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SHOWTIME SPORTS® UNVEILS FULL SPRING BOXING SCHEDULE, HEADLINED BY LIVE TELECAST OF HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT: JOSHUA vs. KLITSCHKO
ಷೋಟೈಮ್® To Present Seven World Championship Fights Across Seven Live Telecasts In Eight Weeks
Video/Graphic Credit: ಷೋಟೈಮ್
Watch Joshua-Klitschko launch spot: http://s.sho.com/2ouhMgN
ನ್ಯೂಯಾರ್ಕ್ (ಏಪ್ರಿಲ್ 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 ಷೋ ಟೈಂನಲ್ಲಿ ನೇರ. The stacked lineup includes seven world championship fights across eight live boxing telecasts over an eight-week span.
ಮೇಲೆ ಶನಿವಾರ, ಏಪ್ರಿಲ್ 29, Anthony Joshua ಎದುರಿಸಬೇಕಾಗುತ್ತದೆ ವ್ಲಾಡಿಮಿರ್ ಕ್ಲಿಟ್ಸ್ಕೊ in the most significant heavyweight world championship fight in more than a decade. The event will air live on SHOWTIME ನಲ್ಲಿ 4:15 p.m. ಮತ್ತು/1:15 p.m. ಪಿಟಿ 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 ಸೌಂದರ್ಯ ಸ್ಟೀವನ್ಸನ್ ಮತ್ತು ಆಂಡ್ರೆಜ್ Fonfara ಮೇಲೆ ಶನಿವಾರ, ಜೂನ್ 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: ಆಂಡ್ರೆ Berto ವಿರುದ್ಧ. ಶಾನ್ ಪೋರ್ಟರ್ (ಏಪ್ರಿಲ್ 22) ಮತ್ತು ಕೆಲ್ ಬ್ರೂಕ್ ವಿರುದ್ಧ. ಎರ್ರೋಲ್ ಸ್ಪೆನ್ಸ್ ಜೂನಿಯರ್. (ಮೇ 27). Both events are presented in association with Premier Boxing Champions. ದಿ ಏಪ್ರಿಲ್ 22 Berto vs. Porter event will feature an anticipated 154-pound world title fight between Jermell Charlo ಮತ್ತು Charles Hatley as well asworld champion ಅಮಂಡಾ ಸೆರನೊ attempting to become the first woman—and first fighter of Puerto Rican decent—to win a world title in five different weight classes.
ಮೇಲೆ ಶನಿವಾರ, ಮೇ 20, SHOWTIME will present a unique twin-bill of world championship fights. ಮೊದಲ, boxing’s hottest young star, newly minted world champion Gervonta ಡೇವಿಸ್, will make his first world title defense against ಲಿಯಾಮ್ ವಾಲ್ಷ್ ಲಂಡನ್ನಿಂದ. ನಂತರ ಸಂಜೆ, featherweight world champion ಗ್ಯಾರಿ ರಸ್ಸೆಲ್ ಜೂನಿಯರ್. ಮತ್ತು ಮಾಜಿ ವಿಶ್ವ ಚಾಂಪಿಯನ್ ಆಂಡ್ರೆ Dirrell will be featured in separate bouts. Start times for both live telecasts are to be determined.
ಎಲ್ಲಾ, SHOWTIME Sports will present one live SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL telecast, one live ShoBox: ಹೊಸ ಪೀಳಿಗೆ ಪ್ರಸಾರದ, and five SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecasts, all free to network subscribers. ಇನ್ನಷ್ಟು, SHOWTIME is in the early stages of planning for the return of four-division world champion ಅಡ್ರಿಯನ್ broner and undefeated star ಮೈಕಿ ಗಾರ್ಸಿಯಾ in separate events this summer.
