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After its cancellation on CBS, the series was picked up by ABC, renamed The Wednesday Night Fights, [3] and continued until 1960. Kinescopes of some of these matches were later re-broadcast under the title Blue Ribbon Classics. In recent years, ESPN Classic has aired some of the bouts. Most Pabst Blue Ribbon fights can be viewed at TVS Classic ...
USA Tuesday Night Fights (also known as Friday Night Boxing, Wednesday Night Fights, and Thursday Night Fights) is a television boxing show. It aired from October 1, 1982 to August 25, 1998 on the USA Network ; at one time it was the longest-running boxing show on television.
After cancellation of Pabst Blue Ribbon Bouts on CBS in 1955, the series was picked up by ABC, renamed The Wednesday Night Fights, [11] [12] and continued until 1960. Russ Hodges and Jack Drees both stayed with the show when it transferred from CBS. Hodges however, left in October 1955 and Drees was the only regular announcer for the five years ...
Keon won his pro debut, while Kelvin moved to 14-0 after a win over Yeis Gabriel Solano. Kelvin Davis, right, topped Yeis Solano Friday at a sold-out Scope Arena to move to 14-0. (Photo – Mikey ...
Tyson Fury won a controversial decision against Francis Ngannou in the pair’s boxing match on Saturday night, surviving a knockdown by the MMA star in Saudi Arabia.. Fury entered Riyadh with an ...
Joshua vs Ngannou will be a standard professional boxing match. The fight is scheduled for 10 three-minute rounds. Each fighter can win via decision, knockout or TKO (technical knockout, e.g. the ...
USA-Cuba Amateur boxing marks the first live telecast from Cuba since Castro came to power in 1959. February 25 Great Pool Shootout: a US$15,000 match between Minnesota Fats and Willie Mosconi at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. March 11 World Figure Skating Championships in Ottawa, Ontario. March 12 Affirmed's first race as a 3-year ...
The earliest incarnation of NBC's boxing telecasts could be traced back to 1944. Although technically, an anthology program, the Cavalcade of Sports was best known for Friday night boxing (from Madison Square Garden) on NBC from 1944 through 1960, and (after NBC decided against featuring boxing due to sensitivity over criminal allegations in the sport) then for several more years on ABC.