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| May 1 2025 | The third season of '100 Foot Wave' premiered on HBO, continuing the documentary series about Garrett McNamara's big-wave surfing journey. |
| 2024 | Keith Hodne wins Cinema Audio Society Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television – Non-Fiction |
| 2024 | 100 Foot Wave receives nomination for Producers Guild of America Award for Outstanding Sports Program |
| May 18 2024 |
Evander Holyfield vs. Lennox Lewis II
Oleksandr Usyk defeated Tyson Fury, marking the first undisputed heavyweight championship fight since Holyfield-Lewis II.
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| 2023 | 100 Foot Wave receives multiple Emmy Award nominations, including Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series |
| 2023 | HBO documentary series '100 Foot Wave' aired its second season, continuing to document Garrett McNamara's big wave surfing experiences and the surfing community in Nazaré. |
| 2023 | Antoine Chicoye, Laurent Pujol, and team win Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program |
| December 19 2023 | The final episode of Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel airs on HBO, concluding the show's long-running sports journalism series after nearly three decades. |
| September 2023 | HBO announced that Real Sports would end after 29 seasons, marking the conclusion of the long-running sports documentary series. |
| 2022 | Mike Prickett and Laurent Pujol win Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program |
| 2022 | 100 Foot Wave documentary series receives multiple award nominations, including American Cinema Editors Awards and Cinema Eye Honors |
| 2022 | 100 Foot Wave wins Producers Guild of America Award for Outstanding Sports Program |
| July 18 2021 | The documentary television series '100 Foot Wave' premiered on HBO, focusing on big-wave surfer Garrett McNamara's quest to surf a 100-foot wave in Nazaré, Portugal. |
| February 2021 | Chris Smith was approached by Joe Lewis to direct a documentary about Garrett McNamara, which was subsequently developed into a 6-episode documentary series to be produced by Topic Studios and distributed by HBO. |
| November 2019 |
Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruled to throw out the fan lawsuit against Pacquiao related to the fight's injury controversy.
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| December 31 2018 |
Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao
Mayweather fought Tenshin Nasukawa in a one-sided exhibition match, knocking down Nasukawa three times in the first round, with Nasukawa's corner throwing in the towel.
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| November 4 2018 |
Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao
Announcement made that Mayweather would fight undefeated Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in a three-round exhibition boxing match on New Year's Eve.
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| September 2018 |
Wladimir Klitschko vs. Alexander Povetkin
Alexander Povetkin challenged Anthony Joshua for a world heavyweight title after his previous bout with Wladimir Klitschko.
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| September 19 2018 |
Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao
Mayweather clarified his rematch calls, stating he planned to first hold a fight in Japan before any possible rematch with Pacquiao.
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| September 15 2018 |
Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao
Mayweather and Pacquiao posted Instagram videos speculating about a potential rematch, with Mayweather suggesting a 'nine-figure pay day' and hinting at taking Pacquiao's belt again.
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| September 15 2018 |
Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II
Álvarez and Golovkin's rematch took place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
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| September 3 2018 |
Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II
The vacant Ring magazine middleweight title was confirmed to be contested in the Álvarez-Golovkin rematch.
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| July 3 2018 |
Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II
A split-screen press conference is held for the Álvarez-Golovkin rematch.
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| June 14 2018 |
Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II
Álvarez began training for the upcoming fight with Golovkin.
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| June 13 2018 |
Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II
Álvarez and Golovkin finalized a deal to hold their rematch on September 15, 2018, at T-Mobile Arena.
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| June 6 2018 |
Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II
Golovkin was stripped of his IBF world title for not adhering to IBF rules.
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| April 27 2018 |
Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II
Golovkin stated the rematch with Álvarez was still a priority, despite low chances of happening.
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| April 3 2018 |
Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II
Álvarez officially withdraws from the scheduled fight with Gennady Golovkin, with his team hoping to reschedule for August or September.
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| March 23 2018 |
Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II
Álvarez is temporarily suspended by the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) pending a hearing on April 10, with the possibility of a suspension of up to one year.
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| March 5 2018 |
Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II
Canelo Álvarez fails two random urine tests for clenbuterol, collected on February 17 and 20, which puts the rematch with Gennady Golovkin in jeopardy.
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| February 17 2018 |
Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II
Canelo Álvarez's first failed drug test was collected, which would lead to a six-month suspension.
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| January 29 2018 |
Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II
HBO announces the rematch will take place on May 5 during the Cinco de Mayo weekend, with both fighters promising to knock out their opponent.
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| 2017 |
Anthony Joshua vs Wladimir Klitschko
In the United States, the fight averaged 659,000 viewers on Showtime, peaking at 687,000 viewers between rounds five and six.
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| 2017 |
Anthony Joshua vs Wladimir Klitschko
The fight generated an estimated total revenue of £50 million from live gate, pay-per-view, and overseas broadcasting.
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| 2017 |
Anthony Joshua vs Wladimir Klitschko
The fight set a domestic UK Pay-Per-View record with 1.532 million buys, generating approximately £30 million in PPV revenue.
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| 2017 |
Anthony Joshua vs Wladimir Klitschko
In Germany, the fight was watched by an average of 10.43 million viewers on RTL, making it a significant television event.
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| 2017 |
Anthony Joshua vs Wladimir Klitschko
In Ukraine, the match averaged 4.4 million viewers and became the most watched sporting event of the year in the country.
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| 2017 |
Anthony Joshua vs Wladimir Klitschko
Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko fought in a highly anticipated boxing match that became a global broadcasting event, with an estimated worldwide audience of 500 million viewers.
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| 2017 |
Anthony Joshua vs Wladimir Klitschko
In Germany, the fight was watched by an average of 10.43 million viewers on RTL, with the entire card averaging 9.59 million viewers.
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| 2017 |
Anthony Joshua vs Wladimir Klitschko
In the United States, the fight averaged 659,000 viewers on Showtime, with a peak of 687,000 viewers between rounds five and six, breaking Showtime's previous afternoon fight ratings record.
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| 2017 |
Anthony Joshua vs Wladimir Klitschko
The fight generated an estimated £50 million in total revenue from live gate, pay-per-view, and overseas broadcasting.
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| 2017 |
Anthony Joshua vs Wladimir Klitschko
The delayed HBO broadcast in the US was seen by an average of 738,000 viewers, peaking at 890,000 viewers.
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| 2017 |
Anthony Joshua vs Wladimir Klitschko
London Mayor Sadiq Khan approved a potential crowd of 90,000, matching the historic British boxing crowd record from 1939 and making it the largest heavyweight fight crowd in 90 years.
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| December 20 2017 |
Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II
Eric Gomez announces negotiations are close to finalization after Álvarez gives Golden Boy permission to draft contracts.
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| November 7 2017 |
Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II
Eric Gomez indicates negotiations are progressing well and Álvarez will make a decision about the rematch in the coming weeks.
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| October 2 2017 |
Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II
At the 55th annual WBC convention in Baku, Azerbaijan, the WBC officially orders a rematch between Álvarez and Golovkin.
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| September 24 2017 |
Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II
Eric Gomez suggests the rematch could take place in the first week of May 2018, or potentially as early as March.
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| September 22 2017 |
Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II
Negotiations for the Álvarez-Golovkin rematch are reported to begin.
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