Avril 17: PAULIE AYALA contre. JOHNNY TAPIA I & II
Avril 24: LUCAS MATTHYSSE vs. JOHN MOLINA, MICKEY BEY vs. JOHN MOLINA
NEW YORK - Avril 6, 2020 - SHOWTIME Sports will continue to serve boxing fans during the current hiatus from live sports, announcing today SHOWTIME BOXING CLASSICS with regularly scheduled replays of legendary bouts from the network’s deep archive of world championship boxing. SHOWTIME BOXING CLASSICS will air on three consecutive Friday nights beginning April 10, à 10 p.m. ET / PT sur Showtime. The telecasts will also be available via the SHOWTIME streaming service and SHOWTIME ANYTIME®.
The April slate of SHOWTIME BOXING CLASSICS will be highlighted by three Fight of the Year winners, which include some of the most heart-pounding and unforgettable fights in boxing history.
Vendredi, Avril 10:
Diego Corrales vs. José Luis Castillo I - 2005 Combat de consensus de l'année (also featuring the Round of the Year and later named Fight of the Decade)
Diego Corrales vs. Jose Luis Castillo II
Vendredi, Avril 17:
Paulie Ayala contre. Johnny Tapia je - 1999 Ring Magazine Combat de l'Année (Ayala a remporté les honneurs du combattant de l'année)
Paulie Ayala contre. Johnny Tapia II
Vendredi, Avril 24:
Lucas Matthysse contre. John Molina - 2014 Combat de consensus de l'année
Mickey Bey vs. John Molina
During each SHOWTIME BOXING CLASSICS émission de télévision, Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell, the network’s versatile combat sports analysts, will host a live companion episode of their digital talk show COMBAT DU MATIN sur Morning Kombat YouTube Channel. Thomas and Campbell will watch the SHOWTIME replay and react to the fights in real time, feature special guest interviews with principal participants from the bouts (combattants, formateurs, referees and promoters) and take questions from fans while the bouts replay on the network.
“The greatest fight I’ve ever covered,” said Al Bernstein, the International Boxing Hall of Fame analyst. In a career that spans more than 40 ans, including calling Hagler-Hearns, Bowe-Holyfield I and the Vazquez-Marquez trilogy, Bernstein says the first Corrales-Castillo war was the best. “This was Hagler-Hearns times three because it lasted so much longer. It was fought at a such an extraordinary skill level and to me that is what made it so special.”
The fights scheduled to air in April include:
Corrales-Castillo I (Mai 7, 2005, Corrales TKO 10) – After nine intense, back-and-forth rounds in a WBC and WBO lightweight unification bout, Corrales accomplit l'impensable, regroupant miraculeusement de deux renversements dans le 10e to stop Castillo and etch his name in boxing lore. Après avoir réussi à battre le compte (and losing a point for spitting the mouthpiece), Corrales a mis Castillo sur les cordes et connecté avec une énorme main droite. Corrales continued to unload on a defenseless Castillo, forcing referee Tony Weeks to halt the blazing action.
Corrales-Castillo II (Octobre 8, 2005, Castillo KO 4) – Castillo, who did not make the 135-pound weight limit, making the contest a non-title bout, avenges an earlier loss to the WBC and WBO Lightweight World Champion Corrales with a one-punch, fourth-round knockout. Castillo consistently outworks Corrales and lands the harder punches in a more one-sided bout than their first affair. Castillo staggers his opponent with a right hand in the third round that sends him stumbling backward across the ring. He then scores a finishing knockdown with a left hook in the fourth that puts Corrales flat on his back.
Ayala-Tapia I (Juin 26, 1999, Ayala W 12) - Dans certaines des actions bidirectionnelles les plus féroces de l'histoire de la boxe à Las Vegas, gaucher Ayala remet à Tapia sa première défaite professionnelle en 49 fights and captures the WBA Bantamweight Title by the scores of 115-114 et 116-113 deux fois. Alors que les boxeurs étaient annoncés, Tapia walked across the ring and shoved Ayala, causing a momentary skirmish.
Ayala-Tapia II (Octobre 7, 2000, Ayala W 12) – In a rematch of 1999’s Fight of the Year, the action between the heated rivals does not disappoint. Cependant, the outcome is the same as their first meeting, with Ayala winning via controversial unanimous decision. Mayhem ensues as the decision is announced and an incensed Tapia is ushered from the ring by security.
Matthysse-Molina (Avril 26, 2014, Matthysse KO 11) – Fighting in the night’s co-main event, Matthysse steals the show with a spectacular 11e-round knockout over Molina in 2014’s Fight of the Year. The Argentine, then ranked No. 1 in the world at 140 livres, is hurt in the first and dropped in the second and fifth rounds. But Matthysse comes back with knockdowns in the eighth, 10e et 11e rounds to turn back a determined bid by Molina.
Bey-Molina (Juillet 19, 2013, Molina KO 10) – In one of ShoBox: The New Generation’s most unforgettable rounds, Molina comes back from the brink of certain defeat to dramatically knockout then-unbeaten Mickey Bey. Heading into the 10e et tour final, Molina was trailing on the three judges’ scorecards by 90-81, 89-82 et 88-83.
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