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Sugar Ray Leonard & DAUDI DINKINS JR. MKUTANO WA VYOMBO VYA HABARI WITO MAMBO MUHIMU

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"Haya ni aina ya mapambano ambayo yatarudisha ndondi kama ilivyokuwa zamani." – Sugar Ray Leonard

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Kuishi katika Primetime kwenye CBS Kutoka Kituo cha Barclays huko Brooklyn

NEW YORK (Machi 1, 2017) - Jumba la Ndondi la Famer na bingwa wa zamani wa dunia wa uzani wa welter Sugar Ray Leonard na David Dinkins Jr., SHOWTIME Sports Makamu wa Rais na Mtayarishaji Mtendaji, aliandaa simu ya mkutano wa vyombo vya habari Jumatano kujadili Leonard kujiunga na timu ya utangazaji ya CBS kwa Jumamosi muungano wa uzito wa welterweight kati ya mabingwa ambao hawajashindwa Keith Thurman na Danny Garcia. Stephen Espinoza, Makamu wa Rais Mtendaji na Jenerali Manger, Showtime Sports, simu ilianza na maneno ya ufunguzi.

 

Mchezo wa SHOWTIME CHAMPIONS BOXING kwenye CBS, Iliyowasilishwa na mabingwa wa ndondi wakuu, matangazo yataonyeshwa moja kwa moja kwenye CBS kutoka 9-11 p.m. NA/6-8 p.m. PT kutoka Kituo cha Barclays huko Brooklyn, nyumba ya BROOKLYN BOXING™. Matangazo hayo yanawasilishwa na Premier Boxing Champions na kutayarishwa na SHOWTIME Sports® kwa ajili ya Televisheni ya CBS, vitengo vyote viwili vya Shirika la CBS.

 

Leonard atajiunga na timu ya watangazaji ya SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Jumamosi pamoja na mwenyeji Brian Custer, sauti ya kucheza-kwa-kucheza Mauro Ranallo, Mchambuzi wa Jumba la Ndondi la Kimataifa Al Bernstein na ripota wa Sports Emmy® aliyeshinda Tuzo Jim Gray.

 

Orodha ya mada ya daraja tano na mmoja wa mabondia waliopambwa zaidi wakati wote, Leonard huleta mtazamo wa kipekee kwa kibanda cha utangazaji akiwa katika hali sawa na Thurman na Garcia zaidi ya 35 miaka iliyopita. Garcia, mmiliki wa taji la WBC pauni 147, na Thurman, mwenzake wa WBA, itaunganisha majina sawa na Leonard (WBC) na wenzake Hall of Famer Thomas Hearns (WBA) umoja katika classic yao 1981 Mapambano ya Mwaka.

 

Leonard alifanya mchezo wake wa kwanza wa ndondi wa kitaalamu kwenye CBS mwaka 1977, chini ya mwaka mmoja baada ya kushinda medali ya dhahabu kwenye Michezo ya Olimpiki ya '76 huko Montreal kama sehemu ya kile kinachochukuliwa kuwa timu kubwa zaidi ya ndondi ya Amerika katika historia ya Olimpiki.. The Machi 4 tukio litamkutanisha Leonard na mtayarishaji wa zamani wa CBS na Mtayarishaji Mtendaji Mkuu wa SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Dinkins Jr..

 

Hapo chini ni walivyosema wakuu Jumatano kwenye simu ya mkutano:

 

Sugar Ray Leonard

 

“Nilikuwa namwambia David [Dinkins] leo, hii ni matchup kamili. I mean, una wapiganaji wawili wa ajabu, kila mmoja kwa mtindo wake na kujiamini na Keith na Danny. Kinachoibua macho pia ni muungano. Huo ni wakati mzuri kwa mpiganaji yeyote. Na ikiwa wapiganaji hawa wanaweza kuishi kulingana na matarajio yao, Nadhani itakuwa kukimbia nyumbani, bila swali.

 

“Haya ni aina ya mapambano ambayo yanaenda kurudisha ndondi pale ilipokuwa. Itahitaji aina hizi za mapigano, watu wa aina hii, wanariadha wa aina hii, aina hizi za nyota bora zinazowezekana, kubadilika kweli na kufanya ndondi kama ilivyokuwa zamani."

 

Juu ya umuhimu wa kuwa na aina hizi za mapigano kwenye runinga ya mtandao na kile kinachohitajika kurudisha mchezo kama ulivyokuwa…

“Vijana hawa wawili, mabingwa hawa wawili, wapiganaji hawa ambao hawajashindwa, zinafaa kwa ukungu. Ninazungumza na watu wakati wote kuhusu pambano gani wanataka kuona na hili ni pambano ambalo lina ubora wa nyota.”

