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SHOWTIME® OCH PREMIÄRA BOXNINGSMÄSTARE avslöjar LASTADE FEM-MÅNADERS BOXNINGSSCHEMA MED ELITFIGHTERS OCH MATCHUPPS I NIO VÄRLDSMÄSTERSKAP

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Stjärnspäckad lineup framhävd av dynamiska tvillingar Jermell Charlo och Jermall Charlo var och en headlining separata världsmästerskapsevenemang live på SHOWTIME

Bländande stjärna Gervonta Davis rubriker en spektakulär sommar SHOWTIME PPV® Händelse

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NEW YORK - april 15, 2021 – SHOWTIME Sports och Premier Boxing Champions presenterade idag ett laddat fem månaders boxningsschema med nio världsmästerskapsevenemang med hög insats som börjar på lördag, Maj 15, leva på SHOWTIME. Schemat levererar två evenemang per månad fram till augusti. Tretton matchuper har tillkännages hittills med inte mindre än sju världstitelmatcher, och 12 fighters som försvarar obesegrade rekord. Uppställningen innehåller många av boxningens bästa unga fighters som tar sig an karriärdefinierande utmaningar i sin bästa tid. Alla slagsmål på schemat kommer att äga rum inför en livepublik, i enlighet med gällande lokala säkerhetsprotokoll för covid-19.

Det fräsande sommarloppet innehåller de dynamiska Charlo-tvillingarna när den obesegrade elektrifierande mästaren Jermall Charlo försvarar sin WBC-världstitel i mellanvikt mot Juan Macias Montiel i en speciell Juneteenth-hemkomst i Houston på lördag, Juni 19, leva på SHOWTIME.

Följande lördag, Juni 26, obesegrade Mayweather Promotions-stjärnan Gervonta "Tank" Davis går upp två viktklasser för en chans att bli världsmästare i tredivisioner när han tar sig an andra obesegrade mästaren Mario Barrios för sin världstitel i superlättvikt i vad som kommer att bli Davis andra betalning per -visa showdown.

Nästa månad, WBC, WBA och IBF 154-pund karismatisk världsmästare Jermell Charlo ser ut att göra boxningshistoria när han tar sig an WBO junior-mellanviktsvärldsmästare Brian Castaño i en megakamp för att kröna den första fyrbältade världsmästaren på 154-pund. Världsmästerskapets Unification-match äger rum på lördag, Juli 17, leva på SHOWTIME.

SHOWTIME boxningsschemat innehåller åtta upplagor av SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING och ett förstklassigt SHOWTIME PPV-evenemang, alla presenterade av Premier Boxing Champions:

  • MAJ 15 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXNING
    • Luis Nery vs. Brandon Figueroa, WBC Super Bantamweight World Title Fight
    • Danny Roman vs. Ricardo Espinoza Franco, Super bantamviktskamp
    • Xavier Martinez vs. Abraham Montoya, WBA Super fjäderviktskamp
  • MAJ 29 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXNING
    • Nordine Oubaali vs. Nonito Donaire, WBC Bantamweight World Title Fight
    • Subriel Matias vs. Batyrzhan Jukembayev, IBF Superlättviktstiteleliminator
  • JUNI 19 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXNING
    • Jermall Charlo vs. Juan Macias Montiel, WBC mellanvikts världstitelkamp
  • JUNI 26 – SHOWTIME PPV
    • Gervonta Davis vs. Mario Barrios, WBA Superlättvikts världstitelkamp
    • Erickson Lubin vs. Jeison Rosario, WBC Junior Mellanvikt Titel Eliminator
  • JULI 3 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXNING
    • Chris Colbert vs. Yuriorkis Gamboa, WBA Super Featherweight Interim Title Fight
  • JULI 17 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXNING
    • Jermell Charlo vs. Brian Brown, Ostridigt IBF, WBA, WBC & WBO Junior Mellanvikt Världstitel Unification Fight
  • AUGUSTI 14 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXNING
    • Guillermo Rigondeaux vs. John Riel Casimero, WBO Bantamvikt World Title Fight
  • 28 AUGUSTI – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXNING
    • David Benavidez vs. Jose Uzcategui, WBC Supermellanviktstiteleliminator
  • SEPTEMBER 11 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXNING
    • Stephen Fulton, Jr. vs. vinnare av Nery-Figueroa, Super Bantamvikt världstitel Unification Fight

"Stor påverkan, meningsfulla slagsmål mellan många av de största namnen och lysande stjärnorna inom stridssport. Det är vad SHOWTIME lovar och det är vad vi levererar,"Sade Stephen Espinoza, President, Showtime Sports. ”Med en möjlighet att kröna en obestridd världsmästare kl 154 pounds, en mycket efterlängtad titelförening i superbantamvikt, en staplad pay-per-view-showdown och mer än ett dussin slagsmål emellan 118-168 pounds, SHOWTIME presenterar boxningens bästa unga fighters, alla vågar vara stora genom att sätta sina världstitlar och obesegrade rekord på spel. Detta schemas kaliber och volym – den djupaste och mest konsekventa av alla nätverk eller plattformar – exemplifierar vårt engagemang för sporten. Mellan detta otroliga utbud av boxningsevenemang och vårt nya partnerskap med BELLATOR MMA, med ett liveevenemang nästan varje vecka, Det finns inget bättre värde inom kampsport.”

Boxningsaktionen börjar på SHOWTIME på lördag, Maj 15 med det efterlängtade WBC-världsmästerskapet i superbantamvikt mellan Luis Nery och Brandon Figueroa. Kampen mellan två obesegrade mästare som har varit på kollisionskurs för att vara överlägsen i 122-pundsdivisionen rubricerar en TV-sändning av SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING i tre matcher. Avrundar maj 15 händelse, Den tidigare samlade världsmästaren Danny Roman i superbantamvikt står inför det tuffa, hårtslående Ricardo Espinoza och superfjäderviktsutmanaren Xavier Martinez tar sig an den rutinerade Abraham Montoya.

Två veckor senare på lördag, Maj 29, SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING kommer att presentera den efterlängtade titeltilten mellan Nordine Oubaali och framtida Hall of Famer Nonito Donaire för WBC-världsmästerskapet i bantamvikt. Underkortet kommer att innehålla Subriel Matias som tar sig an obesegrade Batyrzhan Jukembayev i det hårdaste testet av deras professionella karriärer när de möts i en IBF superlättviktstiteleliminator.

Den här sommaren, de spännande Charlo-tvillingarna kommer att rubriken separata SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING-evenemang för att försvara sina titlar.

I ett Juneteenth Day-firande på lördag, Juni 19, i sin hemstad Houston, obesegrade WBC mellanviktsvärldsmästaren Jermall Charlo tar sig an den kraftfulla Juan Macias Montiel. Efter att ha tagit ett mästerskap i 154-pundsdivisionen, Charlo gick upp i vikt och har varit lika dominant. Kampen mot Montiel kommer att vara Charlos femte försvar av sin titel på 160 pund. Charlo kommer efter en karriäravgörande seger över Sergey Derevyanchenko i september.

På lördag, Juni 26, nuvarande tvådivisionsvärldsmästaren Gervonta "Tank" Davis ser ut att bli en tredivisionsvärldsmästare när han återvänder för att spela sitt andra SHOWTIME PPV-evenemang. Davis, 26, kommer att hoppa upp två viktklasser från sin senaste tävling för att möta obesegrade världsmästaren i superlättvikt Mario Barrios. Davis kommer efter en karriärbästa seger över världsmästaren Leo Santa Cruz. Co-main-eventet den kvällen kommer att innehålla en höginsats WBC junior-mellanvikts-VM-eliminator mellan Erickson Lubin och den tidigare enade världsmästaren på 154 pund Jeison Rosario.

