The Athletic continues neverending run of expansion, adds boxing vertical
We've now had ̶t̶w̶o̶ zero days since the latest expansion news from The Athletic, as the site adds a dedicated boxing hub.
Boxing News
After an unwanted kiss of a reporter, boxer Kubrat Pulev must complete a sexual harassment course before his next fight
Pulev earned a suspension from the California State Athletic Commission in March after kissing reporter Jenny Ravalo during a post-fight interview. He appeared before the commission Tuesday, and they told him to take a sexual harassment course before appearing before them again in July.
Boxing Hall of Famer and longtime HBO unofficial scorer Harold Lederman dies of cancer at 79
The two-time hall of famer had been with HBO starting in 1986.
DAZN partnering with Uninterrupted for Canelo-Jacobs docuseries
DAZN is getting some original content.
Timothy Bradley stunned Joe Tessitore by flinging $100 bills all over the set
ESPN had a Top Rank Boxing card tonight in Costa Mesa, California, but the highlight of the evening...
Errol Spence Jr. – Mikey Garcia fight saw plenty of people complaining they couldn’t buy the PPV
Several people who tried to order the Spence-Garcia PPV wound up foiled by technical issues.
HBO releases new teaser and release date for Muhammad Ali doc “What’s My Name,” with LeBron as an executive producer
What's My Name will premiere on HBO May 14.
ESPN canceled multiple interviews with heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua, prompting speculation as to why
Could it be due to former ESPN president John Skipper?
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...
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.
