Author Archive: PATRICK BYRNE/ HBO

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Canelo: Being compared to legends of the past is an honor

Canelo: Being compared to legends of the past is an honor

A dominant victory over GGG will put you among the best Mexican fighters ever. Did you ever think that was possible? Who were the fighters you grew up watching and how does it feel to be compare to some of […]

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Golovkin talks waiting on Canelo fight: This was not Canelo not being ready, it was Golden Boy

Golovkin talks waiting on Canelo fight: This was not Canelo not being ready, it was Golden Boy

GGG Blog Part 1 How frustrating was it to have to wait for this fight with Canelo? “We have been talking about this fight for years. The last two years, I lose interest, because after every fight, Golden Boy said, […]

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Official Weights from Carson

Official Weights from Carson

Saturday’s World Championship Boxing doubleheader telecast begins at 9:45 p.m. ET/PT. Opening up the telecast from the StubHub Center in Carson, California is a 12-round super bantamweight title contest between undefeated Rey Vargas and top contender Ronny Rios. The main […]

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On the next World Championship Boxing: Saturday, August 26 Live on HBO

On the next World Championship Boxing: Saturday, August 26 Live on HBO

Summer sizzles when WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: MIGUEL COTTO VS. YOSHIHIRO KAMEGAI AND REY VARGAS VS RONNY RIOS is seen SATURDAY, AUG. 26 at 9:45 p.m. ET/PT from StubHub Center in Carson, Cal., live on HBO. The doubleheader will be followed by the […]

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Jorge Linares vs. Luke Campbell: Saturday, September 23 Live on HBO

Jorge Linares vs. Luke Campbell: Saturday, September 23 Live on HBO

LOS ANGELES (July 27, 2017): WBA, WBC Diamond and Ring Magazine World Lightweight Champion Jorge “El Niño de Oro” Linares (42-3, 27 KOs) will put his titles and 11-fight win streak on the line Saturday, September 23 when he takes […]

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HBO BOXING AFTER DARK lights it up from The Forum in Inglewood Saturday Night

HBO BOXING AFTER DARK lights it up from The Forum in Inglewood Saturday Night

HBO serves up a tripleheader of hot ring action when HBO BOXING AFTER DARK: MIGUEL BERCHELT VS. TAKASHI MIURA, JEZREEL CORRALES VS. ROBINSON CASTELLANOS AND JOE SMITH JR. VS. SULLIVAN BARRERA is seen SATURDAY, JULY 15 at 9:50 p.m. (ET/PT) […]

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Rey Vargas vs. Ronny Rios to open HBO telecast on Saturday, August 26

Rey Vargas vs. Ronny Rios to open HBO telecast on Saturday, August 26

LOS ANGELES (June 28, 2017) – StubHub Center in Carson, California will play host to two world championship fights on the evening of Saturday, August 26 when WBC World Super Bantamweight Champion Rey Vargas (29-0, 22 KOs) will take on […]

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Ward-Kovalev 2 replay debuts tonight at 10 p.m. on HBO

Ward-Kovalev 2 replay debuts tonight at 10 p.m. on HBO

HBO SPORTS® PRESENTS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®: ANDRE WARD VS. SERGEY KOVALEV 2, THE REPLAY OF THEIR HIGHLY ANTICIPATED TITLE FIGHT REMATCH, SATURDAY, JUNE 24 HBO Boxing Podcast: Ward-Kovalev 2 Post-Fight Analysis (Click to Listen) (Photo courtesy HBO/Ed Mulholland) HBO Sports presents […]

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Sergey Kovalev: On June 17 I will be prepared to get my belts back

Sergey Kovalev: On June 17 I will be prepared to get my belts back

Andre Ward You are a family man and a very private person. How does that help you to prepare for a fight? Do you go away from your family to train? How do you deal with the distance and being […]

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HBO Boxing After Dark Tripleheader Set for Saturday, July 15

HBO Boxing After Dark Tripleheader Set for Saturday, July 15

LOS ANGELES (May 17, 2017) – The white-hot super featherweight division will be on full display Saturday, July 15 when two world title fights come to Los Angeles’ “Fabulous” Forum as part of a stacked tripleheader televised live on HBO […]

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