The spring lineup complements the network’s robust 2017 boxing schedule. ಮೊದಲನೆಯದರಲ್ಲಿ 10 weeks of the year, SHOWTIME Sports presented eight world championship fights, including two world title unification bouts (Jack vs. DeGale and Thurman vs. ಗಾರ್ಸಿಯಾ, 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 ವಿರುದ್ಧ. Granados), the resurgence of women’s boxing (Serrano vs. ರಿವಾಸ್) 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,"ಸ್ಟೀಫನ್ Espinoza ಹೇಳಿದರು, ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಾಹಕ ಉಪಾಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ & ಜನರಲ್ ಮ್ಯಾನೇಜರ್, ಷೋಟೈಮ್ ಕ್ರೀಡೆ.
“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 ತಿಂಗಳ.
ಶನಿವಾರ, ಏಪ್ರಿಲ್ 22 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
ಪ್ರೀಮಿಯರ್ ಬಾಕ್ಸಿಂಗ್ ಚಾಂಪಿಯನ್ ನೀಡಿದವರು
ಮೇನ್ ಈವೆಂಟ್: ಆಂಡ್ರೆ Berto (31-4, 24 ಕಾಸ್) ವಿರುದ್ಧ. ಶಾನ್ ಪೋರ್ಟರ್ (26-2, 16 ಕಾಸ್) – WBC Welterweight World Title Eliminator
ಸಹಕಾರ ವೈಶಿಷ್ಟ್ಯ: Jermell Charlo (28-0, 13 ಕಾಸ್) ವಿರುದ್ಧ. Charles Hatley (26-1-1, 18 ಕಾಸ್) – WBC Super Welterweight World Championship
SHOX: ಅಮಂಡಾ ಸೆರನೊ (31-1-1, 23 ಕಾಸ್) ವಿರುದ್ಧ. Dahiana Santana (35-8, 14 ಕೋ ನ) – 10-Rd. WBO Bantamweight World Championship
Start Time: 9:30 p.m. ಮತ್ತು / 6:30 p.m. ಪಿಟಿ (SHO Boxing on SHO EXTREME, 7:30p ET/PT)
ಪಂದ್ಯ ನಡೆಯುವ ಸ್ಥಳ: 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 ತಿಂಗಳ.
- Charlo-Hatley is the eighth world title/title eliminator in the 154-pound division on SHOWTIME/CBS in the last 13 ತಿಂಗಳ
- Serrano attempts to become the first woman to win world titles in five different weight classes
ಶನಿವಾರ, ಏಪ್ರಿಲ್ 29 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
ಮೇನ್ ಈವೆಂಟ್: Anthony Joshua (18-0, 18 ಕಾಸ್) ವಿರುದ್ಧ. ವ್ಲಾಡಿಮಿರ್ ಕ್ಲಿಟ್ಸ್ಕೊ (64-4, 53 ಕಾಸ್) – IBF and vacant (ಸೂಪರ್) WBA Heavyweight World Championship
Start Time: 4:15 p.m. ಮತ್ತು/1:15 p.m. ಪಿಟಿ, ಷೋ ಟೈಂನಲ್ಲಿ ನೇರ
ಪಂದ್ಯ ನಡೆಯುವ ಸ್ಥಳ: Wembley Stadium, ಲಂಡನ್
Notes: · Most significant heavyweight world title fight ರಲ್ಲಿ 15 ವರ್ಷಗಳ—since Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson in June, 2002
- Officially sold out more than 90,000 ಟಿಕೆಟ್; set to smash the attendance record at Wembley and join the ranks of the biggest events in boxing history
ಶನಿವಾರ, ಮೇ 20 – ಷೋಟೈಮ್ ಬಾಕ್ಸಿಂಗ್ ಅಂತರರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ
