SHOWTIME Remains The Only Network To Offer Live Boxing On Social Platforms In The U.S.
Live Coverage From London Includes DeGale vs. Caleb Truax And Selby vs. Едуардо Рамирес, Plus 175-Pound Prospect Anthony Yarde And The U.S. Introduction To Unbeaten Heavyweight Daniel Dubois
NEW YORK - Ноември 29, 2017 – SHOWTIME Sports will live stream a world-class boxing event – including two world championship bouts – free to the U.S. audience on social media platforms Събота, Декември 9 to close out the network’s industry-leading 2017 boxing schedule. The digital-only offering will be exclusive in the U.S. on the SHOWTIME Sports YouTube канал и SHOWTIME Бокс Facebook страница.
IBF Super световен шампион в средна James DeGale (23-1-1, 14 Нокаута) will headline as he defends his title against former world title challenger Caleb Truax (28-3-2, 18 Нокаута) in DeGale’s first fight since a thrilling bout with Badou Jack in a 168-pound world championship unification match last January on SHOWTIME.
In the streaming co-feature, IBF Featherweight World Champion Lee Selby (20-1, 9 Нокаута) will take on undefeated contender Eduardo Ramirez (20-0-3, 7 Нокаута), while undefeated light heavyweight Anthony Yarde (13-0, 12 Нокаута) will face former world title challenger Nikola Sjekloca (32-4-1, 11 Нокаута). The opening fight of the live stream will feature the U.S. introduction to 20-year-old undefeated heavyweight Daniel Dubois (5-0, 5 Нокаута) as he takes on former Anthony Joshua foe Dorian Darch (12-5-1, 1 Нокаута).
Live coverage, provided by BoxNation and BT Sport, will begin at approximately 2:50 p.m. И/11:50 А.М. PT with U.K. sportscasters John Rawling and Richie Woodhall calling all the action.
SHOWTIME is the only network to offer live streaming coverage of boxing on social media platforms in the U.S., having first done so in 2016 with the presentation of two heavyweight world championship bouts live on YouTube.
В 2017, SHOWTIME was the first network to offer live boxing on Twitter with Adrien Broner vs. Adrian Гранадос (Февруари 18). SHOWTIME also live streamed two other boxing events in 2017: super middleweights George Groves vs. Fedor Chudinov on Май 27 and heavyweights Jarrell Miller vs. Gerald Washington on Юли 29.
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