Former KCBS Anchor Now the Voice of Boxing
Local media junkies might remember Jim Lampley’s stint as the co-anchor of the KCBS nightly news in the late ’80s. During that same time, Lampley accepted a job with HBO to call boxing and Wimbledon for the cable network.
Little did anyone know that the 63-year-old would go on to become the voice of boxing for today’s generation.
“My boxing career is my most significant broadcasting accomplishment,” Lampley said prior to this Saturday’s HBO pay-per-view fight between Floyd Mayweather and Miguel Cotto.
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