Caption: L-R (back row): BUTE; Мартин, Џек, DeGale, Расел Јуниор, Мајките, Селби, Provodnikov, Quellar, Pedraza.

L-R (front row): Џошуа, Турман, Wilder, Носете, Povetkin.

 

ЊУЈОРК (Март 11, 2016)—SHOWTIME Sports во петокот 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, Извршен потпретседател & 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, и Јуни 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.

 

Сабота, Април 9 – SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL

Главниот настан: Чарлс Мартин (23-0-1, 21 КО) наспроти. Anthony Joshua (15-0, 15 КО) – IBF Heavyweight World Title Championship

Co-feature: Ли Селби (22-1, 8 КО) наспроти. Ерик Хантер (21-3, 11 КО) – IBF Featherweight Championship

Start Time: TBD

Место: The O2 – London

Промотор: Warriors Boxing & Matchroom Спорт

 

Петок, Април 15 - ShoBox: Новата генерација

Главниот настан: Николај Potapov (14-0, 6 КО) наспроти. Stephon Јанг (14-0-2, 6 КО) – 10-Rd Bantamweight Bout

Start Time: 10 вечер. И/Португалија

Место: Turning Stone Casino – Verona, Њујорк

Промотор: зборот Промоции

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

 

Сабота, Април 16 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING

Главниот настан: Гери Расел Џуниор. (26-1, 15 КО) наспроти. Патрик Хајленд (31-1, 15 КО) – WBC Featherweight World Championship

Ко-Функција: Жозе Pedraza (21-0, 12 КО) наспроти. Stephen Smith (23-1, 13 КО) – IBF Super Featherweight World Championship

Start Time: 11 вечер. И/8 вечер. Португалија

Место: Fox Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Casino

Промотор: DiBella Забава

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

 

Сабота, Април 30 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING

Главниот настан: Badou Џек (20-1-1, 12 КО) наспроти. Лукијан BUTE (32-3, 25 КО) – WBC Super Middleweight Championship

Ко-Функција: Џејмс DeGale (22-1, 14 КО) наспроти. Rogelio Medina (35-6, 29 КО) – IBF Super Middleweight World Championship

Start Time: 10 вечер. И/7 вечер. Португалија

Место: TBD

Промотор: Mayweather Промоции

• 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 ПРВЕНСТВО бокс – PENDING CONFIRMATION

Главниот настан: Deontay Вајлдер (36-0, 35 КО) наспроти. Александар Povetkin (30-1, 22 КО) – WBC Heavyweight World Championship

Start Time: TBD

Место: TBD

 

Сабота, Јуни 11 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING

Главниот настан: Руслан Provodnikov (25-4, 18 КО) наспроти. Џон Молина Џуниор. (28-6, 23 КО) – 12-Rd Super Lightweight Bout

Start Time: 9 вечер. И/6 вечер. Португалија

Место: Turning Stone Casino – Verona, Њујорк

Промотор: Банер Промоции

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

 

Сабота, Јуни 25 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS Presented by PBC

Главниот настан: Кит Турман (26-0, 1 НД, 22 КО) наспроти. Шон Портер (26-1-1, 16 КО) – WBA Welterweight World Championship

Ко-Функција: Исус Cuellar (28-1, 21 КО) наспроти. Авенир кобили (29-2-1, 15 КО) – WBA (reg.) Featherweight World Championship

Start Time: TBD

Место: TBD

Промотор: DiBella Забава

• 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

Главниот настан: Лео Санта Круз (32-0-1, 18 КО) наспроти. 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