'Sweet science' audience grows

Even without HBO on board, the ring is undergoing a seismic shift in terms of television coverage

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey - Dmitry Bivol knew where he wanted to go in his boxing career - straight to the top of one of the HBO cards he used to watch replays of while growing up in Russia.

Now Bivol (14-0, 11 KO) is the WBA's light heavyweight world champion, and on Saturday he'll headline HBO's final World Championship Boxing telecast when he meets former champ Jean Pascal of Canada in Atlantic City.