Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson (R), shown with Spike Lee, is one of many stars in boxing who appeared on HBO. HBO, the network that once billed itself as “the heart and soul of boxing ...

HBO says it’s no longer in the boxing business after 45 years of promoting some of the biggest fights in the sport’s history, the network announced on Thursday.

As BoxingScene.com previously reported, HBO said on Thursday it will be dropping live boxing from its programming schedule from 2019 due to dwindling ratings, ending a 45-year association with the ...

HBO burst onto the boxing scene in 1973, when it broadcast George Foreman's knockout of heavyweight champion Joe Frazier, and for 45 years it showcased some of sport's biggest names and bouts.

HBO was never the only home of big time boxing. They did a hell of a job branding it that way. In 1986, Showtime secured the rights to Marvin Hagler-John Mugabi to make themselves a player and ...

The network has determined that boxing is no longer a determining factor for subscribing to HBO.

HBO Jettisons Live Boxing in Favor of Sports-Themed Docs After 45 years in the ring, HBO is bailing on boxing.

HBO burst onto the boxing scene in 1973, when it broadcast George Foreman's knockout of heavyweight champion Joe Frazier, and for 45 years it showcased some of sport's biggest names and bouts.

HBO and boxing have broken up, and the fight community is said, but is the relationship severed forever?

HBO will be pivoting away from broadcasting live professional boxing this year, 45 years after its first televised match, The New York Times reported. The network has no fights scheduled after a ...

HBO Sports’ first live boxing broadcast was in 1973, when it covered George Foreman’s victory over Joe Frazier in Jamaica for the world heavyweight title. Its 1,100-plus fights since then ...