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SHOWTIME® ACQUIRES AWARD-WINNING DOCUMENTARY RINGSIDE

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RINGSIDE Chronicles The Lives And Struggles Of Two Boxing Prodigies Coming Of Age On Chicago’s South Side

Premieres On Friday, Hunyo 12 Sa 8:30 sa gabii. ET / PT sa Showtime

NEW YORK – May 4, 2020 - SHOWTIME announced today it has acquired rights to the award-winning documentary RINGSIDE, which chronicles the dramatic upbringing of two boxing prodigies and follows the divergent paths they take as they navigate life’s uncertainties on the South Side of Chicago. Filmed over the course of nine years by award-winning director Andre Hörmann, RINGSIDE will premiere on SHOWTIME on Friday, Hunyo 12 sa 8:30 sa gabii. ET / PT.

Winner of the Silver Hugo Award at the Chicago International Film Festival, RINGSIDE documents the lives of Kenneth Sims Jr., Destyne Butler Jr., and their dedicated fathers who train them, and their aspirations of surviving one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the nation to achieve boxing glory. Hörmann teamed up with award-winning cinematographer Tom Bergmann and editor Vincent Assmann in 2009 to begin following the gifted young athletes. Starting with their U.S. Olympic® Boxing Team Trials, the filmmakers captured pivotal moments over nine years as the young men’s choices and circumstances changed, leading them down separate paths – one towards a promising boxing career and the other through the prison system.

“Filmed over the course of nine years, RINGSIDE is a complex, emotional account of two youths fighting to survive both professionally and personally,"Miingon si Stephen Espinoza, Presidente, Sports ug Event Programming, Showtime Networks Inc. “This remarkable film follows two gifted young boxers and the fathers who guide them, as they strive to overcome a seemingly never-ending series of personal and societal obstacles. The result is a moving story about hope, ambition, self-discipline, resilience and redemption. It is this type of provocative story, at the intersection of sports and society, that has become the hallmark of SHOWTIME Sports Documentary Films.”

Both young men achieved remarkable success in their amateur careers. Sims amassed over 250 amateur away, winning numerous national titles, and after his professional debut in 2014, became a sought-after sparring partner for Manny Pacquiao and Jorge Linares among others. He has made four appearances on the SHOWTIME prospect developmental seriesShoBox: Ang Bag-ong Henerasyon to date. Conversely, Butler fell in with a burglary ring and served time in prison. He returned to boxing following his release in 2018, winning the Chicago Golden Gloves. He now stands undefeated following nine professional bouts.

A Sutor Kolonko and Motto Pictures production in association with Blue Ice Docs and Mitten Media, RINGSIDEis produced by two-time Academy Award® nominee and Emmy® Award winner Julie Goldman, Emmy Award winner Ingmar Trost and Emmy and Peabody Award winner Christopher Clements. The executive producers are Ken Pelletier, Mark Mitten and Carolyn Hepburn.

RINGSIDE is the latest in culturally relevant unscripted programming from SHOWTIME SPORTS DOCUMENTARY FILMS that spotlights contemporary subject matter. New customers who sign up on SHOWTIME.com and the SHOWTIME app can take advantage of a 30-day free trial for the SHOWTIME streaming service, available on SHOWTIME.com and the SHOWTIME app on all supported devices.

Showtime Networks Inc. (SNI), a wholly owned subsidiary of ViacomCBS Inc., tag-iya ug naglihok sa premium sa telebisyon network Showtime®, ANG MOVIE CHANNEL™ ug FLIX®, ug usab nagtanyag Showtime sa panginahanglan®, ANG MOVIE CHANNEL™ SA panginahanglan ug FLIX SA panginahanglan®, ug ang network sa panghimatuud nga pag-alagad Showtime bisan kanus-a®. Showtime digital Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of SNI, naglihok sa stand-alone nga streaming nga pag-alagad Showtime®. SHOWTIME is currently available to subscribers via cable, DBS, and telco providers, and as a stand-alone streaming service through Amazon, Apple®, Google, LG Smart TVs, Oculus Go, Tuig®, Samsung Smart TVs and Xbox One. Consumers can also subscribe to SHOWTIME via Amazon’s Prime Video Channels, Apple TV Channels, SA&T TV Now, FuboTV, Hulu, The Roku Channel, Sling TV and YouTube TV. Viewers can also watch on computers atShowtime.com. SNI merkado ug-apod-apod sports ug kalingawan sa mga panghitabo alang sa exhibition sa mga subscribers sa usa ka pay-per-view nga basehan pinaagi sa Showtime PPV®. Alang sa dugang nga impormasyon, adto sawww.SHO.com. 

