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Caption: L-R (back row): Bute; Martin, Jack, DeGale, Russell Jr., Iya, Selby, Provodnikov, Quellar, Pedraza.
L-R (front row): Joshua, Thurman, Wilder, Wọ, Povetkin.
NIU YOKI (March 11, 2016)—SHOWTIME Sports on Friday 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, Alase Igbakeji Aare & 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, ati awọn June 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.
Saturday, April 9 – SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL
Akọkọ ti oyan: Charles Martin (23-0-1, 21 KOs) la. Anthony Joshua (15-0, 15 KOs) – IBF Heavyweight World Title Championship
Co-feature: Lee Selby (22-1, 8 KOs) la. Eric Hunter (21-3, 11 KOs) – IBF Featherweight Championship
Start Time: TBD
Ibi isere: The O2 – London
Olugbeleke: Alagbara Boxing & Matchroom idaraya
Friday, April 15 - ShoBox: The New generation
Akọkọ ti oyan: Nikolay Potapov (14-0, 6 KOs) la. Stephon Young (14-0-2, 6 KOs) – 10-Rd Bantamweight Bout
Start Time: 10 p.m. ATI/PT
Ibi isere: Turning Stone Casino – Verona, NY
Olugbeleke: Salita ni igbega
Saturday, April 16 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
Akọkọ ti oyan: Gary Russell Jr. (26-1, 15 KOs) la. Patrick Hyland (31-1, 15 KOs) – WBC Featherweight World Championship
Àjọ-Ẹya: Jose Pedraza (21-0, 12 KOs) la. Stephen Smith (23-1, 13 KOs) – IBF Super Featherweight World Championship
Start Time: 11 p.m. ATI/8 p.m. PT
Ibi isere: Fox Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Casino
Olugbeleke: DiBella Idanilaraya
Saturday, April 30 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
Akọkọ ti oyan: Badou Jack (20-1-1, 12 KOs) la. Lucian Bute (32-3, 25 KOs) – WBC Super Middleweight Championship
Àjọ-Ẹya: James DeGale (22-1, 14 KOs) la. Rogelio Medina (35-6, 29 KOs) – IBF Super Middleweight World Championship
Start Time: 10 p.m. ATI/7 p.m. PT
Ibi isere: TBD
Olugbeleke: Mayweather ni igbega
Targeting May 2016 – Showtime asiwaju Boxing – PENDING CONFIRMATION
Akọkọ ti oyan: Deontay Wilder (36-0, 35 KOs) la. Alexander Povetkin (30-1, 22 KOs) – WBC Heavyweight World Championship
Start Time: TBD
Ibi isere: TBD
Saturday, June 11 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
Akọkọ ti oyan: Ruslan Provodnikov (25-4, 18 KOs) la. John Molina Jr. (28-6, 23 KOs) – 12-Rd Super Lightweight Bout
Start Time: 9 p.m. ATI/6 p.m. PT
Ibi isere: Turning Stone Casino – Verona, NY
Olugbeleke: Asia ni igbega
Saturday, June 25 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS Presented by PBC
Akọkọ ti oyan: Keith Thurman (26-0, 1 ND, 22 KOs) la. Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16 KOs) – WBA Welterweight World Championship
Àjọ-Ẹya: Jesu Cuellar (28-1, 21 KOs) la. Abneri Mares (29-2-1, 15 KOs) – WBA (reg.) Featherweight World Championship
Start Time: TBD
Ibi isere: TBD
Olugbeleke: DiBella Idanilaraya
Late-Summer 2016 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
Akọkọ ti oyan: Leo Santa Cruz (32-0-1, 18 KOs) la. Carl Frampton (22-0, 14 KOs) – WBA (super) Featherweight World Championship
NIU YOKI (Feb. 24, 2016)—After extensive discussions between DiBella Entertainment, Showtime Networks and Mohegan Sun, awọn March 12 boxing event has been canceled.
Following the injury to Keith Thurman and the postponement of the Thurman vs. Porter bout, we evaluated several options for salvaging the card, but various factors, including scheduling and programming issues, prevented the parties involved from doing so.
The featherweight bout between fellow three-division world champions Abner Mares and Fernando Montiel will remain paired with the Thurman vs. Porter welterweight world championship event, which is being rescheduled for a later date on CBS. The other bouts on the card will be rescheduled on a date or dates to be announced.
“Every effort was made to move forward with the remainder of this excellent card, despite the tight time frame,” wi Lou DiBella, Aare ti DiBella Idanilaraya. “Sibẹsibẹ, scheduling conflicts and other factors forced us to make the unfortunate decision to cancel the entire event. There are a number of attractive fights on the table and we look forward to presenting all of them to the fans as soon as possible.”
Tickets purchased for the March 12 event will be refunded at the point of purchase.