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.
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DAZN reported to have more than 4 million subscribers since starting operation last year
Dependent on boxing and MMA, DAZN hopes to build on its current subscriber base
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.
John Skipper says DAZN “hung up a sign” of non-boxing interest with ChangeUp: are they chasing Sunday Ticket?
Skipper said ChangeUp is "pretty clearly intended to send a signal that we are interested in the major sports in this country."
ESPN re-signs Max Kellerman, expands his role with First Take and boxing, and continues a remarkable comeback
ESPN is in the re-signing season with some of its on-talents like Jessica Mendoza and Mark Teixeira. Another...
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
Boxing promoter Bob Arum expects Showtime to follow HBO and “be exiting from boxing” in 2019, but that seems pretty unlikely
Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy boxing matches will be streamed live on Facebook
Facebook will stream live events and original programming produced by Golden Boy Promotions
Showtime documentary Bipolar Rock ‘N Roller will chronicle Mauro Ranallo’s mental health battle
The documentary will focus on Ranallo's announcing.
Boxing reality series “The Contender” returns to Epix with Andre Ward as host
The original series aired on NBC, ESPN, and the old Versus
ESPN averaged 1.5 million viewers for 2017 Top Rank boxing telecasts, led by their highest ratings since 1995 for Pacquiao-Horn
The Pacquaio-Horn fight pulled in an average of 3,925,000 viewers. Top Rank telecasts on ESPN also accounted for cable's 12 most-watched fights in 2017.
ESPN has pulled boxing analyst Teddy Atlas from calling live fights, reportedly based on his critical comments
Atlas said being removed from live fight coverage "wasn't my decision."
HBO extends Jim Lampley as voice of boxing coverage
Lampley has been calling boxing on HBO since 1988.
Mayweather-McGregor PPV expected to generate 4.4 million buys, second-highest total ever
Mayweather-Pacquiao remains the all-time PPV record.
