Caption: L-R (back row): Bute; Martin, Jack, DeGale, Russell Jr., Niam, Selby, Provodnikov, Quellar, Pedraza.
L-R (front row): Yausua, Thurman, Wilder, Hnav, Povetkin.
TSHIAB YORK (Lub peb hlis ntuj 11, 2016)—SHOWTIME Sports on Friday announced seven live boxing telecasts over a 12-week span, ib qho kev sib tw pawg uas muaj cuaj lub ntiaj teb sib tw sib ntaus thiab 14 Zuag qhia tag nrho cov ntais ntawv hauv Boxing qhov sib sib zog nqus thiab muaj kev sib zog tshaj plaws.
Tag nrho cov kab sib dhos ntawm lub cajmeem yog pub dawb rau cov neeg xa khoom, thiab kev nthuav qhia nyob rau hauv CBS yog thawj zaug tseem ceeb lub sij hawm Boxing kev tshwm sim ntawm CBS TV network hauv kaum xyoo.
Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice Thawj Tswj Hwm & General Manager of SHOWTIME Sports, kuj tau tshaj tawm lub caij ntuj sov blockbuster hauv kev ua.
"Nov yog lub sijhawm zoo kawg nkaus hauv kev ntaus pob, Lub sijhawm rau cov hnub qub tawm los ua lawv lub cim, thiab rau tsim txoj kev sib tw kom tawg mus rau qib tom ntej,"Espinoza tau hais.
"Cov sijhawm no ua rau muaj kev sib tw siab nrog cov kev sib tw nrog cov kev sib cav sib ceg muaj, thiab cov kev sib tw saum toj kawg nkaus tig mus ib leeg. 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, thiab cov Lub rau hli ntuj 25 event is the first Prime Time boxing presentation on CBS television network in decades.
“Again, Ua tsaug rau cov neeg sib ntaus thiab txhawb nqa rau tsis yog ua rau cov kev sib tw zoo no qhov kev muaj tiag, Tab sis rau lawv txoj kev koom tes hauv kev tshaj tawm no. "
Saib hauv qab no rau cov ntsiab lus ntawm cov xwm txheej uas espinoza, thiab tus thawj xibfwb koom tes nrog, yog nyob rau hauv tus txheej txheem ntawm kawg. Cov ntsiab lus ntxiv ntawm txhua qhov xwm txheej yuav tshaj tawm hauv cov hnub tom ntej.
Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 9 - ShowTime boxing thoob ntiaj teb
Main tshwm sim: Charles Martin (23-0-1, 21 Kos) vs. Anthony Joshua (15-0, 15 Kos) - IBF HEYWEIGHERIGHER NTIAJ TEB LUB NPE CHAMPHIP
Co-feature: Lee Selby (22-1, 8 Kos) vs. Eric Hunter (21-3, 11 Kos) - IBF Featherweight Championship
Pib lub sijhawm: TBD
Chaw: O2 - London
Pab txhawb: Warriors Boxing & Matchroom Kev ua si nawv
Friday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 15 - ShoBox: Tshiab Tiam
Main tshwm sim: Nikolay Potapov (14-0, 6 Kos) vs. Stephon Hluas (14-0-2, 6 Kos) - 10-RD bantamweight bout
Pib lub sijhawm: 10 p.m. THIAB/PT
Chaw: Xa Pob Zeb Twv txiaj yuam pov - Verona, NY
Pab txhawb: Salita Promotions
- Plaub-sib ntaus xov tooj uas muaj tsawg kawg rau yam tsis muaj kev sib ntaus.
Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 16 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
Main tshwm sim: Gary Russell Jr. (26-1, 15 Kos) vs. Patrick Hyland (31-1, 15 Kos) – WBC Featherweight World Championship
Co-Feature: Jose Pedraza (21-0, 12 Kos) vs. Stephen Smith (23-1, 13 Kos) – IBF Super Featherweight World Championship
Pib lub sijhawm: 11 p.m. THIAB/8 p.m. PT
Chaw: Fox Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Casino
Pab txhawb: DiBella Lom ze
- Featherweight world title fights in consecutive weeks.
- Gary Russell Jr. returns to make his first title defense
- Crucial Super Featherweight bout between defending champ Jose Pedraza and No. 1 challenger Stephen Smith.
Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 30 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
Main tshwm sim: Badou Jack (20-1-1, 12 Kos) vs. Lucian Bute (32-3, 25 Kos) – WBC Super Middleweight Championship
Co-Feature: James DeGale (22-1, 14 Kos) vs. Rogelio Medina (35-6, 29 Kos) – IBF Super Middleweight World Championship
Pib lub sijhawm: 10 p.m. THIAB/7 p.m. PT
Chaw: TBD
Pab txhawb: Mayweather Promotions
- 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 CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING – PENDING CONFIRMATION
Main tshwm sim: Deontay Wilder (36-0, 35 Kos) vs. Alexander Povetkin (30-1, 22 Kos) – WBC Heavyweight World Championship
Pib lub sijhawm: TBD
Chaw: TBD
Saturday, Lub rau hli ntuj 11 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
Main tshwm sim: Ruslan Provodnikov (25-4, 18 Kos) vs. John Molina Jr. (28-6, 23 Kos) – 12-Rd Super Lightweight Bout
Pib lub sijhawm: 9 p.m. THIAB/6 p.m. PT
Chaw: Xa Pob Zeb Twv txiaj yuam pov - Verona, NY
Pab txhawb: Banner Promotions
- Induction Weekend for International Boxing Hall of Fame.
- Main event features two fighters involved in Fights of Year
Saturday, Lub rau hli ntuj 25 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS Presented by PBC
Main tshwm sim: Keith Thurman (26-0, 1 ND, 22 Kos) vs. Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16 Kos) – WBA Welterweight World Championship
Co-Feature: Yexus Cuellar (28-1, 21 Kos) vs. Hlob Abner mares (29-2-1, 15 Kos) – WBA (reg.) Featherweight World Championship
Pib lub sijhawm: TBD
Chaw: TBD
Pab txhawb: DiBella Lom ze
- 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
Main tshwm sim: Leo Santa Cruz (32-0-1, 18 Kos) vs. Carl 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