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Category Archives: boxing
Indongo has star making performance with decision over Burns to unify 140 pound titles
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Lightweight Contenders Ivan Redkach & Argenis Mendez Clash in Main Event of Premier Boxing Champions TOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS on FS1 & BOXEO DE CAMPEONES on FOX Deportes Tuesday, Tej zaum 2 At Sportsmen’s Lodge Event Center in Studio City, California
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FITE TV to stream Kubrat Pulev vs. Kevin Johnson Heavyweight clash Live on PPV, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 28, from Bulgaria
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Full card set for this Saturday’s card at The Claridge in Atlantic City
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Super Middleweight Contenders Andre Dirrell & Jose Uzcategui Battle for Interim World Title Plus Two-Division World Champion Rances Barthelemy Takes on Former Title Challenger Kiryl Relikh in 140-Pound Title Eliminator
Heralded prospects Ruben Villa & Michael Dutchover get stoppage wins in National Harbor, Maryland
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Two-Time Welterweight World Champion Battles Former Champion Shawn Porter in Welterweight World Title Eliminator Saturday April 22 los ntawm Barclays Center nyob rau hauv Brooklyn & Nyob rau SHOWTIME
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SHOWTIME SPORTS® UNVEILS FULL SPRING BOXING SCHEDULE, HEADLINED BY LIVE TELECAST OF HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT: JOSHUA vs. KLITSCHKO
SHOWTIME® To Present Seven World Championship Fights Across Seven Live Telecasts In Eight Weeks
Video/Graphic Credit: SHOWTIME
Watch Joshua-Klitschko launch spot: http://s.sho.com/2ouhMgN
TSHIAB YORK (Plaub Hlis Ntuj 17, 2017) – SHOWTIME Sports has unveiled the network’s complete spring 2017 boxing schedule following today’s earlier announcement that the heavyweight boxing event of the year will be televised nyob rau SHOWTIME. The stacked lineup includes seven world championship fights across eight live boxing telecasts over an eight-week span.
Rau Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 29, Anthony Joshua yuav fim Wladimir Klitschko in the most significant heavyweight world championship fight in more than a decade. The event will air live on SHOWTIME ntawm 4:15 p.m. THIAB/1:15 p.m. PT from a sold-out Wembley Stadium, where a record crowd of more than 90,000 spectators is expected.
Also announced today, SHOWTIME and Premier Boxing Champions will present the rematch between WBC Light Heavyweight Champion Adonis Stevenson thiab Andrzej Fonfara rau Saturday, Lub rau hli ntuj 3. This bout is an encore of a 2014 action-packed fight in which Stevenson edged Fonfara to defend his 175-pound crown.
The SHOWTIME boxing lineup also includes two significant welterweight bouts with world title implications: Lwm yam Berto vs. Shawn Porter (Plaub Hlis Ntuj 22) thiab Kell Brook vs. Errol Spence Jr. (Tej zaum 27). Both events are presented in association with Premier Boxing Champions. Lub Plaub Hlis Ntuj 22 Berto vs. Porter event will feature an anticipated 154-pound world title fight between Jermell Charlo thiab Charles Hatley as well asworld champion Amanda Serrano attempting to become the first woman—and first fighter of Puerto Rican decent—to win a world title in five different weight classes.
Rau Saturday, Tej zaum 20, SHOWTIME will present a unique twin-bill of world championship fights. Thawj, boxing’s hottest young star, newly minted world champion Gervonta Davis, will make his first world title defense against Liam Walsh los ntawm London. Tom qab ntawd yav tsaus ntuj, featherweight world champion Gary Russell Jr. thiab yav tas los lub ntiaj teb champion Andre Dirrell will be featured in separate bouts. Start times for both live telecasts are to be determined.
Nyob rau hauv tag nrho, SHOWTIME Sports will present one live SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL telecast, one live ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam telecast, and five SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecasts, all free to network subscribers. Ntau, SHOWTIME is in the early stages of planning for the return of four-division world champion Adrien Broner and undefeated star Mikey Garcia in separate events this summer.
