ESPN adds weekly Max Kellerman-hosted boxing show to complement their Top Rank Boxing package
ESPN’s recent embrace of combat sports goes beyond adding rights to UFC fights. Their Top Rank Boxing cards...
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Jeremy Schaap talks 30 for 30 “42 to 1” and father/son dynamics, “Sophoclean conflict” at “the heart of the Buster Douglas story”
Schaap spoke to AA about how this came to be, what it was like working with E:60 colleagues on a longer documentary, and why he wanted to tell Douglas' story in greater depth.
30 for 30 review: 42 to 1
It's not a knockout punch, but it will do.
Longtime HBO boxing host and anchor Jim Lampley tears up as he ends HBO’s 45 year run in boxing
You don't have to be a boxing fan to appreciate Jim Lampley's passion for boxing and what HBO has done for boxing for the past 45 years.
DAZN takes ad in USA Today to write open letter to President Trump, inviting him and Mexico’s president to Canelo-Rocky Fielding fight
DAZN's offering ringside seats to Trump, but this is really more about getting more attention for the fight.
DAZN’s first original episodic series will be “The Journey: Canelo/Rocky,” which will also air on YouTube and linear regional sports networks
This series is going into wider distribution than just DAZN, which might help promote the Dec. 15 fight on the streaming service.
Showtime CEO David Nevins commits to boxing, saying “There’s a great opportunity for us to own the high end”
Bob Arum's October prediction that "within the next year, Showtime will be exiting boxing" doesn't appear set to come to pass.
Gennady Golovkin will choose either ESPN or DAZN as new home for his fights
GGG is being aggressively pursued by two networks, both with plenty of money
DAZN’s monster 11-fight, $365 million deal with Canelo Alvarez makes sense for everyone
Boxing promoter Bob Arum expects Showtime to follow HBO and “be exiting from boxing” in 2019, but that seems pretty unlikely
How false reports that Deontay Wilder broke an ESPN mascot’s jaw with a punch spread around the world
This appears to have started with inaccurate captions on YouTube and Twitter videos, which then were cited by all sorts of media outlets.
HBO is getting out of the live boxing game after 45 years
It's the end of an era for HBO.
DAZN announces boxing hires, including Brian Kenny, Sugar Ray Leonard, Kay Adams, Chris Mannix and LZ Granderson
DAZN has brought in some big names on the boxing side.
Boxer walks out of the ring right as fight starts on live TV
Curtis Harper wanted to make a statement over a contract dispute, so he just walked out.
ESPN and Top Rank extend broadcast agreement to 2025, includes 54 boxing events per year
The deal includes exclusive programming, classic fight replays, and accompanying studio content.
