TWO WORLD TITLE UNIFICATIONS, SEVEN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOUTS AND THREE WORLD TITLE ELIMINATORS ACROSS FIVE MONTHS

Star-Studded Lineup Is Highlighted by Errol Spence Jr., Gervonta Davis, Jermell Charlo, David Benavidez and Jermall Charlo

ΝΕΑ ΥΟΡΚΗ - Μάρτιος 15, 2022 - SHOWTIME Sports and Premier Boxing Champions today announced nine boxing events across the first half of 2022 featuring some of the sport’s most accomplished and dynamic stars in highly competitive matchups. The lineup pits champions against champions and top contenders against top contenders to form the strongest and most ambitious schedule in the industry. The robust lineup includes:

• Nine marquee events across five months featuring 21 undefeated fighters;

• Two world championship unifications bouts, one for all four world title belts and the coveted title of Undisputed Champion, and one for three world title belts;

• Seven world championship matches with at least 13 world title belts at stake and three world title eliminators;

• All of the top-six ranked super welterweights fighting in a seven-week span;

• Several pivotal crossroads fights from super bantamweight to super middleweight with an average of two events per month through July.

The massive schedule features the sport’s biggest stars: Errol Spence, Jr., Gervonta “Tank” Davis, Jermell Charlo, David Benavidezκαι Jermall Charlo.  There are also 18 fighters aged 27 years and younger including unified world championStephen Fulton, Jr., and highly regarded, undefeated welterweight contenderJaron “Boots” Ennis. With this emphasis on youth and kingmaking, SHOWTIME Sports and Premier Boxing Champions are well positioned to carry the sport into the future. Led byStephen Εσπινόζα, Πρόεδρος, Αθλητισμός & Προγραμματισμός εκδηλώσεων, Showtime Networks Inc., and four-time Emmy^® Award-winning executive producerDavid Dinkins, Jr., who guides an all-star cast of commentators and production aces, SHOWTIME^® remains the most tenured and trusted platform in boxing. Arguably the best active welterweight of this era, the undefeated Spence, already a unified champ, will seek to collect a third world title when he puts his WBC and IBF straps on the line against WBA World ChampionΓιορντένις Ugas επίΣάββατο,Απρίλιος 16 in the main event on SHOWTIME PPV^® at AT&Γήπεδο Τ, home of the Dallas Cowboys. Spence-Ugas is only the 12^ου unification match in the history of the welterweight division, joining classic matchups such as“Sugar” Ray Leonard έναντιΤόμας ΧερνςΕγώ καιFloyd Mayweather έναντιManny Pacquiao. The match is rich with intrigue as Spence attempts to claim supremacy in one of boxing’s deepest divisions, while Ugas, who nearly quit the sport, aims to complete a stunning turnaround after beating eight-division world champion Pacquiao in August. Boxing superstar and five-time, τρία διαίρεση παγκόσμιος πρωταθλητήςΔεξαμενήDavis will headline his fourth straight SHOWTIME PPV event against nemesisRolando Romero επίΣάββατο, Μάιος 28, στο Barclays Center στο Μπρούκλιν, Νέα Υόρκη, for Davis’ WBA Lightweight World Title. The bout comes on the heels of Davis’ hard-fought 12-round unanimous decision win overIsaac "Pitbull" Cruz in which Davis overcame an injury in front of a star-studded, sellout crowd in Los Angeles last December. WBO 154-pound No. 1-κατάταξης υποψήφιοςTim Tszyu, the son of Hall of FamerKostya Tszyu, who fought many of his most memorable bouts on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, θα κάνει Η.Π.Α. του. ντεμπούτοΣάββατο, March 26κατά 2012 Η.Π.Α.. Olympian and top contenderTerrell Gaushaat The Armory in Minneapolis. The streaking southpawsErickson Lubin καιSebastian Φουντόρα will engage in a Super Welterweight Title Eliminator, for the WBC interim title, in the second of back-to-back, intriguing crossroads matchups in the division onΣάββατο, Απρίλιος 9 from Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas. Jermell Charlo και Brian Castaño once again will seek to become the first undisputed 154-pound champion in the four-belt era and just the third overall undisputed champion today when they meet in a rematch of their 2021 classic onΣάββατο, Μάιος 14 στο Λος Άντζελες. Περισσότερο, rising welterweight starΈνις, possibly the most talented boxer yet to