Sedan, på lördag, Juli 17, en månad efter sin brors slagsmål, Jermell Charlo ser ut att göra boxningshistoria när han försvarar sitt WBC, WBA och IBF juniorer i mellanvikts-VM mot den obesegrade WBO-världsmästaren Brian Castaño i en av årets mest efterlängtade och viktiga matcher. Charlo siktar på att uppnå något som aldrig har gjorts i boxningshistorien genom att bli den första fighter som är obestridd mästare på 154 pund i fyrbälteseran. Charlo har haft WBC-titeln sedan dess 2019 och lade till WBA- och IBF-titlarna med en fantastisk knockoutseger över Jeison Rosario i sin sista kamp i september.

Även i juli, den obesegrade stigande stjärnan Chris Colbert från Brooklyn, N.Y.. kommer att försvara sin interimstitel i superfjädervikt i WBA mot tredivisionsvärldsmästaren Yuriorkis Gamboa i en korsvägsmatch på lördag, Juli 3. Den 24-årige Colbert kommer efter en bästa seger i karriären, en knockoutseger över Jaime Arboleda i december 2020. Den kubanskfödde Gamboa försöker återhämta sig genom att gå tillbaka till superfjädervikt där han har utmärkt sig under hela sin karriär.

Augusti kommer att innehålla ytterligare ett par SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING-evenemang. På lördag, Augusti 14, två av de bästa bantamviktarna i världen kommer att mötas när den tidigare enade världsmästaren Guillermo Rigondeaux möter John Riel Casimero för Casimeros WBO bantamviktsvärldstitel.

Två veckor senare, på lördag, Augusti 28, Den obesegrade tvåfaldige före detta supermellanviktsvärldsmästaren David Benavidez kommer att möta den förre supermellanmästaren Jose Uzcategui i en kamp som kommer att sätta vinnaren ett steg närmare en möjlighet till världsmästerskap. Benavidez, 24, gjorde boxningshistoria när han blev den yngste världsmästaren i supermellanvikt i åldern 20 med en seger över Ronald Gavril in 2017.

På lördag, September 11, den glödheta 122-pundsdivisionen kommer återigen inta scenen på SHOWTIME som WBO:s junior fjäderviktsvärldsmästare Stephen Fulton, Jr. kommer att göra det första försvaret av sin titel mot vinnaren i maj 15 sammandrabbning mellan obesegrade mästarna Nery och Figueroa. Enhetskampen kommer att vara huvudevenemanget i SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING.

Tidigare den här månaden, SHOWTIME fördubblade sitt live-kampsportschema med starten av ett partnerskap med BELLATOR MMA som levererar två evenemang i världsklass för blandad kampsport per månad till SHOWTIME-prenumeranter. Tillsammans med live-världsmästerskapsboxningsevenemang, SHOWTIME kommer nu att leverera uppemot 40 live sportevenemang per år och har etablerat sig som den främsta stridssportdestinationen för kampfans. Som en del av lanseringen, som fortsätter denna fredag ​​med de kommande två Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix-startrundorna, nätverket erbjuder tittare som är nya på streamingtjänsten SHOWTIME en 30-dagars gratis provperiod följt av en rabatterad månatlig prenumerationsavgift på $4,99/månad under de kommande sex månaderna.

För mer information och framtida kampmeddelanden besökwww.SHO.com/sports, www.PremierBoxingChampions.com, följ på Twitter @ShowtimeBoxing, @PremierBoxing och @TGBPromotions på Instagram @ShowtimeBoxing, @PremierBoxing och @TGBPromotions eller bli ett fan på Facebook påwww.Facebook.com/SHOBoxing.

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“FIGHT NIGHT: JARON ENNIS” GIVES BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT ENNIS’ SENSATIONAL KNOCKOUT OVER SERGEY LIPINETS

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VAD: SHOWTIME Sports released “FIGHT NIGHT: Jaron Ennis,” a 12-minute video feature that gives viewers an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the 23-year-old rising welterweight star Jaron “Boots” Ennis’ impressive knockout over former world champion Sergey Lipinets last Saturday on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING. To watch, share or embed the video, Klicka här: https://youtu.be/0psbcBAMu1A

The latest installment of the SHOWTIME Boxing digital series FIGHT NIGHT delivers access to Ennis and his father and trainer Bozy, giving viewers a rare glimpse behind closed doors as they prepare for what was Ennis’ toughest test to date in pursuit of a world title shot inside the unique confines of the “Fight Sphere” at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn.

From the official weigh-in and his appearance on the BELLATOR MMA on SHOWTIME telecast to fight night, the SHOWTIME cameras capture how Ennis gets his body and mind prepared to enter the ring in his first SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING main event.

“I’ll always be hard on myself when I look back at my performance,” said Ennis after his sensational sixth-round knockout. “My goal is to keep getting better, sharper, faster and stronger so I can become a world champion. It’s a great feeling. A great win over a top guy but now it’s on to bigger and better things.”

Saturday’s SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast headlined by Ennis vs. Lipinets is available in its entirety on all SHOWTIME ON DEMAND and SHOWTIME streaming service platforms.

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HAGLER AND HEARNS WENT TO ‘WAR’ 36 YEARS AGO IN ONE OF THE NINE MEMORABLE FIGHTS FEATURED IN SHOWTIME SPORTS DOCUMENTARY FILMS’ THE KINGS

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Four-Part Documentary Series Chronicling The Rivalry and The Era

of Durán, Hagler, Hearns, and Leonard

Premieres Sunday, Juni 6, vid 8 p.m. ET / PT

Exclusively on SHOWTIME 

Foto kredit: The Ring Magazine via Getty Images

NEW YORK - april 15, 2021 – From 1980 genom 1989, four great champions and future Hall of Famers raised the level of their sport. It was boxing at its best, at its most enthralling. Over the span of one glorious decade, they fought each other nine times.Roberto “Manos de Piedra” Durán, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Thomas “The Hitman” Hearns, och Sugar Ray Leonard, known collectively as the “Four Kings,” formed a fierce rivalry and arguably the greatest period in the history of the sport.

SHOWTIME SPORTS DOCUMENTARY FILMS will be presentingTHE KINGS, a four-part series chronicling the four fighters’ dramatic and divergent ascents to greatness and the legendary matches they produced. They dominated an era of their own creation, but not each other. The weekly series premieres on Sunday, Juni 6 vid 8 p.m. OCH / PT på SHOWTIME, with all episodes being made available across the network’s on-demand and streaming platforms at premiere.

Today marks the 36th anniversary of the epic middleweight championship battle between Hagler and Hearns. Long considered the high-water mark of the Four Kings era, Hagler-Hearns stands out for the drama and brutal non-stop action that was compressed into just over eight minutes from start to finish. The fight and the opening stanza were consensus Fight of the Year and Round of the Year, respektive, but many consider both as one of, om inteden, all-time best in their respective categories.

Nedan, please find the observations and recollections of those who covered that fight, many who are featured inTHE KINGS.      

“I remember the week of the fight, Hagler wore a baseball hat with ‘WAR’ on the front, och jag trodde, ‘eh, the usual pre fight hype’, until the first bell, then I said, “WOW, Hagler was right.”

– Teddy Atlas, Hall of Fame trainer and boxing analyst

“I covered the fight as a columnist for The New York Times. Here was my lead: Until Thomas Hearns fell, with the assistance of a smashing right to the face by Marvelous Marvin Hagler, and was ruled the loser at 2:01 av den tredje omgången, hardly a second passed that one of the fighters wasn’t throwing and landing a stunning blow.”

– Ira Berkow, ringside for The New York Times

“The excitement at the outdoor arena at Caesars Palace was palpable. As I sat ringside I did something I now do regularly before a match. When both Hagler and Hearns had entered and were in the ring I took my headsets off just to feel the emotion of the crowd better. I wanted to live that moment. Nu, I do that before every big match just before it begins. At the end of the first round, I said on the telecast, ‘This is one of the best rounds in middleweight boxing history.’ I may have been underselling it.”

