PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — CBS officially announced Tuesday that live boxing will return to network TV coming this spring, with the advent of the Premier Boxing Champions, which CBS will air in conjunction ...
For the better part of the past four decades, professional boxing in the United States has been largely controlled and often dominated by those in charge at HBO Sports. Seth Abraham, Lou DiBella, Ross ...
The head of Showtime's boxing programming expressed little concern last month when powerful manager Al Haymon announced that the series Premier Boxing Champions would soon appear in primetime on NBC ...
Boxing has been called a dying sport since the 1950s. That's a rash and incorrect assessment. In fact, the sport still prospers and attracts new fans every generation. Boxing fans recognize the skill ...
From the 1950’s through the 1980’s, boxing was a regular fixture on network television. ABC, CBS and NBC would regularly schedule fights not just on weekends, but in primetime, carrying championship ...
The biggest gamble at the MGM Grand this weekend will take place a studio walk away from the casino floor. The most powerful man in boxing, mega-manager Al Haymon, debuts his new Premier Boxing ...
The Benavidez Sports Boxing Gym bustles with activity in mid-November. It’s sparring day for the gym’s two namesake brothers, David and José Jr., both professional boxers who moved to the Seattle area ...
According to an article in the New York Times, HBO is officially leaving boxing after 45 years. HBO Sports Executive Vice President Peter Nelson made the announcement that HBO was dropping boxing ...
The early returns on Floyd Mayweather’s self-titled documentary underline the difference between being a superstar and a boxing star. ‘MAYWEATHER’ – a one-hour documentary on the sport’s ...
Professional boxing and Showtime have a storied history, but after 37 years, their partnership is coming to a close. Paramount announced Tuesday it is shutting down Showtime Sports at the end of 2023.
Errol Spence Jr. remembers his father taking him to Dallas-area barbershops during the 1990s to watch Lennox Lewis heavyweight fights. Lewis’ bouts for the heavyweight championship against Evander ...