win a world title, returns as the co-feature againstCustio Claytonin an IBF Welterweight Title Eliminator. Former two-time world championBenavidez επιστρέφει στη δράση στιςΣάββατο,May 21against knockout artistΔαβίδ Lemieux στο 168 pounds in Phoenix, Αριζόνα., in a bout between two of the sport’s biggest punchers. Fulton, in his first bout since his title unification win in the 122-pound division againstΜπράντον Figueroa, will defend his titles onΣάββατο, Ιούνιος 4 στη Μινεάπολη, against former unified world championDanny Roman in another can’t miss matchup. Jermall Charlo will defend his WBC Middleweight World Championship for the fifth time onΣάββατο, Ιούνιος 18, when he faces former world title challenger, WBC No. 6-κατετάγηMaciej Sulecki on the Juneteenth holiday weekend in Houston. OnΣάββατο, Ιούλιος 9, στο Σαν Αντόνιο, Τέξας, newly minted WBC Featherweight World ChampionΜαρκ Μαγκσαγιό will make his first title defense since dethroningΓκάρι Ράσελ Τζούνιορ., on SHOWTIME against unbeaten mandatory challenger and former super bantamweight titleholderΟ βασιλιάς Βάργκας.
Additional high-stakes matches will be announced as individual fight cards fill out. “It’s a good time to be a boxing fan and SHOWTIME viewer with so many high-level, consequential matchups on our schedule,"ΕίπεEspinoza, Πρόεδρος, Αθλητισμός & Προγραμματισμός εκδηλώσεων, Showtime Networks Inc. “We continue to grow the sport at every level, from our grassroots seriesShoBoxto crowning unified and undisputed champions across boxing’s deepest divisions. When you consider the competitive nature of these fights, the star power of fighters like Errol Spence, Jr., ‘Tank’ Davis, David Benavidez, the Charlo brothers—and the youthful vitality of Stephen Fulton, Jr., Jaron Ennis and Brandun Lee—it’s never been clearer that SHOWTIME is the destination for the most compelling fights and will be for years to come. This SHOWTIME Boxing lineup is hands down the most potent of any network or platform in 2022.” The SHOWTIME Sports boxing schedule features seven editions of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING^® and two significant SHOWTIME PPV events, all presented by Premier Boxing Champions: ·Μάρτιος 26 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXINGThe Armory, Μινεάπολις, Από.
o Tim Tszyu vs. Terrell Gausha, Super Welterweight Bouto Michel Rivera vs. Joseph Adorno, Lightweight Bouto Elvis Rodriguez vs. Juan Jose Velasco, Σούπερ Ελαφρύ (142 LBS) Bout ·Απρίλιος 9 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING__The Theatre at Virgin Hotels, Λας Βέγκας
o Erickson Lubin vs. Sebastian Φουντόρα, WBC Super Welterweight Interim Titleo Tony Harrison vs. Sergio Garcia, Super Welterweight Bouto Kevin Salgado vs. Bryant Perrella, Super Welterweight Bout ·Απρίλιος 16 – SHOWTIME PPV__AT&Γήπεδο Τ, Arlington, Τέξας
o Errol Spence Jr. vs. Γιορντένις Ugas, WBC, WBA & IBF Welterweight World __Championship Unification
SHOWTIME ΠΡΩΤΑΘΛΗΜΑ ΠΥΓΜΑΧΙΑΣ (preceding PPV):o Radzhab Butaev vs. Eimantas Stanionis, WBA Welterweight Title Bouto Brandun Lee vs. Zachary Ochoa, Σούπερ ελαφριά περίοδο ·Μάιος 14 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING__Λος Άντζελεςo Jermell Charlo vs. Brian Castaño II, Undisputed IBF, WBA, WBC & WBO Super __Welterweight World Championship Unificationo Jaron Ennis vs. Custio Clayton, IBF Welterweight Eliminator ·Μάιος 21 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING__Φοίνιξ
o David Benavidez vs. Δαβίδ Lemieux, Super Middleweight Bouto Yoelvis Gomez vs. Jorge Cota, Super Welterweight Bout ·Μάιος 28 – SHOWTIME PPV__Barclays Κέντρο, Μπρούκλιν, Νέα Υόρκη
o Gervonta Davis vs. Rolando Romero, WBA Lightweight World Championship ·Ιούνιος 4 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING__Μινεάπολις
o Stephen Fulton, Jr. vs. Danny Roman, WBO & WBC Super Bantamweight World Championshipo David Morrell vs. Kalvin Henderson, WBA Super Middleweight World Title ·Ιούνιος 18 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING__Χιούστον
o Jermall Charlo vs. Maciej Sulecki, WBC Middleweight World Championship ·Ιούλιος 9 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING__Σαν Αντόνιο
o Mark Magsayo vs. Ο βασιλιάς Βάργκας, WBC Featherweight World Championship\

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