Caption: Л-Р (back row): Буте; Мартин, Утичница, DeGale, Расел Јр, Мајке, Селби, Проводников, Quellar, Педраза.

Л-Р (front row): Џошуа, Турман, Вилдер, Носити, Povetkin.

 

ЊУЈОРК (Март 11, 2016)—SHOWTIME Sports у петак 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 Еспиноза, Извршни потпредседник & 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, анд Јун 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, Април 9 – SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL

Маин Евент: Цхарлес Мартин (23-0-1, 21 КОс) вс. Anthony Joshua (15-0, 15 КОс) – IBF Heavyweight World Title Championship

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

Start Time: ТБД

Венуе: The O2 – London

Организатор: Варриорс Бокс & Матцхроом спорт

 

Петак, Април 15 - СхоБок: Нова генерација

Маин Евент: Николај Потапов (14-0, 6 КОс) вс. Степхон Млади (14-0-2, 6 КОс) – 10-Rd Bantamweight Bout

Start Time: 10 п.м. И/ПТ

Венуе: Turning Stone Casino – Verona, НИ

Организатор: Салита Промоције

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

 

Субота, Април 16 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING

Маин Евент: Гари Расел Јр. (26-1, 15 КОс) вс. Patrick Hyland (31-1, 15 КОс) – WBC Featherweight World Championship

Цо-Феатуре: Хосе Педраза (21-0, 12 КОс) вс. Stephen Smith (23-1, 13 КОс) – IBF Super Featherweight World Championship

Start Time: 11 п.м. И/8 п.м. ПТ

Венуе: Fox Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Casino

Организатор: ДиБелла Забава

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

 

Субота, Април 30 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING

Маин Евент: Бадоу Џек (20-1-1, 12 КОс) вс. Лучијан Буте (32-3, 25 КОс) – WBC Super Middleweight Championship

Цо-Феатуре: Џејмс ДеГале (22-1, 14 КОс) вс. Rogelio Medina (35-6, 29 КОс) – IBF Super Middleweight World Championship

Start Time: 10 п.м. И/7 п.м. ПТ

Венуе: ТБД

Организатор: Маивеатхер Промоције

• 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 – СХОВТИМЕ Цхампионсхип Бокинг – PENDING CONFIRMATION

Маин Евент: Деонтаи Вилдер (36-0, 35 КОс) вс. Алекандер Поветкин (30-1, 22 КОс) – WBC Heavyweight World Championship

Start Time: ТБД

Венуе: ТБД

 

Субота, Јун 11 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING

Маин Евент: Руслан Проводников (25-4, 18 КОс) вс. Јохн Молина Јр. (28-6, 23 КОс) – 12-Rd Super Lightweight Bout

Start Time: 9 п.м. И/6 п.м. ПТ

Венуе: Turning Stone Casino – Verona, НИ

Организатор: Банер Промоције

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

 

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

Маин Евент: Кит Терман (26-0, 1 НД, 22 КОс) вс. Шон Портер (26-1-1, 16 КОс) – WBA Welterweight World Championship

Цо-Феатуре: Исус Цуеллар (28-1, 21 КОс) вс. Абнер Марес (29-2-1, 15 КОс) – WBA (reg.) Featherweight World Championship

Start Time: ТБД

Венуе: ТБД

Организатор: ДиБелла 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

Маин Евент: Лео Санта Круз (32-0-1, 18 КОс) вс. Карл Фрамптон (22-0, 14 КОс) – 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