– Al Bernstein, SHOWTIME Boxing analyst / ringsiden, called the fight as part of the live closed-circuit telecast team

“I knew trouble was brewing when in the last leg of their nationwide press tour, Marvin stuck dinner napkins in both ears as Tommy stood to continue three weeks of boasting about a third-round knockout. ‘He’s half right,’ Hagler later groused. The first round sucked the air out of the arena and the finish was Hagler’s violent response to all the forces he believed had tried to deny him greatness his whole career. Marvin took all his frustrations out on poor Tommy and left him in a heap on the floor, broken like an old beach chair.”

– Ron Borges, ringside for the Boston Globe

“I was sitting first-row ringside that night next to Ed Schuyler Jr., the great AP boxing writer. We were anticipating a good fight, but we had no idea how good. The bell rang and suddenly Hagler and Hearns were fighting in a fury that was hard to comprehend and just as hard to describe. When the round ended, I remember looking at Schuyler shaking my head, not saying a word, and he did the same to me back. It was like ‘What did we just see?’ I’ve seen thousands of fights, but to this day that three minutes of mayhem is forever etched in my mind. No need to watch the old video, I remember it almost punch by punch. Greatest first round ever, and top five in greatest fights I’ve ever covered.”

– Tim Dahlberg, ringside for the Associated Press

“A wise old journalist once told me, ‘If you’re covering a fight, or anything for that matter, that’s truly sensational, don’t try to write it that way. Underplay it.’ I think of that advice whenever anybody mentions Hagler-Hearns. For fight fans, it was invigorating, inspiring, incredible – everything we could ever hope for. For fight writers, it was a bit different. How could we describe that first round without overstepping our bounds?  Sometimes it’s easier being a fan.”

– Steve Farhood, SHOWTIME Boxing analyst / Covered the fight as senior writer for KO magazine

“I will always remember sitting in the truck, as the producer of the telecast, and telling Marc Payton, the director, to stick with the hand-held camera in the last minute of the first round, mesmerized that they had planted themselves in front ofatt kamera. It was the longest three minutes of action in my entire career. I turned to Marc at the end of the round and just asked, ‘What the hell was that?’ It was actually a more emphatic expletive than that.”

– Ross Greenburg, executive producer of the fight telecast

“At the end of the first round I was literally speechless. The action had been so incredibly intense – they had attacked each other with the kind of ferocity you only see in a horror movie – that I had watched it all with my mouth wide open, and in the dry desert air my mouth had become completely bone dry, so I was unable to get a word out when Ian Darke asked me for my comment. Eventually I managed to say, ‘That’s the greatest round of boxing I’ve ever seen.’ And all these years later, it still remains so.”

– Colin Hart, ringside for The Sun and BBC Radio

“Whenever I’m asked to name the most exciting sporting event I ever attended, I respond, ‘Hagler-Hearns.’ Never do I have to explain.”

– Barry Horn, ringside for the Dallas Morning News

“Greatest first round in the history of boxing at any weight. Hearns hits him with the best right hand he ever threw, wobbles him, opens a cut on his forehead but two rounds later Marvin fights off the blood and knocks him out. Seventy years covering boxing and I never saw anything like it.”

– Jerry Izenberg, ringside for The Star-Ledger

“Being at ringside for the eight minutes of fury known as the Marvin Hagler-Thomas Hearns fight was as close as anyone could come to understanding the days of gladiators in the Roman Colosseum. The first round was all-out warfare with both fighters exchanging their best power shots. Hearns tried to box in the second, but Hagler wouldn’t let him, and when the blood started pouring from a cut on Hagler’s forehead in the third and there was a danger the fight might be stopped, Hagler later said, ‘It turns me on, the monster comes out.’ Boy, did it! I never will forget the image of one of Hearns’ handlers cradling him like a child and carrying him to the corner, which is why I led with that picture. Easily the most savage boxing match I’ve witnessed between two all-time greats.”

– Greg Logan, ringside for Newsday

“Although the action and drama lasted eight-plus breathless minutes, it actually was over in the first minute or so when KO star Hearns landed a flush right and Hagler didn’t blink. It was then I realized that Hagler, normally a patient stalker, had signaled his intention to use his middleweight strength to challenge a big welterweight by pounding his chest defiantly just before the opening bell rang. A night and fight to remember.”

– Larry Merchant, ringside commentator for delay telecast

“Obviously the greatest round of boxing I’ve ever seen, let alone called. One of those moments that you knew the magnitude of as it was happening. That first round felt like it was a half hour long.”

– Barry Tompkins, SHOWTIME Boxing analyst / ringside to call the delay fight telecast

“I didn’t know what to expect since it was my first time watching a fight at a movie theater. Whites and Blacks in Memphis only socialized around sports back then. It was a mixed crowd in the theater, but the same reaction: pure joy and excitement. Everyone stood throughout the entire fight. It was violent, courageous, and thrilling.”

– George Willis, covering from a closed-circuit outlet in Memphis for The Commercial Appeal

“I covered that fight, and many others, for The Detroit News. I’ll never forget the absolute savagery in the way Hearns and Hagler went at each other from the opening bell, and the way the crowd roared with every punch. One telling moment: Hearns connected with a wicked left hook that turned Hagler half around from the force of the punch — but never fazed him. It has been called the greatest short fight in history, and that stands up to this day. The first round set the tone. I remember after the fight someone asked Larry Merchant of HBO how he scored that first round. ‘I gave them both 11,’ he replied. That said it all.”

– Mike O’Hara, ringside for The Detroit News

“My memory of the first round: action so immediate and reckless that spectators were left breathless. So were the reporters at ringside. I was there for the Boston Globe, and I remember the veteran scribes who sat paralyzed after the bell, unable to type or scratch notes, me included. A deep gash opened above Hagler’s right eye, and Hearns’ right hand fractured. In the third round, with blood running down Hagler’s nose, the referee stopped the bout and asked Hagler if he could continue. Hagler snapped: ‘I’m not missing him, am I?’ When the bout resumed Hagler attacked quickly, bounced three long rights off of Hearns’ head, and watched him twist downward to the canvas.”

– Steve Marantz, ringside for the Boston Globe

“I remember how difficult it was, on a tight deadline, to give justice to that spectacular first round. How many superlatives could I pack into the story without inducing nausea?  Hagler quietly, confidently selling the fight – simply, wearing a cap with ‘War’ emblazoned on the front. Then that nail-hard infantryman, coming, always coming after Hearns. Hearns out on his feet, chin on referee Richard Steele’s shoulder and then carried to his corner. I can still hear the crowd roaring throughout the short fight, knowing all of us were witnessing a brawl for the ages.”

– John Phillips, ringside for Reuters

“What I remember about this war was there was no feeling (each other) out, they just came out slugging from the opening bell! It was so loud outside at Caesars Palace, the most iconic venue, that made this fight even more special. I wish more fights were outside. I also thought that Referee Richard Steele did a great job and just let them fight!”

– Marc Ratner, Nevada State Athletic Commission Inspector for Hagler-Hearns

“Hagler-Hearns was the first major fight I covered and the first time I was ever in Las Vegas. I was there to do sidebars and run quotes for Greg Logan, who was doing the main story for Newsday. I got a seat in press row when press row was truly ringside, literally within 10 feet of the ring apron. And after the incredible first round, I was on my feet, my legs quivering, when I noticed all the other older, more grizzled reporters were standing too, stunned by what we all had just seen. At that moment, Eddie Schuyler of the AP turned to me and deadpanned in that sardonic manner of his, ‘You know, kid, they aren’t all like this.’ He turned out to be right. Over the next 38 years and who knows how many first rounds, I have yet to see another one like that.”

