HBO, the network that once billed itself as “the heart and soul of boxing,” announced on Thursday that it is leaving the boxing business. The story was first reported by The New York Times. It ...

For decades, HBO was the preeminent television brand in boxing. The highest-rated fight in its history, a heavyweight title match between Mike Tyson and Frank Bruno on Feb. 25, 1989, did a 35.7 ...

At HBO, audience research revealed declining interest in boxing, Nelson said, including a notably low ratings figure for the Sept. 8 “SuperFly 3” card at the Forum.

Feb. 3, 1996: HBO’s legendary “Boxing After Dark” debuted, broadcasting from Inglewood, California with a main event featuring Marco Antonio Barrera vs. Kennedy McKinney.

The two-part feature premieres July 24th on HBO, continuing on July 25th. Here’s a clip. In addition to its linear airings, both parts of The Golden Boy will be available to stream on Max July 24th.

An HBO Boxing sign is seen at the Barclay's Center in Brooklyn, NY on Saturday, December 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Gregory Payan) ...

Larry Merchant often described boxing as “the theater of the unexpected.” When he was center stage, working with Jim Lampley and George Foreman on HBO Sports’ World Championship Boxing, the ...

HBO’s boxing business shows signs of fatigue HBO’s major high-profile fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao in May 2015 was a pay-per-view event that was priced at $90 to $100.

On Monday, HBO released a trailer for the two-part documentary The Golden Boy about Oscar De La Hoya. Here’s a look. Part I premieres on Monday, July 24th at 9 PM on HBO, with Part II premiering ...

HBO's rich boxing history, which began in 1973, will come to an end with a middleweight title bout at Madison Square Garden on Oct. 27.

Alvarez, promoted by Golden Boy, will be the big get as boxing's pay-per-view king. His close decision win over Golovkin in their rematch on Sept. 15 on HBO PPV generated around 1.1 million buys.