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SHOWTIME® Continues To Deliver Boxing’s Biggest and Best Fights
Bouts Presented In Association With Premier Boxing Champions Include
گارسیا در مقابل. تورمن, فرامپتون در مقابل. Santa Cruz II and Cuellar vs. مادران
نیویورک (اکتبر. 25, 2016) – SHOWTIME Sports will present seven marquee boxing matches pitting top-10 rated champions in the prime of their careers against fellow top-10 rated challengers over four consecutive months beginning in December. برنامه, which is the second robust boxing programming announcement from SHOWTIME in 2016, was announced today by Stephen Espinoza, معاون اجرایی رئیس جمهور و مدیر کل, SHOWTIME ورزشی. The lineup includes two long-awaited championship matchups, عیسی کوئلار انتظار: کاهش از. Abner Mares and Jermall Charlo vs. جولیان ویلیامز; the can’t-miss featherweight rematch between Carl Frampton and Leo Santa Cruz, and a welterweight unification blockbuster between undefeated champions Keith Thurman and Danny Garcia. All four of these anticipated bouts will be presented in association with Premier Boxing Champions.
SHOWTIME Sports produced the strongest lineup of world-class boxing events of any network this year, delivering 18 world title fights devoid of mismatches and “tune-up” fights. The best fought the best, and the results were spectacular: two “Fight of the Year” contenders, Thurman-Shawn Porter and Santa Cruz-Frampton; a “Knockout of the Year” frontrunner by one of boxing’s biggest punchers, دئوتای وایلدر; and the arrival of one of boxing’s most marketable new stars in Anthony Joshua. SHOWTIME also featured the trio of junior middleweight champions, the Charlo twins, Jermall and Jermell, and Erislandy Lara, all in title fights on one card; highlighted the world’s best featherweights in Santa Cruz, Frampton, گری راسل جونیور. and Lee Selby; and set the table for the title unification fight between super middleweight champions Badou Jack and James DeGale.
Boxing’s brightest stars will again take center stage on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® as the network prepares to present the following seven matchups, including six world title fights, over a 12-week span. All bouts will air live on SHOWTIME with the exception of Garcia vs. تورمن, which will either air live in Primetime on CBS or live on SHOWTIME.
Seven of the 14 fighters are undefeated, while the champions and challengers in the six world title fights boast a combined 313 wins versus just six losses.
دسامبر 10: عیسی Cuellar (28-1, 21 کوس) در مقابل. ابنر مادیان (29-2-1, 15 کوس)*
Jermall چارلو، مونتانا (24-0, 18 کوس) در مقابل. جولیان ویلیامز (22-0-1, 14 کوس)*
ژانویه 14: Badou جک (20-1-2, 12 کوس) در مقابل. جیمز DeGale (23-1, 14 کوس)**
ژانویه 28: کارل فرامپتون (23-0, 14 کوس) در مقابل. لئو سانتا کروز (32-1-1, 18 کوس)* و Dejan Zlaticanin (18-0, 11 کوس) در مقابل. Mikey گارسیا (35-0, 29 کوس)*
فوریه 11: آدرین Broner (32-2, 24 کوس) در مقابل. آدریان گرانادوس (18-4-2, 12 کوس)
مارس 4: دنی گارسیا (32-0, 18 کوس) در مقابل. کیت تورمن (27-0, 22 کوس)**
*World title bout
**World title unification bout
“This is a slate of high-level, evenly-matched, 50/50 fights – the best fighting the best – which has become the calling card of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING,” said Espinoza. “Every fight we are announcing today features a top 10-ranked champion taking on a top 10-ranked challenger; in many cases, it’s top-five vs. top-five.
“This is our second major boxing lineup announcement this year, further proof that no other network is delivering high-quality competitive fights – without relying on PPV – as consistently as SHOWTIME. No other network is as committed to driving the sport forward. SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING is giving subscribers the best that boxing has to offer.”