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SHOWTIME Sports Confirms Aug. 26 SHOWTIME PPV® Presentation Of Mayweather vs. McGregor Second Biggest Pay-Per-View Of All Time

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SHOWTIME SPORTS confirmed today that the SHOWTIME PPV presentation of Mayweather vs. McGregor on August 26, 2017 generated 4.3 million pay-per-view buys in North America. This includes traditional television distribution and online portals such as the new SHOWTIME PPV app and SHOWTIMEPPV.com as well as UFC.TV in U.S. ug Canada.

Mayweather vs. McGregor, a four-fight SHOWTIME PPV boxing event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, officially stands as the second largest pay-per-view event of all time behind Mayweather vs. Pacquiao, which set the North American pay-per-view mark at 4.6 million buys in 2015. The SHOWTIME PPV totals for Mayweather vs. McGregor far exceed the now third best event in history—nearly doubling the 2.48 million buys for Oscar De La Hoya vs. Mayweather in 2007.

The total global revenue from the event including ticket sales, sponsorship and international distribution exceeds $600 milyon, which—along with Mayweather vs. Pacquiao— is among the largest for a single-day sporting event of all time. Mayweather and SHOWTIME PPV now account for the three highest grossing pay-per-view events in television history with the third-ranked event Mayweather vs. Canelo from 2013.

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SHOWTIME SPORTS® ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY SERIES “ALL ACCESS” WINS SPORTS EMMY® AWARD FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR

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NEW YORK (Mayo 11, 2016) - Showtime Sports original documentary series “ALL ACCESS” earned a Sports Emmy Award for the third consecutive year sa Martes sa gabii, taking home the honor for “Outstanding Edited Sports Coverage” for “ALL ACCESS: Mayweather vs. Berto Epilogue” at the 37th Tinuig nga Sports Emmy Award nga seremonyas sa New York City.

 

“The boxing business and the characters within it present unique challenges to anyone attempting to document it,” miingon Esteban Espinoza, Executive Vice President ug General Manager, Showtime Sports. “The ability to produce award-winning work in this sport year-after-year is testament to the excellence of this production team. On behalf of everyone that contributes to this great franchise – from the field to the edit facility, working all hours of the day and the night – we are grateful for and inspired by this award.”

 

This is the second Sports Emmy ALL ACCESS has earned in the “Outstanding Edited Sports Coverage” category. The series, nga nagrekord sa buildup ug human sa boxing sa pinakadako nga prizefights, won its first Sports Emmy Award at the 2014 ceremony for “Outstanding Edited Sports Coverage” with "TANANG Paggamit: Mayweather vs. Canelo panapos."

 

Sa 2015, the revealing documentary series earned the overarching “Outstanding Sports Documentary Series” Emmy Award for its four separate multi-episode installments of ALL ACCESS. That year, the network documented the first and second showdowns between Floyd Mayweather and Marcos Maidana, Canelo Alvarez batok. Alfredo Angulo and Canelo Alvarez vs. Erislandy Lara.

 

SHOWTIME Sports has earned nine Sports Emmy Awards in the last five years for the premium networks’ programming.

 

Showtime Networks Inc. (SNI), sa usa ka bug-os nga gipanag-iya subsidiary sa CBS Corporation, tag-iya ug naglihok sa premium sa telebisyon network Showtime®, ANG MOVIE CHANNEL ™ ug FLIX®, ug usab nagtanyag Showtime sa panginahanglan®, ANG MOVIE CHANNEL ™ sa panginahanglan ug FLIX sa panginahanglan®, ug ang network sa panghimatuud nga pag-alagad Showtime bisan kanus-a®. Showtime digital Inc., sa usa ka bug-os nga gipanag-iya subsidiary sa SNI, naglihok sa stand-alone nga streaming nga pag-alagad Showtime®. SHOWTIME is currently available to subscribers via cable, DBS ug telco providers, ug ingon sa usa ka baruganan-nga nag-inusara streaming nga pag-alagad pinaagi sa Apple®, Tuig®, Amazon and Google. Mga konsumidor mahimo usab nga subscribe sa Showtime pinaagi sa Hulu, Samsung PlayStation® Vue and Amazon Prime Video. SNI usab manager Smithsonian Networks ™, usa ka hiniusa nga tinuyo sa taliwala sa SNI ug sa Smithsonian Institution, nga nagtanyag Smithsonian Channel™ and Smithsonian Earth™. SNI merkado ug-apod-apod sports ug kalingawan sa mga panghitabo alang sa exhibition sa mga subscribers sa usa ka pay-per-view nga basehan pinaagi sa Showtime PPV. Alang sa dugang nga impormasyon, adto sawww.SHO.com.