The spring lineup complements the network’s robust 2017 boxing schedule. In the first 10 weeks of the year, SHOWTIME Sports presented eight world championship fights, including two world title unification bouts (Jack vs. DeGale and Thurman vs. Garcia, SHOWTIME Boxing on CBS), two world title rematches (Frampton vs. Santa Cruz II and Linares vs. Crolla II), the live-stream of the first-ever boxing event on Twitter (Broner vs. Granados), the resurgence of women’s boxing (Serrano vs. Rivas) and the first women’s boxing main event in premium television history (Shields vs. Szabados).
“SHOWTIME continues its unrivaled commitment to the sport. There simply is no other network in boxing delivering world-class events on a consistent basis,"Hais tias Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice Thawj Tswj Hwm & General Manager, SHOWTIME kev ua si.
“Our 2017 schedule already includes some 17 live boxing telecasts, 15 world championship fights, with the top-rated fighters squaring off in boxing’s deepest weight divisions. We continue to break the glass ceiling on women’s boxing, deliver the biggest bouts from overseas and see champions take on champions to unify divisions. We are proud to be re-shaping the boxing landscape both in and out of the ring.”
See below for the SHOWTIME boxing spring calendar. This is the network’s third major boxing schedule announcement of the past 13 lub hlis.
Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 22 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
Presented by Premier Boxing Champions
Main tshwm sim: Lwm yam Berto (31-4, 24 Kos) vs. Shawn Porter (26-2, 16 Kos) – WBC Welterweight World Title Eliminator
Co-Feature: Jermell Charlo (28-0, 13 Kos) vs. Charles Hatley (26-1-1, 18 Kos) – WBC Super Welterweight World Championship
SHOX: Amanda Serrano (31-1-1, 23 Kos) vs. Dahiana Santana (35-8, 14 KO lub) – 10-Rd. WBO Bantamweight World Championship
Start Time: 9:30 p.m. THIAB / 6:30 p.m. PT (SHO Boxing on SHO EXTREME, 7:30p ET/PT)
Chaw: Brooklyn’s Barclays Center
Notes: · The winner of Berto-Porter becomes the WBC mandatory challenger to Unified World Champion Keith Thurman.
- Berto-Porter is the fourth welterweight world title/title eliminator fight televised on SHOWTIME/CBS in the last 10 lub hlis.
- Charlo-Hatley is the eighth world title/title eliminator in the 154-pound division on SHOWTIME/CBS in the last 13 lub hlis
- Serrano attempts to become the first woman to win world titles in five different weight classes
Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 29 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
Main tshwm sim: Anthony Joshua (18-0, 18 Kos) vs. Wladimir Klitschko (64-4, 53 Kos) – IBF and vacant (Super) WBA Heavyweight World Championship
Start Time: 4:15 p.m. THIAB/1:15 p.m. PT, nyob rau SHOWTIME
Chaw: Wembley Stadium, London
Notes: · Most significant heavyweight world title fight nyob rau hauv 15 xyoo—since Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson in June, 2002
- Officially sold out more than 90,000 daim pib; set to smash the attendance record at Wembley and join the ranks of the biggest events in boxing history
Saturday, Tej zaum 20 – SHOWTIME BOXING thoob ntiaj teb
Main tshwm sim: Gervonta Davis (17-0, 16 Kos) vs. Liam Walsh (21-0, 14 Kos) – IBF Super Featherweight World Championship
Start Time: TBD, live from London
Chaw: Copper Box Arena in London, Hais
Notes: · Matchup of undefeated fighters. Champion vs. Ua Tsis. 1-ranked contender
- Davis is the youngest reigning American titlist and second youngest in the world (Kosei Tanaka)
Saturday, Tej zaum 20 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
Main tshwm sim: Gary Russell Jr. (21-1, 16 Kos) vs. Oscar Escandon (25-2, 17 Kos) – WBC Featherweight World Championship
Co-Features: Andre Dirrell (25-2, 16 Kos) vs. José Uzcátegui (26-1, 22 Kos) – IBF Super Middleweight Interim World Championship
Rances Barthelemy (25-0, 13 Kos) vs. Kiryl Relikh (21-1, 19 Kos) – WBA Super Lightweight Eliminator
Start Time: TBD
Chaw: MGM National Harbor in Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area
Notes: · Sixth featherweight title fight on SHOWTIME since Feb. 2016, and second this year.
