HBO severs ties with Golden Boy
HBO, the leader in televised boxing in the United States for decades, on Monday made the stunning announcement that it was severing ties for the foreseeable future with Golden Boy Promotions, the company with the deepest stable of talent in the sport and a company the network helped put in business in the early 2000s.
That means fighters such as light heavyweight titleholder Bernard Hopkins, who broke his own record as the oldest fighter at 48 to win a world title last week on HBO, lightweight titleholder and rising superstar Adrien Broner, former welterweight titlist Andre Berto, top welterweight prospect Keith Thurman and heavyweight hopeful Seth Mitchell — all of whom have been regulars on HBO — will have to find a new television home. More info.
If you add this debacle with the already heated feud between Golden Boy and Top Rank Promotion companies, we have a lot of fights that have no way of being made against a lot of top fighters. Hopefully this will clear up sooner or later….But I feel it will probably be later than sooner, if ever.
