Claressa Shields finds inspiration in Cris Cyborg and Holly Holm
Although mixed martial arts isn’t in her future, IBF/WBC female 168-pound titlist Claressa Shields wants to make an MMA-like impact on women’s boxing.
read moreClaressa Shields dominates in homecoming win on Showtime
Two-time Olympic champ Claressa Shields defeated former world title challenger Szilvia Szabados on Friday in a ShoBox main event in Detroit.
read moreClaressa Shields to headline ShoBox card as title fight looms
Two-time Olympic champion Claressa Shields headlines a Showtime ShoBox card on March 10 against Hungary’s Szilvia Szabados, the first women to top a premium cable show.
read moreHBO VP and GM of PPV Tammy Ross is leaving the network today
Tammy Ross announced her decision to leave HBO today, following in the footsteps of recently departed Ken Hershman and Mark Taffet in a company shakeup.
read moreMark Taffet reveals Canelo-Cotto numbers
Former HBO pay-per-view boss Mark Taffet revealed the buys and take for the recent Canelo Alvarez-Miguel Cotto middleweight championship bout.
read moreModest but hopeful PPV projections set for Golovkin-Lemieux
Modest expectations are set for the number of buys the Gennady Golovkin-David Lemieux middleweight title unification on Saturday will do on HBO pay-per-view.
read moreEvander Holyfield vs. George Foreman: The pound-for-pound pay-per-view king
The Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao fight on Saturday almost certainly will break all pay-per-view records. From a pound-for-pound perspective, though, it won’t even approach the numbers of the 1991 fight between Evander Holyfield and George Foreman.
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