one of boxing’s most exciting rising stars.
For cable giant HBO, it also meant a big step towards filling in the blanks for its fall boxing season.
Prior to the news of Bernard Hopkins returning from a two-fight stint with Showtime to “come home” for a November light heavyweight unification clash with Sergey Kovalev, there remained a gaping hole in HBO’s boxing schedule from early August through late November. Kovales was preparing for a title defense versus Blake Caparello, in a fight that proved as uncompetitive in the ring as it was on paper.
The fight – or more specifically the latest showcasing of Kovalev – was the most-viewed of a split-site tripleheader that also included Brandon Rios’ 9th round disqualification win over Diego Chaves and Jessie Vargas’ points win over Anton Novikov in a matchup of unbeaten super lightweights. Kovalev-Caparello was viewed as the least competitive bout of the evening, yet still the most anticipated primarily because of the growing cult status of the unbeaten Russian knockout artist. [Click Here To Read More]
For cable giant HBO, it also meant a big step towards filling in the blanks for its fall boxing season.
Prior to the news of Bernard Hopkins returning from a two-fight stint with Showtime to “come home” for a November light heavyweight unification clash with Sergey Kovalev, there remained a gaping hole in HBO’s boxing schedule from early August through late November. Kovales was preparing for a title defense versus Blake Caparello, in a fight that proved as uncompetitive in the ring as it was on paper.
The fight – or more specifically the latest showcasing of Kovalev – was the most-viewed of a split-site tripleheader that also included Brandon Rios’ 9th round disqualification win over Diego Chaves and Jessie Vargas’ points win over Anton Novikov in a matchup of unbeaten super lightweights. Kovalev-Caparello was viewed as the least competitive bout of the evening, yet still the most anticipated primarily because of the growing cult status of the unbeaten Russian knockout artist. [Click Here To Read More]
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