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SHOWTIME SPORTS® CONTINUES CELEBRATION OF 30 YEARS OF SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® WITH PAULIE AYALA-JOHNNY TAPIA I & II, PLUS ISRAEL VAZQUEZ-RAFAEL MARQUEZ I, II & III

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UNRIVALED “RIVALRIES”

I-klik HERE to Watch Round 12 From Ayala-Tapia I & Tune-In Tonight To Re-Live The Full Fight (SHO hilabihang® sa 10 sa gabii. UG/PT)

Photo Credit: Tom Casino / Showtime

 

NEW YORK (Feb. 4, 2016) – Round 2 sa Showtime Sports® 12-round celebration commemorating 30 years of Showtime kampyonato sa boxing nga® continues in February with “Rivalries’’ onSHO hilabihang®.

 

This month will be highlighted by five of the most exhilarating and memorable fights in boxing history: the two Paulie Ayala-Johnny Tapiabattles and the first three Israel Vazquez-Rafael Marquez wars.

 

Ayala-Tapia I was 1999 Fight sa Tuig; Ayala was 1999 Fighter sa Tuig.

 

The initial three Vazquez-Marquez showdowns are universally acknowledged as among the best of all-time and were consensus Fight of the Year winners in 2007 and ’08. Dugang pa, the third round of Vazquez-Marquez II earned Round of the Year honors in ’07 while the fourth of Vazquez-Marquez III was 2008 Round sa Tuig.

 

These epic rivalries will air on “Throwback Thursdays” all month long at10 sa gabii. UG/PT on SHO EXTREME and are available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND®, Showtime bisan kanus-a® and via the network’s online streaming service. Each fight will be wrapped with brief context and commentary from SHOWTIME Sports host Brian Custer.

 

Below is the schedule of SHOWTIME EXTREME premieres for the month of February:

  • Today/Thursday, Feb. 4: Ayala vs. Tapia I
  • Huwebes, Feb. 11: Ayala vs. Tapia II
  • Huwebes, Feb. 18: Vazquez vs. Marquez ako & II
  • Huwebes, Feb. 25: Vazquez vs. Marquez III

 

In celebration of the best rivalries on SHOWTIME, see below for a special column from SHOWTIME Sports expert analyst and boxing historian Steve Farhood.

 

RIVALRIES

By Steve Farhood

Boxing without rivalries would be like elections without debates.

Rivalries are natural, especially in boxing. Who is the best prospect in the neighborhood?

Who is the best bantamweight in Mexico? Who is the best fighter in the entire world?

Fans want to know, and so do the fighters, especially if a one-on-one matchup is likely to provide a definitive answer.

The best example comes from the best rivalry in history, regardless of sport: When Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier clashed in their rubber match in Manila, they were fighting for something much greater than the world heavyweight title. They were fighting for the championship of each other.

Ali-Frazier … Robinson-LaMotta … Louis-Schmeling … Barrera-Morales … Mayweather-Pacquiao … Pep-Saddler … Leonard-Duran … Holyfield-Tyson: Boxing history has been told through its juiciest rivalries.

Sa 30 years of memorable fighters and unforgettable fights, SHOWTIME boxing’s history can largely be told through its rivalries as well.

Sa Showtime hilabihang, we’ll be focusing on two rivalries in particular: Rafael Marquez-Israel Vazquez and Paulie Ayala-Johnny Tapia.

Marquez-Vazquez is the equal of any pairing in recent history. So compelling were the battles, so consuming was the rivalry that many fans can’t tell you what the final scoreboard read. It didn’t matter all that much.

