Caption: L-R (back row): Bute; Мартин, Джек, DeGale, Рассел Jr., Аналар, Selby, Provodnikov, Quellar, Pedraza.

L-R (front row): Ешуа, Thurman, Wilder, Кию, Povetkin.

 

НЬЮ ЙОРК (Наурыз 11, 2016)—SHOWTIME Sports жұмада 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.

 

Стивен Espinoza, Атқарушы вице-президенті & 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, мен Маусым 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.

 

Сенбі, Сәуір 9 – SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL

Негізгі оқиға: Чарльз Мартин (23-0-1, 21 КО) VS. Anthony Joshua (15-0, 15 КО) – IBF Heavyweight World Title Championship

Co-feature: Ли Selby (22-1, 8 КО) VS. Эрик Hunter (21-3, 11 КО) – IBF Featherweight Championship

Start Time: TBD

Өткізілетін орны: The O2 – London

Промоутер: Warriors Бокс & Matchroom спорт

 

Жұма, Сәуір 15 - ShoBox: Жаңа буын

Негізгі оқиға: Николай Потапов (14-0, 6 КО) VS. Stephon Жас (14-0-2, 6 КО) – 10-Rd Bantamweight Bout

Start Time: 10 p.m. ЖӘНЕ/PT

Өткізілетін орны: Turning Stone Casino – Verona, NY

Промоутер: Salita Акциялар

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

 

Сенбі, Сәуір 16 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING

Негізгі оқиға: Gary Рассел Jr. (26-1, 15 КО) VS. Патрик Hyland (31-1, 15 КО) – WBC Featherweight World Championship

Co-Мүмкіндік: Хосе Pedraza (21-0, 12 КО) VS. Stephen Smith (23-1, 13 КО) – IBF Super Featherweight World Championship

Start Time: 11 p.m. ЖӘНЕ/8 p.m. PT

Өткізілетін орны: Fox Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Casino

Промоутер: ДиБелла-сауық

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

 

Сенбі, Сәуір 30 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING

Негізгі оқиға: Badou Jack (20-1-1, 12 КО) VS. Lucian Bute (32-3, 25 КО) – WBC Super Middleweight Championship

Co-Мүмкіндік: Джеймс DeGale (22-1, 14 КО) VS. Rogelio Medina (35-6, 29 КО) – IBF Super Middleweight World Championship

Start Time: 10 p.m. ЖӘНЕ/7 p.m. PT

Өткізілетін орны: TBD

Промоутер: Мэйуэзер Акциялар

• 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 ЧЕМПИОНАТЫ БОКС – PENDING CONFIRMATION

Негізгі оқиға: Ұрыс Деонтей Уайлдер (36-0, 35 КО) VS. Александр Поветкин (30-1, 22 КО) – WBC Heavyweight World Championship

Start Time: TBD

Өткізілетін орны: TBD

 

Сенбі, Маусым 11 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING

Негізгі оқиға: Руслан Provodnikov (25-4, 18 КО) VS. John Molina Jr. (28-6, 23 КО) – 12-Rd Super Lightweight Bout

Start Time: 9 p.m. ЖӘНЕ/6 p.m. PT

Өткізілетін орны: Turning Stone Casino – Verona, NY

Промоутер: Баннер Акциялар

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

 

Сенбі, Маусым 25 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS Presented by PBC

Негізгі оқиға: Кит Thurman (26-0, 1 ND, 22 КО) VS. Шон Портер (26-1-1, 16 КО) – WBA Welterweight World Championship

Co-Мүмкіндік: Иса Cuellar (28-1, 21 КО) VS. Әбенир Mares (29-2-1, 15 КО) – WBA (reg.) Featherweight World Championship

Start Time: TBD

Өткізілетін орны: TBD

Промоутер: ДиБелла-сауық

• 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

Негізгі оқиға: Leo Santa Cruz (32-0-1, 18 КО) VS. Carl 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