– Wally Matthews, ringside for Newsday

THE KINGS is produced by Box To Box Film in association with Ingenious Media. The series is executive produced by James Gay-Rees (Amy, Senna, Drive To Survive) and Paul Martin (Diego Maradona, Drive To Survive), produced by Fiona Neilson (Oasis: Supersonic, Cold: A Head Full of Dreams) and directed by Mat Whitecross (Oasis: Supersonic, Road To Guantanamo, Cold: A Head Full of Dreams).

Showtime Networks Inc. (SNI), ett helägt dotterbolag till ViacomCBS Inc., owns and operates the premium service SHOWTIME®, which features critically acclaimed original series, provocative documentaries, box-office hit films, comedy and music specials and hard-hitting sports. SHOWTIME is available as a stand-alone streaming service across all major streaming devices and Showtime.com, as well as via cable, DBS, telco and streaming video providers. SNI also operates the premium services THE MOVIE CHANNEL™ and FLIX®, as well as on demand versions of all three brands. SNI marknadsför och distribuerar sport- och underhållningsevenemang för utställning till prenumeranter på pay-per-view-basis genom SHOWTIME PPV®. För mer information, gå tillwww.SHO.com.

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BELLATOR MMA 257 VIRTUAL MEDIA AVAILABILITY QUOTES

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“I want to be the first one to finish Phil Davis in his life,” – Nemkov

“He’s coming to make a statement that he is the rightful champion. And I am coming to say, ‘No you not!’” – Davis

“The plan is to go out there and dominate, win in the best fashion and get to him before he gets to me,” – Anderson

“I can fight with anybody in this tournament,” – Yagshimuradov

NEW YORK - april 14, 2021 – Newly-crowned light heavyweight kingVadim Nemkov och nr. 2 ranked light heavyweightPhil Davis previewed their BELLATOR MMA on SHOWTIME main event fight during a virtual media availability Wednesday. In an anticipated rematch three years in the making, Nemkov and Davis will battle for both the light heavyweight strap and to advance to the semifinals of the BELLATOR MMA Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix live on SHOWTIME on Friday, April 17 från Mohegan Sun Arena i Uncasville, Conn.

BELLATOR MMA 257: Nemkov vs. Davis 2 is the third of three straight weeks of BELLATOR MMA action on SHOWTIME and begins live at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT. Completing the stacked main card are three other must-watch bouts, including No. 3 rankad Corey Anderson welcoming the highly-touted Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov to the BELLATOR cage in a Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix Quarterfinal matchup, a 175-pound contract weight bout between MMA legend Paul Daley and the always-exciting Sabah Homasi and a women’s flyweight contest matching Veta Arteaga mot Desiree Yanez.

SHOWTIME is offering viewers who are new to the SHOWTIME streaming service a 30-day free trial, followed by a discounted monthly subscription fee of $4.99/month for the next six months. Viewers can sign up atSHO.com/BellatorMMA.

Här är vad de stridande hade att säga onsdag:

Vadim Nemkov, BELLATOR Light Heavyweight World Champion

KlickaHÄR to view Nemkov’s full media session

“Yes, I am entering the Grand Prix as a champion but I try to move those things out of my head, so I’m entering the tournament like a regular fighter and I just want to win. För mig, it’s much more important to win this tournament right now. Not the belt.

“I want to win this tournament. I want to prove myself to everybody. I’m in my prime age right now. I already have a lot of experience. I’m well prepared for this tournament and because I’m younger, that’s even more of a plus for me.

“I’m very glad that I have three fights this year to defend my title. That’s really good for me to fight a lot and to prove that I am the best. That I am a champion. Not wasting any time. I’m really happy that these other legends in the tournament want my belt and I have a chance to fight with them and prove that I am better.

“I’m ready to fight with Phil Davis for five rounds. I’m prepared for it. But I want to finish it. I don’t want to spend five rounds with Phil Davis and I want to be the first one to finish him in his life.”

Phil Davis, BELLATOR Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix Competitor

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"Ärligt talat, it’s sort of cliché but the toughest test in this tournament would be Nemkov. He’s champion for a reason. He’s a tough cat and he’s the guy to beat. I want to get this light heavyweight belt and then after that, clean up the rest of the tournament.

“This fight is going to be crazy. I can promise you that. With Nemkov, you know when you skate by with a win. Denna gång, he’s coming to make a statement that he is the rightful champion. And I am coming to say, ‘No you not!’ It’s definitely going to be a very aggressive and exciting fight.

“I look back at that loss and I never would wish I would lose, men på samma gång, I do feel like it adds a little more theatrics to this moment and how sweet it would be to win the belt back from a very close decision in such an amazing light heavyweight tournament.

“All of those matchups [rematches with Nemkov, Johnson, Bader] are freaking awesome. I am definitely motivated to avenge a loss but I am just more motivated about winning this tournament because it has some of the who’s who of the sport and of the light heavyweight division. Whoever wins this, the fans will say, ‘That guy is freaking awesome. You went head-to-head with all the killers in this division.’

“I think it’s a mistake to think that you know a guy or think that you know what he’s going to do. I approach it almost as a brand-new fighter, brand-new fight. It keeps me from falling into the trap of underestimating him or maybe thinking he didn’t improve in certain areas. I have limited knowledge of what you like to do and what I think your plan of attack will be and my job is just to come at you with a blank slate because a lot of times, especially with rematches, they tend to be completely different from the first one.”

Corey Anderson, BELLATOR Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix competitor

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“The re-focus is back. I spent so much time with my son during the quarantine. Watching him grow and building that relationship and just remembering that every move I make is for my family so I can give them a better life. I need to go out there and be smart about it. Now that I have two with my baby girl, and not only having her as a baby but delivering the baby myself, it just put a whole different aspect on everything.

“The moment I got the release and everything settled from UFC and signed with BELLATOR, I knew I was valued more over here already before even meeting anybody. My manager let people know that we got out of UFC and within an hour, hour-and-a-half, BELLATOR hit us with a huge offer that we couldn’t pass. The people I was with at the time were like, ‘Yo, if you don’t take that money you are stupid.’ So, we took that and that showed me how much they valued me as a fighter. In a matter of 24 timmar, a new promotion had offered me my worth in money, actually reached out and talked to me and then they wanted to meet with my face-to-face. That’s something that in my seven years in UFC, I still hadn’t had a face-to-face meeting with Dana White.

“I go into training camp and I look at my training partners like I’m going to look at my opponent. Beviljas, I’m not going out there to hurt them. I don’t plan on hurting my opponent if I don’t have to in the fight. But the plan is to go out there and dominate and win in the best fashion and get to him before he gets to me. It can be the No. 1 ranked guy or the lowest ranked guy in the world, but the plan is to go out there and fight like Corey Anderson fights. Go out there and be the mixed martial artist that you train to be every day.

“He was the champ somewhere else. He is legitimate enough to be in this tournament with the other seven fighters. Med detta sagt, I’m not going in there and looking past him because he’s not a name we know. I’m not looking in there thinking that I because I was in the UFC and I fought at the top that this guy is not ready. I’m going out there thinking this guy is as dangerous as anybody else. He has two fists. He has two legs, two eyes and two ears. He can hear, see and throw whatever he wants to throw when he sees it.

“BELLATOR’s light heavyweight division has all the numbers. We have all the skills. We have all the names. I 205 over there in UFC, all you really have right now is the champ and Glover. People over here already beat both of those guys. It’s kind of like, it shouldn’t even be a question.”

Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov, BELLATOR Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix Competitor

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“Sometimes I don’t even know how to describe my own fighting style. It’s some kind of weird style. Usually, I start adapting to my opponent during the fight. If the guy tries to wrestle, I strike with him. If the guy tries to strike, I wrestle with him.

“I don’t like to predict the fights, especially my own fights. It’s easier to predict somebody else’s fight but it’s hard to say what’s going to happen. Everything about what is going to happen is going to be shown Friday night in the cage. The only thing I can tell you about what I’m going to do is I’m going to go out there and fight with the guy.