روز شنبه, دسامبر. 10 - SHOWTIME مسابقات قهرمانی بوکس®
Presented in association with Premier Boxing Champions
In a highly anticipated featherweight blockbuster, تند عیسی Cuellarwill make the second defense of his WBA 126-pound title against ابنر مادیان, a three-division champ who has compiled a staggering resume while collecting belts at 118, 122 و 126 پوند. Cuellar vs. Mares is the latest in a lineup of action-oriented 126-pound showdowns assembled with the goal of unifying one of the sport’s most talent-laden divisions. It will be the fifth featherweight world championship of 2016 در SHOWTIME.
On Dec. 10, there also will be a long-awaited world championship contest between two undefeated 154-pound fighters. Jermall چارلو، مونتانا will make the third defense of his IBF Junior Middleweight World Championship against No. 1 رقیب اجباری جولیان ویلیامز in a matchup of 26-year-old fighters at the top of their game. Charlo در مقابل. Williams becomes the sixth title or world title eliminator in the 154-pound weight class in 2016 در SHOWTIME, a roster featuring eight of the top-10 fighters in the division.
روز شنبه, ژان. 14 - SHOWTIME مسابقات قهرمانی بوکس
Super middleweight world champions Badou جک و جیمز DeGale are set to unify the 168-pound class. Both champions retained their titles on a doubleheader last آوریل 30 در SHOWTIME. Jack kept his WBC belt in a controversial draw with longtime titlist Lucian Bute that many thought Jack clearly won. زودتر از آن عصر, DeGale successfully defended his IBF crown with a unanimous decision over mandated challenger Rogelio Medina. Jack landed 61 درصد از مشت قدرت خود, while DeGale connected on an astonishing 66 درصد از عکس های قدرت خود را. اکنون, Jack and DeGale will face off in a long-awaited unification to determine the No. 1 fighter in the super middleweight division.
روز شنبه, ژان. 28 - SHOWTIME مسابقات قهرمانی بوکس
Presented in association with Premier Boxing Champions
The most anticipated rematch in boxing will take place when کارل فرامپتونو لئو سانتا کروز square off in an immediate rematch of a leading 2016 مبارزه با نامزد سال. In their first encounter جولای 30 در SHOWTIME, former super bantamweight champ Frampton moved up in weight to challenge fellow unbeaten Santa Cruz, edging the three-division titlist in a firefight. The must-see rematch will be the sixth featherweight world championship on SHOWTIME in less than 12 ماه.
The co-feature pits undefeated lightweights و Dejan Zlaticanin against resurgent fan favorite Mikey گارسیا. Zlaticanin is making the first defense of his WBC 135-pound crown against the former two-division titlist in Garcia. The champion is the No. 1 جنگنده در 135 پوند, while Garcia is aiming to become a three-division world champion in just his second fight back from a two-and-a-half year layoff.
روز شنبه, فوریه. 11 - SHOWTIME مسابقات قهرمانی بوکس
قهرمان جهان چهار بخش آدرین Broner will face the streaking آدریان گرانادوس in a matchup of top-10 ranked 140-pound fighters. The flashy Broner, who has captured titles at 130, 135, 140 و 147 پوند, has scored two consecutive knockouts in the super lightweight division. The hard-charging, all-action Granados, who pulled a stunning upset of then-undefeated WBC No. 1 ranked super lightweight Amir Imam in a dominating performance last November on SHOWTIME, thrives in the underdog role and has a deceiving record – his four defeats, all via split or majority decision, have come against opponents with a cumulative record of 52-1.
روز شنبه, مارس 4 - SHOWTIME مسابقات قهرمانی بوکس
Presented in association with Premier Boxing Champions
قهرمان بدون شکست در وزن متوسط جهان کیت تورمن و دنی گارسیاhave been on a collision course for more than a year. Thurman has held a version of the WBA Welterweight World Championship since 2013 but announced his arrival in March 2015 with an emphatic win over Robert Guerrero. Thurman has since defended the title twice, including most recently against former world champion Shawn Porter in a potential Fight of the Year thriller in June on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS. گارسیا, after conquering the 140-pound division, captured the WBC Welterweight World Championship with an impressive performance against Guerrero in January. Should Garcia defeat Samuel Vargas on نوامبر. 12 در یک مبارزه غیر عنوان, he and Thurman are set to meet in a marquee unification blockbuster between undefeated champions at the pinnacle of their careers. گارسیا در مقابل. Thurman will air live in Primetime on CBS or live on SHOWTIME.