(Fittingly, the fighters split four bouts.)

What made Marquez-Vazquez different from most rivalries: They were defined more by similarities than differences. Most rivalries feature stark contrast. Think Borg-McEnroe. Or Bird-Magic. Or Evert-Navratilova. But Marquez and Vazquez were both classy champions from Mexico who needed each other to raise their profiles and all-time standings.

They gave us no trash-talking, no posturing, no hatred, real or imagined. Inay, they punched and bled and fought proudly and at the highest level. And because of the classic ring drama they created, that was more than enough.

Suffice to say that two of their bouts were chosen as Fight of the Year. And Marquez-Vazquez III was surely among the best fights I’ve covered live in my 37 years in boxing.

It was a bit different with Ayala and Tapia. When they first fought, Ayala wasn’t a familiar name. Tapia, sa laing bahin, was an undefeated and long-reigning champion with a unique personality and a distinctive ring persona.

A suitable rival is exactly what Tapia needed to fully realize the potential that we sensed when he soundly defeated New Mexico rival Danny Romero two years before.

A pair of controversial decisions, the contentiousness that marked the negotiations preceding the rematch, and Tapia’s raw emotion made Ayala-Tapia a particularly bitter rivalry.

It was a memorable rivalry as well.

 

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Showtime Networks Inc. (SNI), sa usa ka bug-os nga gipanag-iya subsidiary sa CBS Corporation, tag-iya ug naglihok sa premium sa telebisyon network Showtime®, ANG MOVIE CHANNEL ™ ug FLIX®, ug usab nagtanyag Showtime sa panginahanglan®, ANG MOVIE CHANNEL ™ sa panginahanglan ug FLIX sa panginahanglan®, ug ang network sa panghimatuud nga pag-alagad Showtime bisan kanus-a®. Showtime digital Inc., sa usa ka bug-os nga gipanag-iya subsidiary sa SNI, naglihok sa stand-alone nga streaming nga pag-alagad Showtime®. SHOWTIME is currently available to subscribers via cable, DBS ug telco providers, ug ingon sa usa ka baruganan-nga nag-inusara streaming nga pag-alagad pinaagi sa Apple®, Tuig®, Amazon and Google. Mga konsumidor mahimo usab nga subscribe sa Showtime pinaagi sa Hulu, Samsung PlayStation® Vue and Amazon Prime Video. SNI usab ang nagdumala Smithsonian Networks™, usa ka hiniusa nga tinuyo sa taliwala sa SNI ug sa Smithsonian Institution, nga nagtanyag Smithsonian Channel™, ug nagtanyag Smithsonian Yuta™ pinaagi sa SN Digital LLC. SNI merkado ug-apod-apod sports ug kalingawan sa mga panghitabo alang sa exhibition sa mga subscribers sa usa ka pay-per-view nga basehan pinaagi sa Showtime PPV. Alang sa dugang nga impormasyon, adto sa www.SHO.com.

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Showtime SPORTS® SA DAYGON nga anibersaryo SA ISRAEL Vazquez-Rafael Marquez RIVARLY SA CLASSIC away, Rounds, PHOTOS, Stats & DUGANG

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Full away Aron Nagtanyag sa Showtime hilabihang®, Showtime bisan kanus-a®

& Showtime sa panginahanglan® Sugod Uban sa Vazquez-Marquez ko

Karong gabhiona Sa 10 sa gabii. UG/PT Sa Showtime hilabihang

 

I-klik ang larawan sa pagtan-aw sa 2007 Round sa Tuig

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Photo Credit: Tom Casino / Showtime

 

NEW YORK (Marso 3, 2015) - Showtime Sports will offer boxing fans a chance to relive one of boxing’s most intense and brutal rivalries as it rolls out content in celebration of the classic showdowns between Mexican legends Israel Vazquez ug Rafael Marquez.

 

Karong gabhiona, sa ikawalo nga anibersaryo sa ilang epiko unang gubat, Showtime hilabihang (10 sa gabii. UG/PT) mopresentar Vazquez-Marquez ko, sa usa ka unanimous pagpili sa 2007 Fight sa Tuig. Unya sa Miyerkules, Vazquez-Marquez II, usa ka daan nga-school boksing nga og sa usa ka Round sa Tuig Winner, sa kahanginan sa 11 sa gabii. UG/PT. The third installment, ang 2008 Fight sa Ang Tuig, sa kahanginan sa Huwebes sa 10 sa gabii. UG/PT sa Showtime hilabihang

 

More, Vazquez-Marquez I-IV sa kahanginan sa usa ka "Babag" karong Sabado sa Showtime hilabihang sugod sa Udto ET/PT.