ಮೇನ್ ಈವೆಂಟ್: Gervonta ಡೇವಿಸ್ (17-0, 16 ಕಾಸ್) ವಿರುದ್ಧ. ಲಿಯಾಮ್ ವಾಲ್ಷ್ (21-0, 14 ಕಾಸ್) – IBF Super Featherweight World Championship
Start Time: ಸೂನ್, live from London
ಪಂದ್ಯ ನಡೆಯುವ ಸ್ಥಳ: Copper Box Arena in London, ಇಂಗ್ಲೆಂಡ್
Notes: · Matchup of undefeated fighters. Champion vs. ಡು ನಾಟ್. 1-ಸ್ಥಾನ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧಿ
- Davis is the youngest reigning American titlist and second youngest in the world (Kosei Tanaka)
ಶನಿವಾರ, ಮೇ 20 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
ಮೇನ್ ಈವೆಂಟ್: ಗ್ಯಾರಿ ರಸ್ಸೆಲ್ ಜೂನಿಯರ್. (21-1, 16 ಕಾಸ್) ವಿರುದ್ಧ. ಆಸ್ಕರ್ Escandon (25-2, 17 ಕಾಸ್) – WBC Featherweight World Championship
Co-Features: ಆಂಡ್ರೆ Dirrell (25-2, 16 ಕಾಸ್) ವಿರುದ್ಧ. José Uzcátegui (26-1, 22 ಕಾಸ್) – IBF Super Middleweight Interim World Championship
Rances ಬಾರ್ತೆಲೆಮಿ (25-0, 13 ಕಾಸ್) ವಿರುದ್ಧ. Kiryl Relikh (21-1, 19 ಕಾಸ್) – WBA Super Lightweight Eliminator
Start Time: ಸೂನ್
ಪಂದ್ಯ ನಡೆಯುವ ಸ್ಥಳ: MGM National Harbor in Washington, ಡಿಸಿ. 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
ಶನಿವಾರ, ಮೇ 27 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
ಮೇನ್ ಈವೆಂಟ್: ಕೆಲ್ ಬ್ರೂಕ್ (36-1, 25 ಕಾಸ್) ವಿರುದ್ಧ. ಎರ್ರೋಲ್ ಸ್ಪೆನ್ಸ್ ಜೂನಿಯರ್. (21-0, 19 ಕಾಸ್) – IBF Welterweight World Championship
Start Time: ಸೂನ್, live from England
ಪಂದ್ಯ ನಡೆಯುವ ಸ್ಥಳ: Bramall Lane Football Ground in Sheffield, ಇಂಗ್ಲೆಂಡ್
Notes: · World Champion vs. IBF ಯಾವುದೇ. 1-ಸ್ಥಾನ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧಿ
- ಡು ನಾಟ್. 3-ranked vs. ಡು ನಾಟ್. 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
ಶನಿವಾರ, ಜೂನ್ 3 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
ಪ್ರೀಮಿಯರ್ ಬಾಕ್ಸಿಂಗ್ ಚಾಂಪಿಯನ್ ನೀಡಿದವರು
ಮೇನ್ ಈವೆಂಟ್: ಸೌಂದರ್ಯ ಸ್ಟೀವನ್ಸನ್ (28-1, 23 ಕಾಸ್) ವಿರುದ್ಧ. ಆಂಡ್ರೆಜ್ Fonfara (29-4, 17 ಕಾಸ್) II – WBC Light Heavyweight World Championship
Co-Main: Eleider ಅಲ್ವಾರೆಜ್ (22-0, 11 ಕಾಸ್) ವಿರುದ್ಧ. ಜೀನ್ ಪಾಸ್ಕಲ್ (31-4-1, 18 ಕಾಸ್) – WBC Silver Light Heavyweight Title
Start Time: ಸೂನ್
Notes: · Stevenson-Fonfara II is a rematch of 2014 all-action championship bout in which both fighters scored knock downs
ಶುಕ್ರವಾರ, ಜೂನ್ 9 - ShoBox: ಹೊಸ ಪೀಳಿಗೆ (Hall of Fame Induction Weekend)
ಮೇನ್ ಈವೆಂಟ್: Joel Diaz Jr. (23-0, 19 ಕಾಸ್) ವಿರುದ್ಧ. ಅಬೆಲ್ ರಾಮೋಸ್ (17-2-2, 12 ಕಾಸ್) - 10 ರೌಂಡ್ ಸೂಪರ್ ಹಗುರ ಬೌಟ್
Start Time: 10 p.m. ಮತ್ತು/ಪಿಟಿ
ಪಂದ್ಯ ನಡೆಯುವ ಸ್ಥಳ: Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, ಎನ್.ವೈ..