 

Kwa faida ya kila mpiganaji…

“Namtazama Keith, na nimekuwa nikitazama, tena na tena, kanda za pambano lake la awali. Tena, kila mmoja wao kuleta kitu mezani. Keith Thurman, inaonekana kwangu, sauti ya kimsingi zaidi kuliko Danny Garcia. Lakini Danny Garcia, ina neutralizer. Jambo moja nadhani ni sababu kubwa kwa pambano lenyewe, ni kwamba watu wote wawili ni mabingwa wazuri na wote wawili wanaweza kupiga ngumi. Hivyo, sijui. Weka hivi, Nisingeweka dau la nyumba yangu.

 

"Ninapendelea Thurman kwa sababu anaonekana kuwa mtulivu zaidi na aliyekusanywa. Anaonekana tu kuwa mtu wa aina hiyo. Awali ya yote, hatakata tamaa kamwe. Wala Danny. Lakini mimi huegemea tu… ni utumbo wangu tu ambao huniambia kuwa Keith ni dhabiti kidogo kuliko Danny.

 

Kuhusu Danny Garcia…

"Yeye ni mtu tu ambaye ana ujasiri huo wa ndani. Ana moyo, moyo mkubwa. Na yeye haitoi. Nadhani yeye ni aina ya mpiganaji, unajua wapi watu humbadilisha. Lakini ninamtazama na ni mmoja wa wapiganaji hao, Sifanyi mazoezi - sifanyi mazoezi hata kidogo - lakini ni aina ya mpiganaji ambaye ningefurahia mafunzo. Kwa sababu anastahili kuwa huko juu."

 

Juu ya umuhimu wa kukabiliana na wapinzani bora iwezekanavyo…

"Hilo ni muhimu sana. Kwa bahati nzuri, Nilikuwa katika enzi ambapo kulikuwa na wavulana wengi tu ambao walikuwa na talanta nyingi. Wakipewa nafasi wangethibitisha kuwa mabingwa.

 

“Sikuzote nilifikiri kwamba tulipaswa kuendelea kuinua kiwango kama mpiganaji, kama bingwa, na kuendelea kupambana na ushindani bora na bora. Nilipokuwa nikipigana, naapa, Nilitaka kuwa underdog - kisaikolojia, kiroho na kiakili, kama sikupingwa, ikiwa sikuzingatiwa kama mtu wa chini, Sikuweza kufanya kama kawaida. Ni nini kitanifanya niende.

 

“Nimesema hivi mara kadhaa: Pambano hili litakuwa kubwa na bora zaidi kuliko tunavyotarajia kwa sababu ya kile kilicho hatarini.

 

"Faida [kwa ajili yangu] ilikuwa mfiduo wa mtandao wa televisheni, bila swali. Nilipenda hilo. Ilinisukuma kwa sababu nilipenda mfiduo. Nilipenda umakini. Nilipenda mapigano na hiyo ndiyo iliyonisaidia pia kuwa mpiganaji ambaye nikawa.

 

Kwa jinsi inavyokuwa kama kuwa pembeni na kutangaza pambano la uzani wa welterweight kama vile mapigano na mataji ambayo amepigania…

"Ni uzoefu wa nje ya mwili. Imeonekana tayari. Kama takatifu, Mimi ni 60. Ni aina ya kitu ambacho ni maalum sana na ni nadra sana kwa umoja inaonekana kama. Inazungumza mengi kwangu kwa kadiri ya umuhimu wake. Na hawa jamaa, Keith na Danny, wanaijua. Wanatambua.”

 

DAUDI DINKINS JR.

 

"Tulipokuwa tukijadili pambano lijalo la Thurman-Garcia katika mkutano wetu wa wafanyikazi wakuu, wengi wetu mashabiki wa vita vya muda mrefu tulifikiria kuhusu pambano la kwanza la Ray na Thomas Hearns na ulinganifu mwingi pale na Danny Garcia na Keith Thurman.. Una wapiganaji wawili ambao hawajashindwa na walioorodheshwa wawili ambao wamekuwa wakielekezana tangu Danny alipohama kutoka kuwa bingwa mmoja katika uzani wa super light na kuhamia katika safu ya uzani wa welter na kupata taji la dunia 147 paundi.

 

"Ray na Tommy walikuwa nyota wawili ambao ilionekana kuepukika kwamba wangepigana. Tunahisi vivyo hivyo kuhusu Keith na Danny. Una mabingwa wawili ambao hawajashindwa na ni jambo lisiloepukika kwamba wangekutana na kutangaza nani atakuwa Nambari. 1 mpiganaji katika 147 paundi.