“I don’t feel any kind of pressure because there are a lot of big names in this tournament. It’s only names. They are still fighters even though they may be more known fighters and more promoted fighters than me. In my career, I’ve fought competition that’s not worse and, in some moments, even better than these guys. I have really good experience so I can fight with any of them.

“I think Yoel Romero would the guy I’d like to fight. It’s not like I really want to fight him or there’s something special about this fight, but I was always a fan of his fight style and the way he acts in the public. I kind of respect this guy so if you ask me who I would like to fight from this tournament, it would be Yoel Romero.”

Paul Daley, BELLATOR Welterweight

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“In regards to Homasi saying he’s not fazed by my record, I think he has to say that for his confidence. I know already that he’s nervous. He’s already doubting himself. It’s a big change from the interview when we were supposed to fight pre-COVID when he was saying that he was a fan of me and he’s been watching me fight for a while. That just tells me that he’s nervous about the fight and it’s just for his confidence that he’s saying stuff like that. Just to reassure him that he deserves to be in there with me.

“Who knows what’s next. I’m just here to fight Friday night and put on a fantastic performance. Stop the guy. Take him out of there and leave no questions to my ability and just put on a great show.

“I’m just looking forward to fighting regardless of who’s in there with me on Friday night. It just so happens that it’s going to be Sabah. På papperet, he should bring it. It should be a standup war but I don’t think it’s going to be as much of a war while standing and I think there’s going to be quite a few takedown attempts.

“Very few people who meet me have the same idea as prior to meeting me. Everybody thinks I’m this psychotic fighting machine but deep down I’m a martial artist. What brought me to martial arts was ninjas. That is what got me into martial arts. It wasn’t the fact that I was some kind of street fighter. I just wanted to be a ninja. I wanted to disappear. I wanted to do the meditation things. Intertwine my fingers and summon a dragon or something like that. Deep down, I’m a martial artist and that’s what keeps me going. It’s the endless search of perfection that drives me. I just want to be the best martial artist I can be. I’ve just recently been awarded my black belt in Brazilian jiujutsu and I’m still here in BELLATOR competing against these guys after so many fights and so many years in the game.”

Sabah Homasi, BELLATOR Welterweight

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“After this win, I see myself just climbing the ladder. Getting closer to a title shot.

“It’s more of a mental state with me. Something mentally clicked for me and I’m putting everything together now. I have the skillset. Everything is coming together and it’s perfect timing for me.

“I just have to respect his power. But he has to respect mine too. Other than that, I see myself beating him everywhere. I don’t care how many fights he has. I fought people with more fights than him. I do it every day in the gym and to me this is just a fight.”

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UPDATED OFFICIAL BELLATOR MMA™ FIGHTER RANKINGS

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MAJOR SHAKEUP IN RANKINGS FOR MEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT, WOMEN’S POUND-FOR-POUND DIVISIONS

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MEN’S POUND-FOR-POUND
1. Patricio Pitbull (32-4)2. Vadim Nemkov (12-2)3. Gegard Mousasi (47-7-2)4. Ryan Bader (28-6, 1 NC)5. Juan Archuleta (25-2)6. Douglas Lima (32-8)7. AJ McKee (17-0)8. Phil Davis (22-5)9. Corey Anderson (14-5)10. Yaroslav Amosov (25-0) 		WOMEN’S POUND-FOR-POUND
1. Cris Cyborg (23-2, 1 NC)2. Juliana Velasquez (11-0)3. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (11-1)4. Julia Budd (14-3)5. Arlene Blencowe (13-8)6. Liz Carmouche (15-7) ∆17. Denise Kielholtz (6-2) ∇18. Cat Zingano (12-4) ∆19. Kana Watanabe (10-0-1) ∇110. Leslie Smith (12-8-1)		MEN’S HEAVYWEIGHT
C. Ryan Bader (28-6)1. Timothy Johnson (15-6)2. Cheick Kongo (30-11-2)3. Valentin Moldavsky (10-1)4. Tyrell Fortune (10-1)5. Fedor Emelianenko (39-6)6. Linton Vassell (20-8)7. Steven Mowry (8-0)8. Matt Mitrione (13-8)9. Sergei Kharitonov (32-8)10. Javy Ayala (11-8)
MEN’S LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTC. Vadim Nemkov (12-2)1. Ryan Bader (28-6, 1 NC)2. Phil Davis (22-5, 1 NC)3. Corey Anderson (14-5)4. Lyoto Machida (26-11)5. Julius Anglickas (9-1)6. Grant Neal (5-0)7. Christian Edwards (4-0)8. Tyree Fortune (5-0)9. Melvin Manhoef (32-15-1)10. Alex Polizzi (7-1)MEN’S MIDDLEWEIGHTC. Gegard Mousasi (47-7-2)1. John Salter (18-4)2. Anatoly Tokov (29-2)3. Austin Vanderford (10-0)4. Fabian Edwards (9-1)5. Costello van Steenis (13-2)6. Johnny Eblen (7-0)7. Charlie Ward (9-4)8. Mike Shipman (14-3)9. Romero Cotton (5-0)10. Och Ruth (8-3)MEN’S WELTERWEIGHTC. Douglas Lima (32-8)1. Yaroslav Amosov (25-0)2. Michael Page (18-1)3. Jason Jackson (14-4)4. Neiman Gracie (10-2)5. Logan Storley (11-1)6. Derek Anderson (17-3)7. Joey Davis (8-0)8. Sabah Homasi (15-8)9. Oliver Enkamp (10-2)10. Jaleel Willis (14-2)
MEN’S LIGHTWEIGHTC. Patricio Pitbull (32-4)1. Brent Primus (10-1)2. Patricky Pitbull (23-9)3. Yamauchi upp (25-5)4. Benson Henderson (28-10)5. Sidney Outlaw (15-4)6. Myles Jury (19-5)7. Adam Piccolot (12-4)8. Alfie Davis (14-3)9. Dan Moret (15-6) NR10. Aviv Gozali (5-0) ∇1MEN’S FEATHERWEIGHTC. Patricio Pitbull (32-4)1. AJ McKee (17-0)2. Emmanuel Sanchez (20-5)3. Adam Borics (17-1)4. Pedro Carvalho (11-4)5. Daniel Weichel (40-12)6. Aaron Pico (7-3)7. Jay Jay Wilson (7-0)8. Jeremy Kennedy (16-3, 1 NC)9. Tywan Claxton (6-2)10. Mads Burnell (14-3)MEN’S BANTAMWEIGHTC. Juan Archuleta (25-2)1. Sergio Pettis (20-5)2. Patchy Mix (13-1)3. Magomed Magomedov (18-1) ∆14. Raufeon Stots (15-1) ∇15. James Gallagher (11-1)6. Leandro Higo (20-5)7. Josh Hill (20-3)8. Jornel Lugo (6-0) ∆29. Cass Bell (5-2) ∇110. Brian Moore (13-7) NR
WOMEN’S FEATHERWEIGHTC. Cris Cyborg (23-2, 1 NC)1. Julia Budd (14-3)2. Arlene Blencowe (13-8)3. Cat Zingano (12-4)4. Leslie Smith (12-8-1)5. Sinead Kavanagh (7-4)6. Janay Harding (6-4)7. Amanda Bell (7-7) ∆18. Leah McCourt (4-1) ∇19. Olga Rubin (6-2)10. Jessy Miele (9-5)WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHTC. Juliana Velasquez (11-0)1. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (11-1)2. Liz Carmouche (15-7)3. Kana Watanabe (10-0-1) ∆14. Denise Kielholtz (6-2) ∇15. Alejandra Lara (9-4)6. Kate Jackson (11-5-1)7. Veta Arteaga (5-4)8. Mandy Böhm (7-0)9. Valerie Loureda (3-0)10. Bruna Ellen (5-3)  Logo Description automatically generated

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SHOWTIME SPORTS DOCUMENTARY FILMS PRESENTS THE KINGS, AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT THE BOXING GOLDEN AGE OF DURÁN, HAGLER, HEARNS AND LEONARD

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Four-Part Documentary Series Premieres

Söndag, Juni 6 vid 8 p.m. ET/PT Exclusively on SHOWTIME

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NEW YORK - april 12, 2021 - I boxning, it is said that styles make fights. Från 1980 genom 1989, it was the style of four great fighters that not only made legendary fights, it ushered in a boxing renaissance. The fierce rivalry between world champions and future Hall of Famers known as the “Four Kings” –Roberto “Manos de Piedra” Durán, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Thomas “The Hitman” Hearns, och Sugar Ray Leonard – produced a Golden Age defined by the nine world championship fights between them and solidified their place among the greatest to ever live.

