Golden Boy Promotions Founder Oscar de la Hoya, HBO Sports President Ken Hershman, and superstar boxer Canelo Álvarez today announced a new agreement to showcase the fighter’s matches on HBO Sports.
“For all of my career, I have wanted to fight on HBO for one main reason-I believe it will allow more of my fans to see me in action,” said Álvarez (44-1-1, 31 KOs).
“Today marks a huge milestone for me, and I look forward to a long and successful partnership with HBO.”
“Everyone at HBO is excited to welcome back Canelo Álvarez to the HBO family, and we can’t wait to re-introduce him to our subscribers,” said Ken Hershman, president of HBO Sports.
“At only 24-years-old, Canelo has already established himself as one of the boxing world’s brightest stars, and we look forward to a long and mutually beneficial relationship as we embark on this new chapter together. We are delighted to partner with Oscar de la Hoya and Golden Boy Promotions in presenting Canelo’s fights and events on our various platforms.”
Canelo has previously fought seven times on HBO platforms in his pro career; three times on the HBO Boxing After Dark series in 2011 against Kermit Cintron, Matthew Hatton and Ryan Rhodes, and four on the HBO Pay-Per-View platform versus Jose Miguel Cotto (2010), Carlos “Tata” Baldomir (2010), Alfonso Gomez (2011) and Sugar Shane Mosley (2012).
“I’m thrilled to be part of this historic agreement between Canelo Álvarez and HBO Sports, an agreement that marks another major step in Golden Boy Promotions’ primary goal-to give boxing fans the fights they want to see,” said Oscar de la Hoya, founder of Golden Boy Promotions.
“Canelo is the best young fighter in the sport, and this move will help line him up to fight top opponents in the sport for many years to come.”
Canelo’s lone blemish in 46 fights came in September 2013 against Floyd “Money” Mayweather in the highest grossing bout of all time, further cementing Canelo’s stature as boxing’s next superstar fighter.
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Editor’s Note: Besides the quotes and platitudes here, we didn’t get any of the additonal details we were looking for — such as the length and terms of Canelo’s deal with HBO, or who’s in the running for Canelo’s next fight.
ESPN.com is reporting that Canelo’s next fight could be December 6th vs. Joshua Clottey. Quite frankly, HBO should be slapped upside the head if that’s the first fight they showcase for Canelo.
We’ll keep you posted as we find out more information.
