Showtime prepares to exit the sport five years after its competitor, HBO, ceased boxing programming after 45 years. When Showtime landed Mayweather in 2013, it was a major coup for the network.

Showtime’s exit from the sports business follows a similar move by HBO Sports back in 2018, when it exited the boxing business. HBO still produces sports films and documentaries.

Showtime prepares to exit the sport five years after its competitor, HBO, ceased boxing programming after 45 years. When Showtime landed Mayweather in 2013, it was a major coup for the network.

Paramount president/CEO Chris McCarthy sent a letter to employees telling them that Showtime will no longer do sports beyond the end of the year, which spells the end of boxing and MMA on the network.

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.

Showtime Sports, where boxing was the primary driver, will shutter this month. (Disclosure: I have worked since 2018 as a writer and producer on Showtime Sports’ boxing programs.) ...

Showtime is shutting down its sports division after nearly 38 years and 2,000 boxing matches, in the latest downsizing move at the premium brand. Skip to main content Open Mega Menu ...

The Boxing Bell is ringing for Showtime Sports. Paramount says that Showtime’s sports division will shut down at the end of the year. “As we evolve our strategy to more efficiently allocate ...

On Tuesday, news broke that Showtime will exit the boxing business at the end of the year. It's a sad day for boxing fans, but the sport needs to evolve with a changing world in order to succeed ...

Now Showtime Sports, HBO’s longtime rival in televising the sweet science, took a ten count. The final “Showtime Championship Boxing” broadcast was Saturday, Dec. 16 featuring WBA “regular ...

Professional boxing and Showtime have a storied history, but after 37 years, their partnership is coming to a close. Paramount announced Tuesday it is shutting down Showtime Sports at the end of 2023.