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5 unusual facts about Boxing After Dark


Boxing After Dark

Boxing After Dark is an HBO boxing program, premiering in April 1996, that usually shows fights between well-known contenders, but usually not "championship" or "title" fights.

Replacing them were Fran Charles, former ESPN and Fox Sports Net analyst Max Kellerman who receives "something in the neighborhood of $10,000 for each Boxing After Dark telecast" (Thomas Hauser) and former world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis.

The first fight shown was an exciting 12-rounder featuring a then-unknown Marco Antonio Barrera and Kennedy McKinney.

In April 2006, BAD entered its tenth season with an all-new lineup.

Boxing After Dark, or BAD for short, got its start in 1996 with commentators Jim Lampley and Larry Merchant.



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