표제: L-R (back row): 뷰트; 흰 털발 제비, 잭, DeGale에, 러셀 주니어, 어머니, 셀비, Provodnikov, Quellar, 라자.
L-R (front row): 여호수아, 서먼, 와일더, 착용, Povetkin.
NEW YORK (행진 11, 2016)-SHOWTIME 스포츠 금요일에 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.
스티븐 에스피 노자, 부사장 & 쇼 타임 스포츠 일반 관리자, 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, 과 유월 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.
토요일, 4월 9 – SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL
메인 이벤트: 찰스 마틴 (23-0-1, 21 KOS 호텔) 대. 앤서니 여호수아 (15-0, 15 KOS 호텔) – IBF Heavyweight World Title Championship
Co-feature: 리 셀비 (22-1, 8 KOS 호텔) 대. 에릭 헌터 (21-3, 11 KOS 호텔) – IBF Featherweight Championship
시작 시간: TBD
장소: The O2 – London
발기인: 전사 권투 & Matchroom 스포츠
금요일, 4월 15 – ShoBox의: 새로운 세대
메인 이벤트: 니콜라이 Potapov (14-0, 6 KOS 호텔) 대. 스테판 젊은 (14-0-2, 6 KOS 호텔) – 10-Rd Bantamweight Bout
시작 시간: 10 시이. AND/PT
장소: Turning Stone Casino – Verona, NY
발기인: 하기 Salita 프로모션
- Four-fight telecast featuring at least six undefeated fighters.
토요일, 4월 16 – SHOWTIME 챔피언십 권투
메인 이벤트: 게리 러셀 주니어. (26-1, 15 KOS 호텔) 대. 패트릭 하이랜드 (31-1, 15 KOS 호텔) – WBC 페더급 세계 챔피언십
공동 기능: 호세 라자 (21-0, 12 KOS 호텔) 대. 스티븐 스미스 (23-1, 13 KOS 호텔) – IBF 슈퍼 페더급 세계 챔피언십
시작 시간: 11 시이. AND/8 시이. PT
장소: Fox Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Casino
발기인: 디벨 라 엔터테인먼트
- Featherweight world title fights in consecutive weeks.
- 게리 러셀 주니어. returns to make his first title defense
- Crucial Super Featherweight bout between defending champ Jose Pedraza and No. 1 challenger Stephen Smith.
토요일, 4월 30 – SHOWTIME 챔피언십 권투
메인 이벤트: Badou 잭 (20-1-1, 12 KOS 호텔) 대. 루시 안이 Bute (32-3, 25 KOS 호텔) – WBC Super Middleweight Championship
공동 기능: 제임스 DeGale에 (22-1, 14 KOS 호텔) 대. 리오 메디나 (35-6, 29 KOS 호텔) – IBF Super Middleweight World Championship
시작 시간: 10 시이. AND/7 시이. PT
장소: TBD
발기인: 메이 프로모션
- 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 – 쇼 타임 챔피언 쉽 복싱 – PENDING CONFIRMATION
메인 이벤트: Deontay 와일더 (36-0, 35 KOS 호텔) 대. 알렉산더 Povetkin은 (30-1, 22 KOS 호텔) – WBC Heavyweight World Championship
시작 시간: TBD
장소: TBD
토요일, 유월 11 – SHOWTIME 챔피언십 권투
메인 이벤트: 루슬란 Provodnikov (25-4, 18 KOS 호텔) 대. 존 몰리나 주니어. (28-6, 23 KOS 호텔) – 12-Rd Super Lightweight Bout
시작 시간: 9 시이. AND/6 시이. PT
장소: Turning Stone Casino – Verona, NY
발기인: 배너 프로모션
- Induction Weekend for International Boxing Hall of Fame.
- Main event features two fighters involved in Fights of Year
토요일, 유월 25 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS Presented by PBC
메인 이벤트: 키스 서먼 (26-0, 1 ND, 22 KOS 호텔) 대. 숀 포터 (26-1-1, 16 KOS 호텔) – WBA Welterweight World Championship
공동 기능: 예수 CUELLAR (28-1, 21 KOS 호텔) 대. 아브넬의 Mares (29-2-1, 15 KOS 호텔) – WBA (reg.) Glover Teixeira를 상대로 인상적인 승리를 거둔
시작 시간: TBD
장소: TBD
발기인: 디벨 라 엔터테인먼트
- 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 챔피언십 권투
메인 이벤트: 레오 산타 크루즈 (32-0-1, 18 KOS 호텔) 대. 칼 프램 튼 (22-0, 14 KOS 호텔) – WBA (감독자) Glover Teixeira를 상대로 인상적인 승리를 거둔
- Frampton the unified 122-pound titlist, will move up to face Santa Cruz for the WBA (감독자) Glover Teixeira를 상대로 인상적인 승리를 거둔