Five under the radar sports media stories for 2023
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HBO’s “The Survivor” is a powerful and horrifying sports story
HBO biopic The Survivor tells the true tale of Harry Haft, an Auschwitz survivor turned pro boxer.
ESPN announces two-part “Blood, Sweat & Tears” series ahead of April 30 Óscar Valdez-Shakur Stevenson fight
The two-part series Blood, Sweat & Tears: Valdez vs. Stevenson will debut on ESPN2 and ESPNEWS and re-air across ESPN platforms leading up to this fight.
DAZN and Barstool Sports will offer an alternative Canelo-Bivol broadcast, called ringside by Dave Portnoy and Dan Katz
This will mark the first Barstool alternate feed for a DAZN fight.
Raul and Giovanni Márquez talk Giovanni’s ShoBox pro debut, with Raul balancing corner work and commentary
"Everybody's going to be there to support him. And he'll do his thing, and then I'll go back and get dressed up and call the rest of the fights."
Sylvester Stallone releases ‘The Making of Rocky vs. Drago’ documentary with ‘Rocky IV’ director’s cut
"Every time I go in there and I think we're done, we're not done."
Top Rank’s Bob Arum blasted Kate Abdo: “Fuck her and fuck them. There was no faceoff.”
"They bring this woman in from the UK, and she's slanting all the press coverage to Wilder! I don't give a damn, but it's obvious that that's what she was doing."
‘Rocky IV’ getting one-night theatrical, digital video re-release as ‘Rocky V. Drago: The Ultimate Director’s Cut’
Just give us 40 minutes of more training montage, Sly!
Common to play boxing trainer in upcoming film ‘The Faith of Long Beach’
An up-and-coming fighter emerging from backyard brawls into professional boxing gives Common's character a chance at success.
Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder 3 rescheduled to Oct. 9 following Fury testing positive for COVID-19 (updated)
The long wait for this fight is getting even longer.
Mike Coppinger has joined ESPN as a boxing/MMA analyst after time at The Athletic
Coppinger had been at The Athletic since 2019.
Showtime’s ‘The Kings’ docuseries celebrates golden era of 1980s boxing, missteps in connecting politics
'The Kings' tries to tell a larger story but is best when sticking to boxing.
‘Creed III’ closes in on Jonathan Majors to play Adonis Creed’s next opponent
Between the next 'Creed' movie and the third Ant-Man film, Majors' star is rising.
International Boxing Hall of Fame broadcaster Jim Lampley signs as Triller Fight Club’s new main play-by-play voice
"I am impressed that Triller Fight Club is aggressively seeking to put together the best telecast possible, and it is that mentality that makes Triller the best possible platform for my return to ringside."
Boxing thriller ‘Catch the Fair One’ releases teaser trailer, will premiere at Tribeca Film Festival
The film stars real-life female boxer Kali Reis.
Showtime’s ‘The Kings’ boxing docuseries to chronicle era of Leonard, Hagler, Duran, and Hearns
The era included some of the best fights in boxing history.
Showtime’s ‘Macho: The Hector Camacho Story’ an outstanding look at fighter’s career, boxing’s 1980s heyday
The documentary also takes on a true-crime element when chronicling Camacho's murder.
Canelo Alvarez cuts ties with Golden Boy and DAZN after prolonged dispute
This marks an early end to one of DAZN's biggest U.S. deals.
Showtime documentary on boxer Hector “Macho” Camacho will premiere Dec. 4
Macho: The Hector Camacho Story is directed by Eric Drath (No Más).
DAZN postpones its boxing events until at least July, furloughs live event staff until then
Some fights affected by this postponement include Regis Prograis-Maurice Hooker, Demetrius Andrade-Liam Williams, Canelo Alvarez-Billy Joe Saunders, and Anthony Joshua-Kubrat Pulev.
The Athletic continues neverending run of expansion, adds boxing vertical
We've now had ̶t̶w̶o̶ zero days since the latest expansion news from The Athletic, as the site adds a dedicated boxing hub.
DAZN reported to have more than 4 million subscribers since starting operation last year
Dependent on boxing and MMA, DAZN hopes to build on its current subscriber base
Boxing Hall of Famer and longtime HBO unofficial scorer Harold Lederman dies of cancer at 79
The two-time hall of famer had been with HBO starting in 1986.
John Skipper says DAZN “hung up a sign” of non-boxing interest with ChangeUp: are they chasing Sunday Ticket?
Skipper said ChangeUp is "pretty clearly intended to send a signal that we are interested in the major sports in this country."
ESPN re-signs Max Kellerman, expands his role with First Take and boxing, and continues a remarkable comeback
ESPN is in the re-signing season with some of its on-talents like Jessica Mendoza and Mark Teixeira. Another...