LAS VEGAS – Dana White couldn’t help but smile when asked about rumors of Showtime leaving boxing. The relationship between UFC CEO White and Showtime Sports President Stephen Espinoza has been rocky ...

Showtime announced Tuesday its boxing program will shutter at the end of 2023. It has only a pay-per-view event scheduled featuring super middleweights Demetrious Andrade and David Benavidez on Nov.

At this point the combat sports world knew that Showtime was getting out of the MMA business. Rumors of Paramount-owned Bellator’s impending sale (likely to business rival PFL) have dogged the ...

The premium sports brand specialized in boxing and sports docs, but following Showtime's merger with Paramount+, the company decided to move in another direction. By Alex Weprin Senior Editor “As we ...

Nearly five years after its long-time rival HBO walked away from boxing, Showtime is doing the same at the end of 2023. Paramount president/CEO Chris McCarthy, in a letter to employees Tuesday, said ...

John Hansen joined Bad Left Hook as a staff writer in 2021 and co-hosts the “Prophets of Goom” podcast. Someone prepare Jimmy Lennon Jr.: It’s not Showtime anymore. Instead, get ready for “Paramount+ ...

Showtime is getting out of the combat sports business. Paramount president and CEO Chris McCarthy sent an email to employees stating that Showtime Sports will no longer move forward with its mixed ...

The Benavidez Sports Boxing Gym bustles with activity in mid-November. It’s sparring day for the gym’s two namesake brothers, David and José Jr., both professional boxers who moved to the Seattle area ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. David Benavidez (L) and Demitrius Andrade will meet in a November 25 Showtime pay-per-view boxing event . Showtime Sports will ...

Showtime Sports, the brand that televised some of boxing’s biggest fights since its 1986 launch, will be discontinued at the end of this year, parent company Paramount said Tuesday. “As we evolve our ...

Patrick Stumberg is a freelance writer for SB Nation, first joining the network in 2011 before linking up with Bad Left Hook in 2015. “As we evolve our strategy to more efficiently allocate resources ...

There’s now a premiere date and a trailer for the next Showtime boxing documentary. That documentary, S.O.G.: The Book of Ward, on five-time world champion and Olympic gold medalist Andre Ward, is ...