 

Sa pagpasidungog sa indigay, Showtime Sports usab buhian classic photos, dali-gi-igo highlights, stats as well as full rounds. The third round from Vazquez-Marquez I and the third round from Vazquez-Marquez II (2007 Round sa Tuig) mahimong anaa sa ibabaw sa YouTube, Facebook and the SHOWTIME Sports website. Dugang pa, Ang Boxing Blog buhian sa tulo ka mga haligi gikan sa Showtime boxing analyst ug historyano Steve Farhood ingon nga siya motan-aw balik sa unang tulo ka taas nga mga miting sa taliwala sa 122-pound manggugubat.

 

Ang tanan nga mga upat ka Vazquez-Marquez away mahimong anaa sa ibabaw sa Showtime bisan kanus-a ugShowtime sa panginahanglan nagsugod Lunes, Marso 9. Below is the full schedule of action on SHOWTIME EXTREME:

 

KARON / Martes, Marso 3

· SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: Vazquez vs. Marquez ako, 10 sa gabii. UG/PT

 

Miyerkules, Marso 4

· SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: Vazquez vs. Marquez II, 11 sa gabii. UG/PT

 

Huwebes, Marso 5

· SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: Vazquez vs. Marquez III, 10 sa gabii. UG/PT

 

Sabado, Marso 7

· SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: Vazquez vs. Marquez ako,Udto ET/PT

· SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: Vazquez vs. Marquez II, 1 sa gabii. UG/PT

· SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: Vazquez vs. Marquez III, 2 sa gabii. UG/PT

· SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: Vazquez vs. Marquez IV, 3 sa gabii. UG/PT

 

Nga gihulagway ni Farhood ingon nga "Usa ka pagbuto sa artistic kabangis," their first meeting had all the action and drama of a Hollywood blockbuster and left fans –and the fighters– clamoring for a rematch. Vazquez and Marquez delivered yet again in their second meeting just five months later in yet another old-school, dugoon nga boksing nga og sa usa ka Round sa Tuig winner -ang ikatulo ug sa usa ka resulta nga gipangayo sa usa ka rubber match.

 

Vazquez-Marquez III, tigian lang 363 adlaw gikan sa ilang unang miting, mao ang usa ka selebrasyon sa boxing sa iyang labing maayo nga, ang bugtong duwa sa indigay sa pag-adto sa mga gilay-on, ug sa mga 2008 Fight sa Tuig. The two would meet for the fourth and final time again in 2010.

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Mahitungod sa Showtime Networks Inc.:

Showtime Networks Inc. (SNI), sa usa ka bug-os nga gipanag-iya subsidiary sa CBS Corporation, tag-iya ug naglihok sa premium sa telebisyon network Showtime®, ANG MOVIE CHANNEL™ ug FLIX®, ingon man ang mga multiplex channels Showtime 2™, Showtime® Showcase, Showtime hilabihang®, Showtime PA GAYOD®, Showtime SUNOD®, Showtime WOMEN®, Showtime PAMILYA ZONE® ug ANG MOVIE CHANNEL™ Xtra. SNI usab nagtanyag Showtime HD™, ANG MOVIE CHANNEL™ HD, Showtime sa panginahanglan® ug ANG MOVIE CHANNEL™ Sa panginahanglan, ug ang network sa panghimatuud nga pag-alagad Showtime bisan kanus-a®. SNI usab ang nagdumala Smithsonian Networks, usa ka hiniusa nga tinuyo sa taliwala sa SNI ug sa Smithsonian Institution, nga nagtanyag Smithsonian Channel™. Ang tanan nga SNI feeds sa paghatag og mas gipanindot nga tingog sa paggamit sa Dolby Digital 5.1. SNI merkado ug-apod-apod sports ug kalingawan sa mga panghitabo alang sa exhibition sa mga subscribers sa usa ka pay-per-view nga basehan pinaagi sa Showtime PPV®.