sentences:  HBO's pay-per-view distribution arm, TVKO, which debuted in 1991 with Evander Holyfield vs. George Foreman, was rebranded HBO PPV in 2001.On September 27, 2018, HBO announced they would be dropping boxing from the network following its last televised match on October 27, although there were two additional airings, one on November 24, 2018 and the last on December 8, 2018.Various issues in the boxing business, including the influx of streaming options (such as DAZN and ESPN+) and issues with promoters, along with declining ratings and loss of interest in the sport among HBO's subscribers, made continued carriage of the sport untenable.