开演时间® Continues To Deliver Boxing’s Biggest and Best Fights
Bouts Presented In Association With Premier Boxing Champions Include
加西亚VS. 瑟曼, 弗兰普顿VS. Santa Cruz II and Cuellar vs. 母亲
纽约 (十月. 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. 时间表, which is the second robust boxing programming announcement from SHOWTIME in 2016, was announced today by Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice President and General Manager, SHOWTIME体育. The lineup includes two long-awaited championship matchups, 耶稣奎利亚尔VS. Abner Mares and Jermall Charlo vs. 朱利安·威廉姆斯; 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, 结果非常惊人: 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, Deontay怀尔德; 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, 弗兰普顿, 加里·拉塞尔JR. 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. 瑟曼, 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.
十二月 10: 耶稣奎利亚尔 (28-1, 21 科斯) VS. 押尼珥Mares (29-2-1, 15 科斯)*
Jermall夏洛茨维尔 (24-0, 18 科斯) VS. 朱利安·威廉姆斯 (22-0-1, 14 科斯)*
一月 14: 八斗杰克 (20-1-2, 12 科斯) VS. 詹姆斯DeGale (23-1, 14 科斯)**
一月 28: 卡尔·弗兰普顿 (23-0, 14 科斯) VS. 狮子座圣克鲁斯 (32-1-1, 18 科斯)* 德扬Zlaticanin (18-0, 11 科斯) VS. 米奇·加西亚 (35-0, 29 科斯)*
二月 11: 阿德里安Broner (32-2, 24 科斯) VS. 阿德里安·格拉纳多斯 (18-4-2, 12 科斯)
三月 4: 丹尼·加西亚 (32-0, 18 科斯) VS. 基思·瑟曼 (27-0, 22 科斯)**
*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,”埃斯皮诺萨说. “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.”
星期六, 十二月. 10 - 精彩表演拳击锦标赛®
Presented in association with Premier Boxing Champions
In a highly anticipated featherweight blockbuster, 强硬 耶稣奎利亚尔will make the second defense of his WBA 126-pound title against 押尼珥Mares, a three-division champ who has compiled a staggering resume while collecting belts at 118, 122 和 126 英镑. 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 在Showtime.
十二月. 10, there also will be a long-awaited world championship contest between two undefeated 154-pound fighters. Jermall夏洛茨维尔 will make the third defense of his IBF Junior Middleweight World Championship against No. 1 强制性的挑战者 朱利安·威廉姆斯 in a matchup of 26-year-old fighters at the top of their game. 查洛VS. Williams becomes the sixth title or world title eliminator in the 154-pound weight class in 2016 在Showtime, a roster featuring eight of the top-10 fighters in the division.
星期六, 一月. 14 - 精彩表演拳击锦标赛
Super middleweight world champions 八斗杰克 和 詹姆斯DeGale are set to unify the 168-pound class. Both champions retained their titles on a doubleheader last 四月 30 在Showtime. Jack kept his WBC belt in a controversial draw with longtime titlist Lucian Bute that many thought Jack clearly won. 那天晚上早些时候, DeGale successfully defended his IBF crown with a unanimous decision over mandated challenger Rogelio Medina. Jack landed 61 他的权力拳％的, while DeGale connected on an astonishing 66 他的力量，投篮的百分比. 现在, Jack and DeGale will face off in a long-awaited unification to determine the No. 1 fighter in the super middleweight division.
星期六, 一月. 28 - 精彩表演拳击锦标赛
Presented in association with Premier Boxing Champions
The most anticipated rematch in boxing will take place when 卡尔·弗兰普顿和 狮子座圣克鲁斯 square off in an immediate rematch of a leading 2016 年度候选人扑灭. In their first encounter 七月 30 在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 个月.
The co-feature pits undefeated lightweights 德扬Zlaticanin against resurgent fan favorite 米奇·加西亚. 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 fighter at 135 英镑, 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.
星期六, 二月. 11 - 精彩表演拳击锦标赛
四分裂世界冠军 阿德里安 Broner will face the streaking 阿德里安·格拉纳多斯 in a matchup of top-10 ranked 140-pound fighters. The flashy Broner, who has captured titles at 130, 135, 140 和 147 英镑, 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.
星期六, 三月 4 - 精彩表演拳击锦标赛
Presented in association with Premier Boxing Champions
不败次中量级世界冠军 基思·瑟曼 和 丹尼·加西亚have 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. 加西亚, 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 十一月. 12 在非冠军的争夺, he and Thurman are set to meet in a marquee unification blockbuster between undefeated champions at the pinnacle of their careers. 加西亚VS. Thurman will air live in Primetime on CBS or live on SHOWTIME.
