HBO Sets its First 2011 PPV Boxing Event

By R. Thomas Umstead
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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HBO will jump into the pay-per-view boxing ring for the first time in 2011 on April 9 with a fight card headlined by the Erik Morales-Marco Maidana bout, the network announced Thursday.

Also featured on the card will be former junior middleweight champion Winky Wright against Matthew Macklin and former world champions Robert Guerrero and Michael Katsidis, according to network officials.

The card, promoted by Golden Boy Productions, is the first PPV boxing event for HBO in 2011 - the network distributed six PPV boxing cards in 2010.
Showtime has already set two PPV boxing events this year, including a May 7 mega fight between Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley.

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.