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, ಎನ್ವೈ.
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. ವ್ಲಾಡಿಮಿರ್ ಕ್ಲಿಟ್ಸ್ಕೊ
American Premium Television Giants SHOWTIME and HBO To Produce Separate Telecasts on ಶನಿವಾರ, ಏಪ್ರಿಲ್ 29 From London’s Wembley Stadium
SHOWTIME Live at 4:15 p.m. ಮತ್ತು/1:15 p.m. ಪಿಟಿ;
HBO Telecast in Primetime at approx. 10:45 p.m. ಮತ್ತು/ಪಿಟಿ
ಫೋಟೋ ಕ್ರೆಡಿಟ್: Amanda Westcott/SHOWTIME
ಲಂಡನ್ (ಏಪ್ರಿಲ್ 17, 2017) – Matchroom Sport, ಕ್ಲಿಟ್ಸ್ಕೊ ಮ್ಯಾನೇಜ್ಮೆಂಟ್ ಗ್ರೂಪ್ (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. ಮೇಲೆ ಶನಿವಾರ, ಏಪ್ರಿಲ್ 29, IBF Heavyweight World Champion Anthony Joshua will face former unified world champion ವ್ಲಾಡಿಮಿರ್ ಕ್ಲಿಟ್ಸ್ಕೊ 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. ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಕರ. SHOWTIME will televise its SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING presentation ವಾಸಿಸುವುದು 4:15 p.m. ಮತ್ತು/1:15 p.m. ಪಿಟಿ, while HBO will televise its WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING production ಸುಮಾರು 10:45 p.m. ಮತ್ತು/ಪಿಟಿ.
ಜೋಶುವಾ (18-0, 18 ಕಾಸ್) and Klitschko (64-4, 53 ಕಾಸ್) 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, ಕ್ಲಿಟ್ಸ್ಕೊ, aims to win back titles he previously held in his 11-year rule as heavyweight world champion. ಜೋಶುವಾ ವಿರುದ್ಧ. 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. ಜೋಶುವಾ ವಿರುದ್ಧ. 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,"ಸ್ಟೀಫನ್ Espinoza ಹೇಳಿದರು, ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಾಹಕ ಉಪಾಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ ಮತ್ತು ಜನರಲ್ ಮ್ಯಾನೇಜರ್, ಷೋಟೈಮ್ ಕ್ರೀಡೆ. “On the afternoon of ಏಪ್ರಿಲ್ 29, U. ಸ. 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, ಎಚ್ಬಿಒ ಕ್ರೀಡೆ: “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. ಜೋಶುವಾ, of Watford, ಇಂಗ್ಲೆಂಡ್, 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 ವರ್ಷಗಳ. 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, ಜಾರ್ಜ್ ಫೋರ್ಮನ್, ಲೆನಾಕ್ಸ್ ಲೆವಿಸ್, Alexander Povetkin and his rival on ಏಪ್ರಿಲ್ 29, ವ್ಲಾಡಿಮಿರ್ ಕ್ಲಿಟ್ಸ್ಕೊ.
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 ಒಲಿಂಪಿಕ್. 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. ದಾರಿಯುದ್ದಕ್ಕೂ, he amassed victories over Sultan Ibragimov, Hasim Rahman, Ruslan Chagaev, ಡೇವಿಡ್ ಹೇ, ಸ್ಯಾಮ್ಯುಯೆಲ್ ಪೀಟರ್, ಅಲೆಕ್ಸಾಂಡರ್ 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 – ಕೇವಲ ಹೋಲಿಸಿದರೆ 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 ರಲ್ಲಿ 11 ವರ್ಷಗಳ.