SHOWTIME SPORTS DOCUMENTARY FILMS today announcedTHE KINGS, a four-part series chronicling the four fighters’ dramatic and divergent ascents to greatness and the legendary matches they produced. The weekly series premieres on Sunday, Juni 6 vid 8 p.m. ET /PT on SHOWTIME, with all episodes being made available across the network’s on-demand and streaming platforms at premiere.

THE KINGS spotlights boxing’s evolution from the end of Muhammad Ali’s era to the era of the Four Kings, set against the seismic political and socio-economic shifts taking place in the United States. The Four Kings rose to fame as the presidency of Jimmy Carter and economic recession gave way to the boon of 1980s capitalism and excess harnessed by the administrations of Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. Through in-depth interviews and archival footage, the series also examines the very personal battles that each man waged on his unique journey to the center of the sports world.

“These four men defined an era in boxing,"Sade Stephen Espinoza, President, Showtime Sports. “Their individual stories, forever linked by the spectacular battles they waged, reflect a tumultuous period in American culture and history.THE KINGS takes the viewer beyond the glorious action of some of history’s most memorable prizefights to illuminate each man’s dramatic journey and the societal context that made them stars of sports and popular culture.”

Following a brief fallow period in the wake of Ali’s retirement, boxing was revitalized when Leonard became a world champion in 1979 and waged his first battle with Durán in 1980. From that point, the Four Kings engaged in a decade-long run of riveting fights that far outperformed any other sport in attention and revenue. They were the most popular stars of sports and American culture.

Från 1979 genom 1985, as a mark of their incredible achievements, the Boxing Writers Association of America bestowed these men the coveted title of “Fighter of the Year” annually with the lone exception of 1982 – with Leonard, Hagler and Hearns each winning twice. In the nine world title fights between them, there were four knockouts and three of the bouts were recognized byThe Ring magazine as “Fight of the Year.” The Ring magazine “Round of the Year” (and to many, the round of all time) from round one of Hagler-Hearns is, kanske, the most iconic single round of boxing of all time. Fittingly, THE KINGS premieres in the 45th anniversary year of Leonard winning an Olympic gold medal, and the 40th anniversary year of the welterweight world title unification battle between Leonard and Hearns, widely considered their greatest fight and a symbol of the era.

THE KINGS is produced by Box To Box Film in association with Ingenious Media. The series is executive produced by James Gay-Rees (Amy, Senna, Drive To Survive) and Paul Martin (Diego Maradona, Drive To Survive), produced by Fiona Neilson (Oasis: Supersonic, Cold: A Head Full of Dreams) and directed by Mat Whitecross (Oasis: Supersonic, Road To Guantanamo, Cold: A Head Full of Dreams).

Showtime Networks Inc. (SNI), ett helägt dotterbolag till ViacomCBS Inc., äger och driver premium-tv-nät showtime®, FILMEN CHANNEL™ och FLIX®, och erbjuder även SHOWTIME ON DEMAND®, FILMEN CHANNEL™ On Demand och FLIX ON DEMAND®, och nätverkets autentiseringstjänst SHOWTIME HELST®. Showtime Digital Inc., ett helägt dotterbolag till SNI, driver fristående streamingtjänst SHOWTIME®. SHOWTIME är för närvarande tillgängligt för abonnenter via kabel, DBS, och telekomleverantörer, och som en fristående streamingtjänst via Amazon, Äpple®, Google, LG Smart TV-apparater, Oculus Go, År®, Samsung Smart TV-apparater, Xbox One och PlayStation®4. Konsumenter kan också prenumerera på SHOWTIME via Amazons Prime Video Channels, Apple TV-kanaler, VID&T TV nu, FuboTV, Hulu, Roku-kanalen, Sling TV och YouTube TV. Tittarna kan också titta på datorer klShowtime.com. SNI marknadsför och distribuerar sport och underhållningsevenemang för utställning till abonnenter på en pay-per-view basis genom SHOWTIME PPV®. För mer information, gå tillwww.SHO.com. 

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RISING WELTERWEIGHT STAR JARON “BOOTS” ENNIS SCORES SENSATIONAL SIXTH-ROUND KNOCKOUT OVER SERGEY LIPINETS IN SATURDAY’S SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® MAIN EVENT

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Uncasville, Conn. – April 10, 2021 - Rising welterweight star Jaron “Boots” Ennis aced the toughest test of his professional career with a sensational sixth-round knockout win over former world champion Sergey Lipinets in the main event on Saturday night’s SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast, live on SHOWTIME from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., in a Premier Boxing Champions event.

The win puts Philadelphia’s Ennis (27-0, 25 Kos) one step closer to his first world title opportunity as he dismantled the former 140-pound world champion over six rounds of their welterweight battle. As he has done often throughout his career, the 23-year-old switched effortlessly between an orthodox and southpaw stance and exhibited tremendous power from both sides. Ennis finished the fight with an eye-popping 53% connect rate on his power punches and out-landed Lipinets 91 till 48.

“I’ll always be hard on myself when I look back at my performance,” said Ennis. “My goal is to keep getting better, sharper, faster and stronger so I can become world champion. As long as I keep fighting top guys, Jag är glad. I feel like I will be world champion by the end of this year or beginning of next year. Patience is the key though.”

The 32-year-old Joe Goossen-trained Lipinets (16-2-1, 12 Kos) of Woodland Hills, Calif., showed determination in weathering the onslaught of combinations from Ennis. An uppercut floored the Kazakhstan-born Lipinets and sent him to the canvas for the second time in his professional career in the fourth round. Prior to tonight, Lipinets had only been down in his other professional loss which came at the hands of four-division world champion Mikey Garcia.

“Lipinets has been in there with the best before, so I wasn’t surprised he held up for a while,” added Ennis. “I knew he’d be durable. That’s why I didn’t jump on the gas right away. I just took my time and broke him down.”

In the sixth round, Ennis poured it on Lipinets from all angles as he beautifully assembled combinations. The budding superstar has yet to go past the sixth round in his professional career as he has amassed a remarkable 89% knockout-förhållande. Ennis was up 49-45 on two scorecards and 50-44 on the final judges’ card prior to the right hook to left uppercut combination that resulted in the fight being stopped at 2:11 of round six. Saturday night marked Ennis’ first time headlining SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING

“I think I graduated tonight,” stated Ennis. “It’s on the up and up now. It’s onto bigger and better fights now.”

I Showtime Championship Boxing sam-feature, a pair of hard-hitting welterweights went toe-to-toe as Eimantas Stanionis (13-0, 9 Kos) beat former world title challengerThomas Dulorme (25-5-1, 16 Kos) via unanimous decision in a WBA Welterweight Title Eliminator. This was the most difficult challenge of the rising 26-year-old’s career as Dulorme took him past the ninth round for the first time. The three ringside judges scored the fight 115-113, 116-112 och 117-111.

“It’s been a dream since I was a kid watching SHOWTIME to be on this stage,” said Stanionis. “I’m proud of what I’ve achieved. I’ve had a long hard journey to get here, but it’s been worth it.”

