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FIGHT NETWORK BOXING   PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE (Feb. 9-15, 2015)

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ABOUT FIGHT NETWORK:  Fight Network is the world’s premier combat sports network dedicated to 24/7 coverage, including fights, fighters, fight news and fight lifestyle. The channel is available in the U.S. on Cablevision in parts of New York, Connecticut and New Jersey, Texas-based Grande Communications, Armstrong Cable in Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio, as well as on Shentel Cable in Virginia, West Virginia and portions of western Maryland. Fight Network is also on Roku set top boxes in the U.S. and Canada, streamed live on website KlowdTV.com, and available on all major carriers in Canada and more than 30 countries across Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
Fight Network is a 24/7 television channel dedicated to complete coverage of combat sports. It airs programs focused on the entire scope of the combat sports genre, including live fights and up-to-the-minute news and analysis for boxing, mixed martial arts, kickboxing, professional wrestling, traditional martial arts, fight news, as well as fight-themed drama series, documentaries and feature films.

 

Below find highlights of this week’s programming:

 

Monday, Feb. 9

 

11:00 p.m. ET — InterBox Classics: Klitschko vs. Jefferson – Featuring WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko vs. Derrick Jefferson from Mar. 24, 2001 in Munich, Germany.

 

Tuesday, Feb. 10

 

6:00 p.m. ET – KOTV Boxing Classics – Reliving memorable boxing fights from the past two decades.

 

8:30 p.m. ET – Fight News Now Extra – The latest news, recaps, features and inside analysis of the fight game.

 

Thursday, Feb. 12

 

8:30 p.m. ET — Fight News Now Extra – The latest news, recaps, features and inside analysis of the fight game.

 

11:30 p.m. ET – KOTV Boxing Weekly – Covering all of the latest news in professional boxing, featuring full recent fights and highlights from the Sweet Science.

 

Friday, Feb. 13

 

5:30 p.m. ET — KOTV Boxing Weekly – Covering all of the latest news in professional boxing, featuring full recent fights and highlights from the Sweet Science.

 

7:30 p.m. ET — Fight News Now Extra – The latest news, recaps, features and inside analysis on the fight game.

 

Saturday, Feb. 14

 

8:30 p.m. ET — Fight News Now Extra – The latest news, recaps, features and inside analysis on the fight game.

 

Sunday, Feb. 15

 

7:30 p.m. ET – KOTV Boxing Weekly – Covering all the latest news in professional boxing, featuring full recent fights and highlights from the Sweet Science.

 

8:00 p.m. ET– Ultimate Classic Boxing: Joseph vs. Savage – Featuring middleweight Charley Joseph vs. Milo Savage from Apr. 25, 1956 in New Orleans.

 

9:00 p.m. ET – WBC Silver Cruiserweight Championship: Branco vs. Haapoja– Featuring Silvio Branco vs. Juho Haapoja for the vacant WBC Silver cruiserweight title from July 6, 2013 in Lazio, Italy.

 

11:00 p.m. ET – Banner: Best of the Decade – Featuring Diego Corrales vs. Jose Luis Castillo I to unify the WBC and WBO lightweight titles from May 7, 2005 in Las Vegas.

 

Information:

 

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Watch Wladimir Klitschko’s First world title defense from 2001 Monday night on Fight Network USA

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NEW YORK (Feb. 5, 2015) — This coming Monday night (Feb. 9) at 11:30 p.m. ET, Fight Network USA will air the great Wladimir “Dr. Steelhammer”Klitschko’s first world heavyweight title defense, from 2001 against challenger Derrick “D-Train” Jefferson, as part of its InterBox Classics series. Klitschko vs. Jefferson will be replayedTuesday, Feb. 10 (9 a.m. ET) on Fight Network.

 

Fight Network is the world’s premier combat sports network dedicated to 24/7 coverage, including fights, fighters, fight news and fight lifestyle. The channel is available in the U.S. on Cablevision in parts of New York, Connecticut and New Jersey, Texas-based Grande Communications, Armstrong Cable in Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio, as well as on Shentel Cable in Virginia, West Virginia and portions of western Maryland. Fight Network is also on Roku set top boxes throughout America and streaming live on website KlowdTV.com.

 

Klitschko captured his first world title by defeating World Boxing Organization (WBO) defending champion Chris Byrd, by way of a one-sided 12-round decision, five months prior to Klitschko’s aforementioned March 24, 2011 title defense in Munich, Germany against Jefferson.

 

On the eve of his 25th birthday, the 1996 Olympic gold medal-winning Klitschko (35-1) destroyed Jefferson (23-2-1), who was dropped three times for a technical knockout in the second round.

 

Klitschko (63-3, 53 KOs) will defend his WBA Super, WBO, IBF and IBO world titlesApril 25 against undefeated Bryant Jennings (19-0, 10 KOs) at the famed Madison Square Garden in New York City.

 

Demand Fight Network if your cable or satellite provider doesn’t offer it!

 

INFORMATION:

 

www.FightNetwork.com

 

Twitter & Instagram @fightnet

 

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