- The winner of Dirrell-Uzcátegui becomes the mandatory for IBF Super Middleweight World Champion James DeGale
- The winner of Barthelemy-Relikh becomes the mandatory challenger to WBA Super Lightweight Champion Ricky Burns
Saturday, Tej zaum 27 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
Main tshwm sim: Kell Brook (36-1, 25 Kos) vs. Errol Spence Jr. (21-0, 19 Kos) – IBF Welterweight World Championship
Start Time: TBD, live from England
Chaw: Bramall Lane Football Ground in Sheffield, Hais
Notes: · World Champion vs. IBF Tsis. 1-ranked contender
- Ua Tsis. 3-ranked vs. Ua Tsis. 5-ranked welterweights (via Transnational Boxing Rankings)
- Six of the consensus top-10 welterweights in the world featured on SHOWTIME/CBS events in the first half of 2017
Saturday, Lub rau hli ntuj 3 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
Presented by Premier Boxing Champions
Main tshwm sim: Adonis Stevenson (28-1, 23 Kos) vs. Andrzej Fonfara (29-4, 17 Kos) II – WBC Light Heavyweight World Championship
Co-Main: Eleider Alvarez (22-0, 11 Kos) vs. Jean Pascal (31-4-1, 18 Kos) – WBC Silver Light Heavyweight Title
Start Time: TBD
Notes: · Stevenson-Fonfara II is a rematch of 2014 all-action championship bout in which both fighters scored knock downs
Friday, Lub rau hli ntuj 9 - ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam (Hall of Fame Induction Weekend)
Main tshwm sim: Joel Diaz Jr. (23-0, 19 Kos) vs. Anpee Ramos (17-2-2, 12 Kos) - 10 Round Super Hnav Bout
Start Time: 10 p.m. THIAB/PT
Chaw: Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, N.Y..
Notes: · International Boxing Hall of Fame Induction Weekend
- The lead announce team for ShoBox, legendary sportscaster Barry Tompkins and boxing historian Steve Farhood, to be inducted to the Hall in nearby Canastota, NY.
Expected This Summer
Four-division world champion Adrien Broner and WBC Lightweight World Champion Mikey Garcia in separate events live on SHOWTIME.
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MATCHROOM SPORT AND KLITSCHKO MANAGEMENT GROUP INK DEAL FOR U.S. TELEVISION RIGHTS TO HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BLOCKBUSTER EVENT: ANTHONY JOSHUA vs. Wladimir Klitschko
American Premium Television Giants SHOWTIME and HBO To Produce Separate Telecasts on Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 29 From London’s Wembley Stadium
SHOWTIME Live at 4:15 p.m. THIAB/1:15 p.m. PT;
HBO Telecast in Primetime at approx. 10:45 p.m. THIAB/PT
Yees duab Credit: Amanda Westcott/SHOWTIME
Nyob (Plaub Hlis Ntuj 17, 2017) – Matchroom Sport, Klitschko Management Group (KMG) and K2 Promotions have reached agreement with U.S. premium television giants Showtime and HBO to televise the most significant heavyweight world championship match in more than a decade. Rau Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 29, IBF Heavyweight World Champion Anthony Joshua will face former unified world champion Wladimir Klitschko from a sold-out Wembley Stadium in London.
Showtime is the exclusive U.S. television partner of Joshua, while HBO has an exclusive agreement with Klitschko in the States. Each premium network will produce its own separate telecast of the main event match for the U.S. cov neeg tuaj saib. SHOWTIME will televise its SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING presentation nyob ntawm 4:15 p.m. THIAB/1:15 p.m. PT, while HBO will televise its WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING production ntawm kwv yees li 10:45 p.m. THIAB/PT.
Yausua (18-0, 18 Kos) and Klitschko (64-4, 53 Kos) will meet for Joshua’s IBF World Championship and the vacant IBO and WBA World Championships. The British sensation Joshua has knocked out all 18 of his professional opponents in a meteoric rise to stardom, while the long-reigning world champion from Ukraine, Klitschko, aims to win back titles he previously held in his 11-year rule as heavyweight world champion. Joshua vs. Klitschko is promoted by Matchroom Boxing, KMG and K2 Promotions and has officially sold out Wembley Stadium with a record-setting 90,000 tickets sold.
