Caption: L-R (back row): Дайралт хийвэл; Мартин, Жак, DeGale, Рассел Бага, Эхчүүд, Selby, Provodnikov, Quellar, Pedraza.
L-R (front row): Иошуа, Thurman, Wilder, Wear, Povetkin.
НЬЮ ЙОРК (Гуравдугаар 11, 2016)—SHOWTIME Sports Баасан гаригт announced seven live boxing telecasts over a 12-week span, a stacked lineup featuring nine world championship fights and 14 overall matches in boxing’s deepest and most exciting divisions.
The full slate of programming is free to SHOWTIME subscribers, and the presentation on CBS is the first Prime Time boxing event on CBS television network in decades.
Stephen Espinoza, Гүйцэтгэх дэд ерөнхийлөгч & General Manager of SHOWTIME Sports, also announced a summer blockbuster in the making.
“This is an incredibly exciting time in boxing, a time for emerging stars to make their mark, and for established champions to break through to the next level,” Espinoza said.
“This schedule features high level matchups with champions taking on the highest-rated contenders available, and top-ranked challengers facing one another. We are thrilled and grateful to the promoters and the fighters themselves who have worked with us these last few weeks to put together such an impressive lineup for SHOWTIME Boxing. It has to be one of the best we’ve ever assembled.
“We have seven live telecasts over a 12-week span that runs the gamut of our SHOWTIME boxing series. It includes nine world title fights, and that doesn’t count a great fight that’s just coming together today, as both Leo Santa Cruz and Carl Frampton have now agreed to a championship matchup to be scheduled for late summer.
“All of these events are free to SHOWTIME subscribers, болон Оны зургадугаар сар 25 event is the first Prime Time boxing presentation on CBS television network in decades.
“Again, thanks to the fighters and promoters for not only making these great matches a reality, but for their cooperation in today’s major announcement.”
See below for details on the events that Espinoza, and the principals involved, are in the process of finalizing. Additional details on each individual event will be announced in the coming days.
Бямба гариг, Дөрөвдүгээр 9 – SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL
Үндсэн үйл явцыг: Чарльз Мартин (23-0-1, 21 Kos) сүсэг. Anthony Joshua (15-0, 15 Kos) – IBF Heavyweight World Title Championship
Co-feature: Ли Selby (22-1, 8 Kos) сүсэг. Эрик Хантер (21-3, 11 Kos) – IBF Featherweight Championship
Start Time: TBD
Хаана: The O2 – London
Дэмжигч: Дайчид Боксын & Matchroom Спорт
Баасан, Дөрөвдүгээр 15 - ShoBox: Шинэ эх үүсвэрийг бий болгох
Үндсэн үйл явцыг: Николай Potapov (14-0, 6 Kos) сүсэг. Залуу Stephon (14-0-2, 6 Kos) – 10-Rd Bantamweight Bout
Start Time: 10 p.m. БОЛОН/PT
Хаана: Turning Stone Casino – Verona, NY
Дэмжигч: Salita урамшуулал
- Four-fight telecast featuring at least six undefeated fighters.
Бямба гариг, Дөрөвдүгээр 16 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
Үндсэн үйл явцыг: Gary Рассел Jr. (26-1, 15 Kos) сүсэг. Patrick Hyland (31-1, 15 Kos) – WBC Featherweight World Championship
Хамтран онцлог: Жозе Pedraza (21-0, 12 Kos) сүсэг. Stephen Smith (23-1, 13 Kos) – IBF Super Featherweight World Championship
Start Time: 11 p.m. БОЛОН/8 p.m. PT
Хаана: Fox Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Casino
Дэмжигч: DiBella Үзвэр үйлчилгээ
- Featherweight world title fights in consecutive weeks.
- Gary Рассел Jr. returns to make his first title defense
- Crucial Super Featherweight bout between defending champ Jose Pedraza and No. 1 challenger Stephen Smith.
Бямба гариг, Дөрөвдүгээр 30 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
Үндсэн үйл явцыг: Badou Жак (20-1-1, 12 Kos) сүсэг. Лусиан дайралт хийвэл (32-3, 25 Kos) – WBC Super Middleweight Championship
Хамтран онцлог: Жеймс DeGale (22-1, 14 Kos) сүсэг. Rogelio Medina (35-6, 29 Kos) – IBF Super Middleweight World Championship
Start Time: 10 p.m. БОЛОН/7 p.m. PT
Хаана: TBD
Дэмжигч: Mayweather урамшуулал
- Former champ Bute, fresh off a great fight against DeGale, steps in to replace the injured Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
- Medina is the IBF’s mandated challenger for DeGale.
- The winners will meet in an immediate unification.
Targeting May 2016 – Showtime аварга шалгаруулах тэмцээн Боксын – PENDING CONFIRMATION
Үндсэн үйл явцыг: Deontay Wilder (36-0, 35 Kos) сүсэг. Александр Povetkin (30-1, 22 Kos) – WBC Heavyweight World Championship
Start Time: TBD
Хаана: TBD
Бямба гариг, Оны зургадугаар сар 11 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
Үндсэн үйл явцыг: Руслан Provodnikov (25-4, 18 Kos) сүсэг. Жон Молина Бага. (28-6, 23 Kos) – 12-Rd Super Lightweight Bout
Start Time: 9 p.m. БОЛОН/6 p.m. PT
Хаана: Turning Stone Casino – Verona, NY
Дэмжигч: Баннер сурталчилгаа
- Induction Weekend for International Boxing Hall of Fame.
- Main event features two fighters involved in Fights of Year
Бямба гариг, Оны зургадугаар сар 25 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS Presented by PBC
Үндсэн үйл явцыг: Кейт Thurman (26-0, 1 ND, 22 Kos) сүсэг. Шон Портер (26-1-1, 16 Kos) – WBA Welterweight World Championship
Хамтран онцлог: Есүс Cuellar (28-1, 21 Kos) сүсэг. Абнер Марес (29-2-1, 15 Kos) – WBA (reg.) Featherweight World Championship
Start Time: TBD
Хаана: TBD
Дэмжигч: DiBella Үзвэр үйлчилгээ
- Thurman cleared to resume training after minor injury
- Three-division world champ Mares to now face Jesus Cuellar for featherweight title
Late-Summer 2016 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
Үндсэн үйл явцыг: Лео Санта Круз (32-0-1, 18 Kos) сүсэг. Карл Frampton (22-0, 14 Kos) – WBA (super) Featherweight World Championship
- Frampton the unified 122-pound titlist, will move up to face Santa Cruz for the WBA (super) Featherweight World Championship