Boxing on Fox
originally aired on FOX
Boxing on Fox refers to a series of boxing events produced by Fox Sports and televised by the Fox Broadcasting Company and Fox Sports 1. Fox's first foray into boxing aired on December 16, 1995 in prime time headlined by a bout between Mike Tyson and Buster Mathis Jr. Fox received a 16.9 Nielsen overnight rating and 29 share for the December 16 broadcast, making it the highest-rated night in Fox's then brief history as a network. Fox teamed with Oscar De La Hoya for a three-fight card from Mashantucket, Connecticut in March 1998. Fox reached a multi-year agreement with Golden Boy Promotions in April 2012.