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 ...

(Reuters) - U.S. broadcaster 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 sport ...

For cable giant HBO, it also meant a big step towards filling in the blanks for its fall boxing season.

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 ...

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

A look at the upcoming boxing matches scheduled to air on HBO and its pay-per-view arm (all times Eastern): Nov. 21: Miguel Cotto vs. Canelo Alvarez, HBO PPV at 9 p.m.

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 ...