HBO Boxing is an American sports television series that premiered on 22 January 1973 and that has shown a number of significant boxing events since then. WCB's first event ever was fought in Kingston, Jamaica, where George Foreman defeated Joe Frazier in two rounds to win the world heavyweight championship. The main broadcast team is Jim Lampley on blow-by-blow, with former ESPN reporter Max Kellerman as color commentator, replacing Larry Merchant, who retired in December 2012. For the last two years of Merchant's contract he and Kellerman alternated telecasts.
Show Info
Schedule: Saturdays at 21:30
(165 min)
Status: Running
Show Type:
Sports
Episodes ordered: 15 episodes
Official site: www.hbo.com
7.8 (4 votes)
Previous Episode
Miguel "El Alacran" Berchelt (31-1-0, 28 KO's) vs. Takashi Miura (31-3-2, 24 KO's)
Episode 2017-07-15; Jul 15, 2017
HBO Boxing presents a 12-round Super Featherweight title bout between the current WBC World Super Featherweight champion Miguel "El Alacran" Berchelt (31-1-0, 28 KO's) from Merida, Yucatán, Mexico and the current #1 contender Takashi Miura (31-3-2, 2…
Previous Episodes
| Episode Name | Airdate | Trailer |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-15: Miguel "El Alacran" Berchelt (31-1-0, 28 KO's) vs. Takashi Miura (31-3-2, 24 KO's) | Jul 15, 2017 | |
| 2017-05-20: Terence "Hunter" Crawford (30-0-0, 21 KO's) vs. Felix Diaz (19-1-0, 9 KO's) | May 20, 2017 | |
| 2017-04-29: Anthony "AJ" Joshua (18-0-0, 18 KO's) vs. Wladimir "Dr. Steelhammer" Klitschko (63-4-0, 53 KO's) | Apr 29, 2017 |
Extra Details
Also known as:
- HBO World Championship Boxing (WCB)
- HBO World Championship Boxing