September 27, 2018, HBO announced they would be dropping boxing from the network following its last televised match on October 27, although there was an additional airing on December 8, 2018. Several reasons were given for the cancellation, including rapidly declining ratings, an increasing number of options for boxing on other channels, surveys that showed boxing was no longer one of the reasons people purchased HBO subscriptions, a lack of marquee boxing contests, and HBO corporate position that the service is "not a sports network." See also HBO World Championship Boxing (a television boxing program airing on HBO from 1973–2018) Showtime Championship Boxing (a television boxing program airing on Showtime from 1986–present) ShoBox: The New Generation (a television boxing program airing on Showtime from 2001–present) Premier Boxing Champions (a boxing promotion organized by Al Haymon and a television boxing program airing on multiple broadcast and cable networks from 2015–present) Superfly (boxing) References 1996 American television series debuts 1990s American television series 2000s American television series 2010s American television series 2018 American television series endings Boxing television series HBO original programming Boxing on HBO English-language television shows