Caption: L-R (back row): Bute; Kregždė, Domkratas, DeGale, Russellas Jr, Motinos, Selby, Provodnikov, Quellar, Pedraza.
L-R (front row): Jozuė, Thurman, Wilder, Dėvėti, Povetkin.
NEW YORK (Kovas 11, 2016)—SHOWTIME Sports penktadienį 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.
Stephenas Espinoza, Vykdantysis viceprezidentas & 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, ir Birželis 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.
Šeštadienis, Balandis 9 – SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL
Main Event: Charles Martin (23-0-1, 21 Kos) vs. Anthony Joshua (15-0, 15 Kos) – IBF Heavyweight World Title Championship
Co-feature: Lee Selby (22-1, 8 Kos) vs. Ericas medžiotojas (21-3, 11 Kos) – IBF Featherweight Championship
Start Time: TBD
Vieta: The O2 – London
Propaguotojas: Kariai Boksas & Matchroom Sportas
Penktadienis, Balandis 15 - ShoBox: Naujos kartos
Main Event: Nikolajus Potapov (14-0, 6 Kos) vs. Stephon Jaunas (14-0-2, 6 Kos) – 10-Rd Bantamweight Bout
Start Time: 10 p.m. IR/PT
Vieta: Turning Stone Casino – Verona, NY
Propaguotojas: Salita Akcijos
- Four-fight telecast featuring at least six undefeated fighters.
Šeštadienis, Balandis 16 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
Main Event: Gary Russellas jaunesnysis. (26-1, 15 Kos) vs. Patrick Hyland (31-1, 15 Kos) – WBC Featherweight World Championship
Bendras bruožas: Jose Pedraza (21-0, 12 Kos) vs. Stephen Smith (23-1, 13 Kos) – IBF Super Featherweight World Championship
Start Time: 11 p.m. IR/8 p.m. PT
Vieta: Fox Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Casino
Propaguotojas: DiBella Pramogos
- Featherweight world title fights in consecutive weeks.
- Gary Russellas jaunesnysis. returns to make his first title defense
- Crucial Super Featherweight bout between defending champ Jose Pedraza and No. 1 challenger Stephen Smith.
Šeštadienis, Balandis 30 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
Main Event: Badou Džekas (20-1-1, 12 Kos) vs. Lucian Bute (32-3, 25 Kos) – WBC Super Middleweight Championship
Bendras bruožas: Jamesas DeGale (22-1, 14 Kos) vs. Rogelio Medina (35-6, 29 Kos) – IBF Super Middleweight World Championship
Start Time: 10 p.m. IR/7 p.m. PT
Vieta: TBD
Propaguotojas: Mayweather Akcijos
- 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 ČEMPIONATO Boksas – PENDING CONFIRMATION
Main Event: Deontay Wilder (36-0, 35 Kos) vs. Aleksandras Archyvas: (30-1, 22 Kos) – WBC Heavyweight World Championship
Start Time: TBD
Vieta: TBD
Šeštadienis, Birželis 11 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
Main Event: Ruslanas Provodnikov (25-4, 18 Kos) vs. Jonas Molina jaunesnysis. (28-6, 23 Kos) – 12-Rd Super Lightweight Bout
Start Time: 9 p.m. IR/6 p.m. PT
Vieta: Turning Stone Casino – Verona, NY
Propaguotojas: Banner Akcijos
- Induction Weekend for International Boxing Hall of Fame.
- Main event features two fighters involved in Fights of Year
Šeštadienis, Birželis 25 – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS Presented by PBC
Main Event: Keith Thurman (26-0, 1 NA, 22 Kos) vs. Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16 Kos) – WBA Welterweight World Championship
Bendras bruožas: Jėzus Cuellar (28-1, 21 Kos) vs. Abneras Mares (29-2-1, 15 Kos) – WBA (reg.) Featherweight World Championship
Start Time: TBD
Vieta: TBD
Propaguotojas: DiBella Pramogos
- 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 Event: Liūtas 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