HBO To Air Wladimir Klitschko Fight

By R. Thomas Umstead
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HBO Saturday afternoon will air live heavyweight boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko’s fight against contender Kubrat Pulev, the network said.

The fight, which will be held in Germany will air live on HBO Nov. 15 at 4:45 p.m., said the network. HBO is coming off a fight card this past Saturday night in which Sergey Kovalev defeated 49-year old former light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins to unify the IBF, WBA and WBO light heavyweight championships.

HBO is also prepping for its Nov. 22 Manny Pacquiao-Chris Algieri pay-per-view fight card from Macau, China.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.