“I’m extremely happy and thankful that our respective U.S. TV partners Showtime and HBO reached an agreement,” said Bernd Boente, Managing Director of Klitschko Management Group. “This happened before in the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao and the Lewis vs. Tyson fights and shows you the magnitude of our event at Wembley Stadium on April 29.”
“I’m delighted to announce this historic deal that will see Britain’s biggest ever fight shown on both HBO and SHOWTIME in the U.S.,” said Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport. “It takes a special fight to break down barriers and boundaries but also networks and executives who believe in working with the best interest of fight fans in mind. With the obstacles in place it would have been any easy resolution to not air the fight in the States but I want to thank HBO and Showtime for their perseverance and allowing America to see one hell of a fight at our national stadium in front on 90,000 passionate fans. Joshua vs. Klitschko is a fight for the ages and we look forward to the show!”
“We are thrilled to be delivering Joshua vs. Klitschko to the U.S. audience live on SHOWTIME,"Hais tias Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice President thiab General Manager, SHOWTIME kev ua si. “On the afternoon of Plaub Hlis Ntuj 29, U.S. sports fans will be able to tune in to SHOWTIME to join a record-breaking crowd of 90,000 at Wembley Stadium and a worldwide television audience in witnessing an event that represents not only the contesting of the heavyweight world championship, but potentially the changing of the guard in the most influential division in boxing. We are proud to be Anthony Joshua’s exclusive U.S. television partner as he attempts to establish his legacy against the legendary Wladimir Klitschko, live on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, as Showtime continues its unrivaled commitment to the sport.”
Said Peter Nelson, executive vice president, HBO kev ua si: “Both promoters and both networks have found a solution that enables boxing fans in the U.S. to watch the world heavyweight championship. This agreement ensures that our subscribers have access to same-day primetime coverage of the fight. It will mark Wladimir Klitschko’s 22nd appearance on HBO and the first for Anthony Joshua.”
The 27-year-old Joshua has been perfect since turning professional shortly after winning Gold at the 2012 Olympics for Great Britain. Yausua, of Watford, Hais, won the IBF Heavyweight World Championship with a second-round knockout of defending champion Charles Martin in April 2016, earning a heavyweight belt in the fewest number of fights in more than 20 xyoo. He has since successfully defended the title twice—against Dominic Breazeale in June and Eric Molina in December.
Joshua is just the sixth Olympic Gold Medalist at super heavyweight to go on to win a professional heavyweight world title, joining Joe Frazier, George foreman, Lennox Lewis, Alexander Povetkin and his rival on Plaub Hlis Ntuj 29, Wladimir Klitschko.
HBO has been the long-time home of Klitschko’s professional boxing career in the States. The 41-year-old has been a kingpin in the heavyweight division since winning Gold at the 1996 Olympic ua si. He turned pro shortly after the Atlanta games and ran an undefeated campaign for 24 fights before suffering his first defeat to experienced veteran Ross Puritty. Klitschko quickly rebounded by winning 10 in a row and captured his first world title (WBO) with a unanimous decision victory over Chris Byrd in 2000, a win which avenged a loss by his brother, Vitali, earlier that year.
Klitschko’s most recent reign at heavyweight began in 2006 when he captured the IBF and IBO belts via knockout in a rematch against Chris Byrd. He went on to make 17 consecutive defenses of the IBF and IBO crowns, 13 consecutive defenses of the WBO belt, and eight consecutive defenses of the WBA title. Raws txoj kev, he amassed victories over Sultan Ibragimov, Hasim Rahman, Ruslan Chagaev, David Haye, Samuel Peter, Alexander Povetkin, Kubrat Pulev and more. In total he has fought in 28 total world title fights – a unique record in the history of the heavyweight division – piv rau xwb 18 total professional fights for Anthony Joshua. He was the longest reigning world champion (2006-2015) after Joe Louis.
This will be Klitschko’s first outing since losing the IBF, IBO, WBA and WBO titles to Tyson Fury in 2015, his first defeat nyob rau hauv 11 xyoo.