Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports reports that HBO Sports President Ken Hershman is stepping down from his post. Despite the fact that ratings were up and there seem to be suitable replacements for Manny Pacquiao, Hershman resigned abruptly on Friday. Hershman replaced Ross Greenburg in 2012. There was no announcement of Hershman’s replacement although SI’s […]
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Arum announces Pacquiao’s next fight his last
Bob Arum, the promoter for Manny Pacquiao, announced that the Filipino fighter will have one more fight before he retires. Pacquiao will fight on Saturday, April 9th against an opponent not yet named. ESPN reported that Arum had dinner with Pacquiao in New York in which he told Arum that he plans to run for […]
GGG PPV draws 150K estimated PPV buys
Early estimates of the Gennady Golovkin-David Lemieux PPV this past Saturday drew approximately 150,000 buys. Sports Illustrated boxing writer Chris Mannix stated that the 150,000 estimated was “in the ballpark” of the estimated buys. Fight Hype (@fighthype) reports #GolovkinLemieux generated 150K buys. I'm told final numbers aren't in, but that's in the ballpark. — Chris […]
Report indicates USADA gave Mayweather post-fight TUE for Pacquiao fight
A report has shed some light on USADA, the newly contracted organization that is running the UFC drug testing program, in its dealings with Floyd Mayweather leading up to his fight with Manny Pacquiao. Boxing writer Thomas Hauser, writing a long-form piece for SB Nation, provides interesting information which implicates Floyd Mayweather as it appears […]
Haymon files motion to dismiss Top Rank lawsuit
This past Monday attorneys for Al Haymon and other Haymon entities sued in the antitrust lawsuit brought by Top Rank in Los Angeles have filed a Motion to Dismiss the complaint in its entirety. A hearing is set for October 5, 2015. The Haymon Defendants (as they are identified in the moving papers) state that […]