THE FIGHT GAME WITH JIM LAMPLEY RETURNS WITH A NEW EDITION WEDNESDAY, MAY 9
Now in its seventh season, THE FIGHT GAME WITH JIM LAMPLEY returns with a new edition WEDNESDAY, MAY 9 at a special time (10:30-11:00 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO.
Hosted by the four-time Sports Emmy® winner, who has hosted HBO Boxing since joining the network in 1988, the show is a provocative, engaging and informative experience that delves into intriguing storylines, newsmakers and issues that are top-of-mind in boxing.
The show is also available on HBO NOW, HBO GO, HBO On Demand and partners’ streaming services.
Segments on this edition of THE FIGHT GAME include: correspondent Kelefa Sanneh’s trip to Cuba to visit a group of female fighters who are challenging long-established gender bias and striving to build their own Olympic boxing tradition; a look back at the May 5 middleweight showdown between Gennady Golovkin and Vanes Martirosyan that extended “GGG” successful title defenses to a record-tying 20; analyst Bernard Hopkins’ feature report; and Lampley’s survey of the latest news.
Immediately following the show’s May 9 debut, fight fans can log on to hbo.com for an exclusive overtime segment hosted by Lampley.