Author Archive: PATRICK BYRNE/ HBO
Cecilia Braekus vs. Aleksandra Magdziak-Lopes & Chocolatito vs. Pedro Guevara – Saturday, Dec. 8 Live on HBO
Los Angeles, CA (November 8, 2018) Two of Boxing’s Biggest Stars make their highly anticipated return at the iconic Stubhub Center in Carson, CA. on Saturday, December 8 for an outstanding double-header featuring Undisputed Women’s Welterweight World Champion ‘The First […]
Jim Lampley’s Closing Commentary – The Fight Game: “A final word on Canelo-GGG 2”
“A final word now about Canelo-Triple G II. A year ago it became clear the two fighters are colossally evenly matched in terms of the technical markers judges look at while scoring. The two judges who scored the first fight […]
Canelo: “I really don’t like him [Golovkin]”
How important is this fight for your legacy? “I’m very happy with my career. I’m very proud of what I have done in these roughly 13 years in the sport. I think I’m creating a legacy that is leaving me […]
GGG Blog Part 3: “There was nothing special about him [Canelo] in the first fight”
How frustrating was it to hear the judges’ scorecards after your fight with Canelo? Did you use that as an incentive for this training camp for the rematch? “It was terrible. It was terrible for me. It was terrible for […]
“I’ve been saying about him (Abel Sanchez): that he’s a dumbass”
Abel Sanchez keeps saying that you “ran” during your first fight with Golovkin. Golovkin says you should stand and fight him in the center of the ring. What’s your response? “Comments from Sanchez don’t really bother me because he actually […]
Dmitry Bivol vs. Isaac Chilemba Added to Sergey Kovalev vs. Eleider Alvarez HBO Telecast on Saturday, Aug. 4
Atlantic City, NJ: WBA Light Heavyweight World Champion Dmitry Bivol (13-0, 11 KOs) of St. Petersburg, Russia will make his third title defense against light heavyweight contender Isaac “Golden Boy” Chilemba (25-5-2, 10 KOs) of Blantyre, Malawi as the co-main […]
Heavyweights Dillian Whyte vs. Lucas Browne – Live on HBO Saturday at 6:00 p.m. ET from the O2
HBO Boxing jets across the Atlantic to familiar territory – the boxing hotbed of London, England for an important heavyweight matchup as HBO BOXING AFTER DARK: DILLIAN WHYTE VS. LUCAS BROWNE is presented SATURDAY, MAR. 24 at 6:00 p.m. (live […]
Gallo Estrada: Can’t wait for February 24 to become a world champion again
Los Angeles, CA (January 17, 2018) A huge crowd of local media was on hand in Downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday afternoon to attend the Press Conference for SUPERFLY 2. The event takes place Saturday, February 24 from the Forum […]
HBO 2018 Boxing Calendar
Upcoming Boxing Schedule: January 27: Lucas Matthysse vs. Tewa Kiram & Jorge Linares vs. Mercito Gesta – Live on HBO at 10:30 p.m. (Inglewood, CA) #MatthysseKiram. February 24: Srisaket Sor Rungvisai vs. Juan Francisco Estrada / Carlos Cuadras vs. McWilliams Arroyo / TBA vs. TBA – […]
Carlos Cuadras vs. McWilliams Arroyo added to #SuperFly2
Los Angeles, CA (December 12, 2017) Following the outstanding response to SUPERFLY 2 being announced last week, a sensational ten-round super flyweight clash has been added with former WBC Super Flyweight World Champion, CARLOS “Principe” CUADRAS, (36-2-1, 27 KO’s), of […]