The two fighters combined for nearly 1,400 punches in their exciting welterweight battle. Stanionis outlanded the 31-year-old Dulorme 232 till 193 and edged his opponent with higher connection percentages across the board. Most notably, Stanionis worked well behind his powerful jab, landning 123 total throughout the 12-round fight.

“Dulorme always threw back at me, even if I hurt him,” stated Stanionis, who is one step closer to becoming Lithuania’s first world champion. “I knew that if I was wild, he could have caught me with a good shot. I have more confidence in myself now because I know I can go 12 rounds with a good fighter. I know how the pressure will hit me now. Allt kan hända i den här sporten, so I made sure I was prepared coming into this fight.”

I 10th runda, a nasty cut opened above the left eye of Dulorme which was ruled by referee Harvey Dock to have resulted from a punch. The fight came to a fantastic finish as the Lithuanian prospect went for the knockout in the 12th round but the veteran Dulorme did not subdue to the pressure.

I telecast-öppnaren, IBF Junior Bantamweight World Champion Jerwin “Pretty Boy” Ancajas (31-1-2, 22 Kos) successfully defended his title for the ninth time with a unanimous decision victory over Jonathan Rodríguez (21-2, 16 Kos) in an action-packed 12-round affair. The victory extends Ancajas’ streak of consecutive title defenses to nine, which marks the most of any current world champion. Fighting out of the Philippines, the 29-year-old controlled the pace of the fight with a consistent dedication to the body, where he landed 131 av hans 232 totala stansar.

“I’m very happy to get the win. I waited a long time for the opportunity to get back in the ring and it’s exciting to win in my first fight on this stage fighting on SHOWTIME,” said Ancajas. “This was my toughest fight so far. It was the hardest of any of my nine defenses and it’s exciting that it was on a big card. I trained hard for this opportunity and it feels great to get the win.”

The title fight featured back-and-forth action with Mexico’s Rodriguez pressuring and baiting the champion to fight him at close distance. At the end of the eighth round, Ancajas finished a flurry of punches with a huge right hand that sent Rodriguez to the canvas for the first time in his career.

“I thought he was going to be stopped because I saw him look at his corner and it didn’t look like he wanted to go on,” continued Ancajas. “But he got up and fought and I respect him for doing that.”

The ringside judges scored the fight 115-112, 116-111 och 117-110 for Ancajas, while unofficial ringside scorer Steve Farhood tallied the fight at 114-113. Farhood agreed with the three official judges in giving the final three rounds to Rodriguez. Despite dropping the decision, the 25-year-old Rodriguez impressed fight fans with his tremendous determination and high-level skill in his first world title fight and U.S. debut.

“I don’t think it was a just decision,”Sa Rodriguez. “I thought maybe a split decision, and I would accept it a little more. But we knew coming in that the judges were against us in this fight.”

På fredag ​​kväll, BELLATOR on SHOWTIME took center stage at Mohegan Sun Arena with the first fight of the BELLATOR MMA Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix that saw current heavyweight champion Ryan Bader avenge his 2012 loss to Lyoto Machida with a dominating unanimous decision to move onto the next round. Bader made an appearance on Saturday’s SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast to reflect on his impressive victory.

“It was very sweet [to get revenge]. It was a gauge to see how far I’ve grown, sedan 2012. And I’ve done a lot, and he’s done a lot. So to go out there and implement my game plan and stick to what we do and go out there and be victorious, it couldn’t be sweeter.”

Lördagens Showtime MÄSTERSKAP BOXNING telecast will replay Sunday, April 11 vid 9 a.m. ET/PT and Tuesday, April 13 vid 10 p.m. ET on SHOWTIME EXTREME.

Veteran sportscaster Brian Custer hosted the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast while versatile combat sports voice Mauro Ranallo handled blow-by-blow action alongside Hall of Fame analyst Al Bernstein and three-division world champion Abner Mares. Three Hall of Famers rounded out the telecast team: ringside reporter Jim Gray, boxing historian Steve Farhood as unofficial scorer, and world-renowned ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr. The executive producer was four-time Emmy® award winner David Dinkins, Jr. The telecast was produced by Raymond Smaltz and directed by Chuck McKean. Former junior middleweight world champion Raúl “El Diamante” Marquez and sportscaster Alejandro Luna served as expert analysts in Spanish on Secondary Audio Programming (SAP).

Evenemanget marknadsfördes av TGB Promotions. Ennis vs.. Lipinets was promoted in association with D&D Boxning.

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Kämpa för nattresultat & BILDER FÖR BELLATOR 256: BADER VS. MACHIDA 2

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Uncasville, Conn. - Bellator 256: Bader vs. Machida 2 is officially in the books.

The BELLATOR MMA Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix rolls on as Bellator MMA returns next Friday, April 16 på Showtime, när Vadim Nemkov defends his light heavyweight world title against former championPhil Davis och Corey Anderson welcomes Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov to the BELLATOR Cage in the event’s co-headliner. The opening round culminates on SHOWTIME on May 7 när Anthony “Rumble” Johnson och Yoel romero square off at BELLATOR MMA 258, a massive event headlined by a bantamweight world title fight featuring Juan Archuleta vs. Sergio Pettis.



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#1-Ryan Bader (28-6, 1 NC) besegrade #4-Lyoto Machida (26-11) via enhälligt beslut (49-46, 49-45, 49-45)
Bader “I don’t know who I’d rather face next. I don’t know much about [Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov] but I know Corey [Anderson] really well. I brought him in for training camps for Phil Davis. He’s a good guy so I’m rooting for him. But if I have to fight him, I know he’s tough. I’m in this tournament and I ran through another tournament before. I had fun so that’s why I came down here. It doesn’t matter who’s in my way. I want that belt back and this was the first step right here.

“There’s redemption this whole tournament. I got one back on Machida but I’ve lost to Nemkov and I’ve lost to Anthony Johnson, so I would like to meet one of them in the finals. But honestly, to make it to the finals and fight for the belt, I’d be happy with whoever it is.”

#2-Liz Carmouche (15-7) besegrade Vanessa Porto (22-8) via enhälligt beslut (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Carmouche: “As soon as they say I’m clear and I’m good, I’m ready to get right back into fighting camp and go for the belt. If I don’t get a title shot, I’d be disappointed of course. I came in here with the hopes that I would work up the ranks to fight for the title. I just need to know what I need to do. You tell me who I need to beat to get that fight and I’ll do it. I certainly hope that taking somebody who has more fights than I do and beating her tonight would put me in contention for that belt.”

#3-Adam Borics (17-1) defeated#8-Jeremy Kennedy (16-3, 1 NC) via enhälligt beslut (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Borics: “I don’t care who my next opponent is, but just give me the winner of the [Featherweight World Grand Prix] turnering. I’m definitely next in line. My goal is to get the winner but let’s see what BELLATOR wants. I am really happy I got this opportunity to fight during these crazy times. I feel that I am ready for a title. I have eight or nine fights with BELLATOR so yes, I would like to fight for the title next.”

#3-Cat Zingano (12-4) besegrade Olivia Parker (4-2) via submission (armbar) vid 2:56 runda en
Zingano: “I want to go against the best. I know who’s the best. I know these two girls [Cris Cyborg and Leslie Smith] have a fight coming up in a couple months and I’d love to get a shot at the belt over here in BELLATOR. That would mean a lot to me.”

Dan Moret (15-6) besegrade #3-Yamauchi upp (25-5) via delad beslut (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Rising welterweight star Jaron “Boots” Ennis was interviewed on the telecast ahead of his SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING main event debut tomorrow night against former 140-pound world champion Sergey Lipinets.

“You’re going to see a lot of speed, ström, and me having fun. It’s about making statements and getting knockouts at the end of the night,” said the 23-year-old Ennis, who will be taking on the toughest challenge of his career in Lipinets as he pursues a world title shot. “It’s going to be a great opportunity for me to headline my first SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING and it’s the start of me being a pay-per-view star. It’s only up after this. It’s time for me to do my thing tomorrow night.”

