Caption: L-Р (back row): Б'юць; Марцін, Раз'ём, DeGale, Расэл малодшы, Маці, Селбі, Правадыроў, Quellar, Педраса.

L-Р (front row): Джошуа, Турман, Уайлдэр, Насіць, Povetkin.

 

Нью-Ёрк (Сакавіка 11, 2016)—SHOWTIME Sports у пятніцу announced seven live boxing telecasts over a 12-week span, a stacked lineup featuring nine world championship fights and 14 overall matches in boxing’s deepest and most exciting divisions.

 

The full slate of programming is free to SHOWTIME subscribers, and the presentation on CBS is the first Prime Time boxing event on CBS television network in decades.

 

Стывен Эспиноза, Выканаўчы віцэ-прэзідэнт & General Manager of SHOWTIME Sports, also announced a summer blockbuster in the making.

 

“This is an incredibly exciting time in boxing, a time for emerging stars to make their mark, and for established champions to break through to the next level,” Espinoza said.

 

“This schedule features high level matchups with champions taking on the highest-rated contenders available, and top-ranked challengers facing one another. We are thrilled and grateful to the promoters and the fighters themselves who have worked with us these last few weeks to put together such an impressive lineup for SHOWTIME Boxing. It has to be one of the best we’ve ever assembled.

 

“We have seven live telecasts over a 12-week span that runs the gamut of our SHOWTIME boxing series. It includes nine world title fights, and that doesn’t count a great fight that’s just coming together today, as both Leo Santa Cruz and Carl Frampton have now agreed to a championship matchup to be scheduled for late summer.

 

“All of these events are free to SHOWTIME subscribers, і Чэрвеня 25 event is the first Prime Time boxing presentation on CBS television network in decades.

 

“Again, thanks to the fighters and promoters for not only making these great matches a reality, but for their cooperation in today’s major announcement.”

See below for details on the events that Espinoza, and the principals involved, are in the process of finalizing. Additional details on each individual event will be announced in the coming days.

 

Субота, Красавіка 9 – SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL

Галоўная падзея: Чарльз Марцін (23-0-1, 21 КО) супраць. Anthony Joshua (15-0, 15 КО) – IBF Heavyweight World Title Championship

Co-feature: Ці Селбі (22-1, 8 КО) супраць. Эрык Хантэр (21-3, 11 КО) – IBF Featherweight Championship

Start Time: TBD

Месца сустрэчы: The O2 – London

Прамоўтэр: Warriors Boxing & Matchroom Спорт

 

Пятніца, Красавіка 15 - ShoBox: Новае пакаленне

Галоўная падзея: Мікалай Патапаў (14-0, 6 КО) супраць. Stephon Маладая (14-0-2, 6 КО) – 10-Rd Bantamweight Bout

Start Time: 10 p.m. І/PT

Месца сустрэчы: Turning Stone Casino – Verona, Нью-Ёрк

Прамоўтэр: Салита Акцыі

• Four-fight telecast featuring at least six undefeated fighters.

 

Субота, Красавіка 16 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING

Галоўная падзея: Гэры Расэл-малодшы. (26-1, 15 КО) супраць. Patrick Hyland (31-1, 15 КО) – WBC Featherweight World Championship

Co-Feature: Хасэ Педраса (21-0, 12 КО) супраць. Stephen Smith (23-1, 13 КО) – IBF Super Featherweight World Championship

Start Time: 11 p.m. І/8 p.m. PT

Месца сустрэчы: Fox Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Casino

Прамоўтэр: ДиБелла Забавы

• Featherweight world title fights in consecutive weeks.
• Гэры Расэл-малодшы. returns to make his first title defense
• Crucial Super Featherweight bout between defending champ Jose Pedraza and No. 1 challenger Stephen Smith.

 

Субота, Красавіка 30 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING

Галоўная падзея: Бадуеў Джэка (20-1-1, 12 КО) супраць. Лучиан Буте (32-3, 25 КО) – WBC Super Middleweight Championship

Co-Feature: Джэймс DeGale (22-1, 14 КО) супраць. Rogelio Medina (35-6, 29 КО) – IBF Super Middleweight World Championship

Start Time: 10 p.m. І/7 p.m. PT

Месца сустрэчы: TBD

Прамоўтэр: Мэйвезер Акцыі

• Former champ Bute, fresh off a great fight against DeGale, steps in to replace the injured Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
• Medina is the IBF’s mandated challenger for DeGale.
• The winners will meet in an immediate unification.

 

Targeting May 2016 – SHOWTIME ЧЭМПІЯНАТ БОКС – PENDING CONFIRMATION

Галоўная падзея: Deontay Уайлдэр (36-0, 35 КО) супраць. Аляксандр Паветкін (30-1, 22 КО) – WBC Heavyweight World Championship

Start Time: TBD

Месца сустрэчы: TBD

 

Субота, Чэрвеня 11 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING

Галоўная падзея: Руслан правадніком (25-4, 18 КО) супраць. Джон Малін-малодшы. (28-6, 23 КО) – 12-Rd Super Lightweight Bout

Start Time: 9 p.m. І/6 p.m. PT

Месца сустрэчы: Turning Stone Casino – Verona, Нью-Ёрк

Прамоўтэр: Банер Акцыі

• Induction Weekend for International Boxing Hall of Fame.
• Main event features two fighters involved in Fights of Year

 

Субота, Чэрвеня 25 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS Presented by PBC

Галоўная падзея: Кіт Турман (26-0, 1 Паўночная Дакота, 22 КО) супраць. Шон Портер (26-1-1, 16 КО) – WBA Welterweight World Championship

Co-Feature: Ісус Куэльяр (28-1, 21 КО) супраць. Авэнір Mares (29-2-1, 15 КО) – WBA (reg.) Featherweight World Championship

Start Time: TBD

Месца сустрэчы: TBD

Прамоўтэр: ДиБелла Забавы

• Thurman cleared to resume training after minor injury
• Three-division world champ Mares to now face Jesus Cuellar for featherweight title

 

Late-Summer 2016 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING

Галоўная падзея: Леў Санта-Крус (32-0-1, 18 КО) супраць. Карл Frampton (22-0, 14 КО) – WBA (super) Featherweight World Championship

• Frampton the unified 122-pound titlist, will move up to face Santa Cruz for the WBA (super) Featherweight World Championship