Preliminära kortet:
Dalton Rosta (5-0) besegrade Tony Johnson (9-3) via enhälligt beslut (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Talita Nogueira (8-2) besegrade Jessica Borga (3-3) via enhälligt beslut (29-27, 29-27, 29-27)
#10-Jornel Lugo (6-0) besegrade #8-Cass Bell (5-2) via enhälligt beslut (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
Cody Law (3-0) besegrade Nathan Ghareeb (2-1) via enhälligt beslut (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Jaylon Bates (2-0) besegrade Jeffrey Glossner (2-2) via submission (giljotin) vid 1:27 runda två
Nainoa Dung (4-2) besegrade Izzy William (4-4) via enhälligt beslut (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Diana Avsaragova (3-0) besegrade Tara Graff (1-3) via knockout (stansar) vid :29 runda en
John Douma (5-2) besegrade Will Smith (3-3) via delad beslut (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

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Kämpa för nattresultat & PHOTOS FOR BELLATOR MMA 255: PITBULL VS. SANCHEZ 2

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COMPLETE FIGHT NIGHT PHOTOS

BELLATOR MMA 255: Pitbull vs. Sanchez 2Huvud Card:

C-Patricio Pitbull (32-4) defeated #2-Emmanuel Sanchez(20-5) via technical submission (giljotin choke) vid 3:35 runda en

#6-Jason Jackson(14-4) besegrade #3-Neiman Gracie(10-2) via enhälligt beslut (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

#6-Tyrell Fortune(10-1) besegradeJack May (11-8) via TKO (stansar) vid 3:16 runda en

Usman Nurmagomedov(12-0) besegradeMike Hamel(7-5) via enhälligt beslut (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

5-Kana Watanabe(10-0-1) besegrade #4-Alejandra Lara(9-4) via delad beslut (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Preliminära kortet:  

#6-Magomed Magomedov (18-1) besegradeCee Jay Hamilton (15-8) via submission (bakre naked choke) vid 1:22 runda två

Mandel Nallo (8-1) besegradeRicardo Seixas (9-3) via knockout (strejker) vid 3:23 runda en

Khalid Murtazaliev (15-2) besegradeFabio Aguiar (17-2) via enhälligt beslut (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

Chris Gonzalez (6-0) besegradeRoger Huerta (24-13-1) via submission (strejker) vid 3:01 av runda tre

Jose Augusto (17-1) besegradeJonathan Wilson (9-3) via submission (head and arm choke) vid 4:58 runda en

Roman Faraldo (5-0) besegradeTrevor Gudde (2-2) via TKO 1:30 runda en

Jordan Newman (3-0) besegradeBranko Busick (2-2) via TKO (strejker) vid 2:30 runda två

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THE FINALS OF THE BELLATOR MMA FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD GRAND PRIX – CHAMPION PATRICIO “PITBULL” VS. #1-RANKED AJ MCKEE

Quotes:

Patricio “Pitbull:"“I am ready to fight AJ McKee right now, please just tell SHOWTIME, I will get in the cage and we can take care of this tomorrow.”

“I want to be the first man to defeat McKee, he has been opening his mouth about me for a very long time, this will be the biggest fight in BELLATOR history.”

AJ McKee: “Patricio Pitbull has been the man. Nothing against him. He’s got great accolades. I already said I’m going to be the champ-champ. För mig, it’s the new era. He said my time is over. My time has just begun. Vi får se.

“It’s a fight the fans have wanted for the longest. Ovanpå det, he’s underrated. He’s an outstanding champ. His accolades, his credentials, his record is phenomenal. But at the end of the day, nobody has a win over me. Nobody has a belt with my name on it and nobody is going to get a belt with my name on it.”

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BELLATOR MMA™ CHAMP CRIS ‘CYBORG’ DEFENDS FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD TITLE IN REMATCH AGAINST LESLIE SMITH ON SHOWTIME®

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BELLATOR MMA 259AIRS LIVE ON FRIDAY, MAJ 21 FROM MOHEGAN SUN ARENA

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LOS ANGELES– BELLATOR MMA and SHOWTIME Sports today announcedBELLATOR MMA 259 på fredag, Maj 21, will be headlined by a featherweight championship rematch pitting current 145-pound titleholder and the top-ranked women’s pound-for-pound fighterCris “Cyborg” (23-2, 1 NC) against Northern California’sLeslie Smith (12-8-1). The event airs live exclusively on SHOWTIMEvid 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT and emanates from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.

In addition to the main event, two matchups are confirmed, som Nej. 7 lättaAdam “The Bomb” Piccolotti (12-4) takes on No. 10 Georgi “Insane” Karakhanyan (30-11-1, 1 NC), while the undefeated No. 7Christian “Pain” Edwards (4-0) möterBen “Big Tuna” Parrish(4-1) in a light heavyweight contest. Ytterligare anfall kommer att meddelas vid ett senare tillfälle.

“I believe in five years she’s going to be a better fighter. More training, more working and fighting. More experience. The first fight was very fast, so I think this one is going to be a longer fight. She’s a warrior. She likes to fight and it’s going to be nice to fight somebody like this," said Cyborg, who appeared on tonight’sBELLATOR 255broadcast to confirm the event.

“Of course, I want this fight. Everyone’s goal is to get a title in the premiere organization, which this is. This is the best organization for my weight class, and the best possible place I can be. I can guarantee it will be an entertaining fight,” added Smith.

Just the second BELLATOR woman’s featherweight champion in the company’s history, Cris “Cyborg” is coming off the first defense of her BELLATOR title, a victory againstArlene Blencowe, that also marked the first submission win of her illustrious career. An MMA legend at 35-years-old, “Cyborg” will be looking to further her legacy as the greatest woman’s mixed martial artist of all-time when she faces Leslie Smith for the second time on May 21. After winning BELLATOR gold in the 12th title fight of her career, the native of Curitiba, Brazil made history by becoming a world champion in her fourth major promotion, previously holding belts in both the UFC and Strikeforce. With a pro record of 23-2, 1 NC, Inklusive 19 wins by finish, the Brazilian-born fighter who now calls Southern California home, holds victories over tough competition, InklusiveJulia Budd, Holly Holm, Marloes Coenen and Gina Carano.

Known for an exciting in-your-face striking style, Leslie “The Peacemaker” Smith will enter the BELLATOR cage on May 21 for the fifth time in her nearly 11-year MMA career. She gets a second shot at defeating “Cyborg,” following their first meeting at UFC 198 in Brazil on May 14, 2016. Eftersom denna skjutningen, Smith has won four out of five fights with victories over Irene Aldana andSinead Kavanagh among them. A teammate of fellow BELLATOR athleteKeri Taylor Melendez, Smith trains out of El Nino Training Center in San Francisco.

Den preliminära kortet förBELLATOR MMA 259: Cyborg vs. Smith2 kommer luft LIVE i alla USA. markets on the BELLATOR and SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channels, as well as Pluto TV.

As part of the launch of BELLATOR MMA on SHOWTIME, the network is offering viewers who are new to the SHOWTIME streaming service a 30-day free trial, followed by a discounted monthly subscription fee of $4.99/month for the next six months. Viewers can sign up atSHO.com/BellatorMMA. Subscribers will be delivered two premier BELLATOR MMA events per month throughout 2021 och vidare, with all events scheduled to air live at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT anywhere the SHOWTIME service is available.

UppdateradBELLATOR MMA 259: Cyborg vs. Smith 2Kampkort:

Featherweight World Title Bout: C-Cris “Cyborg”(23-2, 1 NC) vs. #4-Leslie Smith (12-8-1)

Lätt Bout: #7-Adam Piccolot(12-4) vs. #10-Georgi Karakhanyan (30-11-1, 1 NC)

Lätt tungvikt Bout: #7-Christian Edwards (4-0) mot.Ben Parrish(4-1)

*Kortet kan ändras.

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