 

“Nina furaha sana kwamba Ray anaweza kuungana nasi kwa kipindi hiki cha televisheni na yeye na mimi tumejadili katika siku chache zilizopita mfanano mwingi kati ya hali yake wakati wa Enzi ya Dhahabu ya Ndondi alipokuwa na wapinzani kama [Roberto] Duran, Anasikia na [Wilfred] Benitez akiwa 147 paundi.

 

“Ili kufanya hali kuwa tamu zaidi inatuunganisha mimi na Ray baada ya kufanya kazi pamoja miaka mingi iliyopita katika CBS. Yeye pamoja Tim Ryan na Gil Clancy iliunda timu ya matangazo ya kufurahisha sana. Ray alikuwa ndani na nje ya kustaafu wakati huo. Kwa hivyo wakati wake kamili, kazi ya muda katika CBS ilikuwa ya kufurahisha sana. Tulipata kuona mapigano mazuri na kufanya kazi pamoja. Na sasa anajiunga na Mauro Ranallo na Al Bernstein, ambaye pia ni Hall of Famer kama Ray, pembeni hii kuja Jumamosi. Ni bahati nzuri sana kwamba Ray alipatikana kujiunga nasi na kuwa mchangiaji muhimu Jumamosi."

 

STEPHEN Espinoza, Makamu wa Rais Mtendaji na Meneja Mkuu, Showtime Sports

 

“SHOWTIME inaendelea kutoa safu kali zaidi ya mtandao wowote wa ndondi. Tunatoa mapambano makubwa zaidi na yenye maana zaidi na kuwasilisha kwa hadhira kubwa iwezekanavyo. Bila kutazamwa kwa malipo kwa kila mtu.

 

“Jumamosi hii SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING itawasilisha pambano linalotarajiwa zaidi la mwaka moja kwa moja kwenye mtandao unaotazamwa zaidi Amerika., CBS. Danny Garcia dhidi ya Keith Thurman bila shaka ni wapiganaji bora zaidi. Ni mabingwa wawili ambao hawajashindwa wakiwa na rekodi ya pamoja ya 60 hushinda na kupoteza sifuri na kushinda katika kipindi cha kwanza cha taaluma yao ili kubaini mbwa bora zaidi ni nani katika kitengo cha uwanja wa ndondi..

 

“SHOWTIME imefanya dhamira yetu kuwaonyesha mabingwa walio na viwango vya juu dhidi ya washindani waliopewa daraja la juu katika madaraja ya uzani ya kuvutia zaidi ya ndondi..

 

"Mashabiki wamezingatia, na kasi inaendelea kuongezeka. Adrien Broner na Adrian Granados tulipigana pigano la karibu wiki mbili zilizopita hilo lilikuwa tukio letu kuu lililotazamwa zaidi katika miaka miwili.

 

“Hili ni pambano la pili la wakati wa kwanza kwenye CBS karibu 40 miaka tangu Ali-Spinks aingie 1978. Tunawashukuru wenzetu katika CBS ambao wanasaidia kutoa tukio hili muhimu la ndondi. Ni muhimu kwamba tuweke mguu wetu bora mbele katika soko la televisheni lenye ushindani mkubwa, na hivyo ndivyo tunavyofanya Jumamosi usiku kwenye CBS."

 

KUHUSU GARCIA dhidi ya. THURMAN

Danny Garcia vs. Keith Thurman ni mpambano wa taji la dunia la uzito wa welter kati ya orodha ambazo hazijashindwa za pauni 147. Vichwa vya habari vya pambano la raundi 12BOXING YA UBINGWA WA MUDA kwenye CBS, presented by Premier Boxing Mabingwa, Jumamosi, machi 4 kutoka Barclays Center, nyumba ya BROOKLYN BOXING™. Katika tukio kuu mwenza ambaye hajashindwa anaibuka nyota Erickson Lubin vita vilivyowahi kupigwa msanii wa mtoano Jorge Cota katika pambano la kuondoa taji la uzani wa super welter kwenye CBS saa 9 p.m. NA/6 p.m. PT.

 

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Caleb Plant Talks Ring Return, Sparring George Groves, Commentating Debut

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LAS VEGAS, NV (Februari 2, 2017) – Undefeated super-middleweight contender, Kalebu “Mikono Sweet” Plant (14-0, 10 Kos), itakuwa kufanya yake 2017 debut on the Deontay Wilder (37-0, 36 Kos) vs. Gerald Washington (18-0-1, 12 Kos) kadi, taking place at the Legacy Arena, katika Birmingham, Alabama on February 25th. Plant will headline his own show on Fox Sports 1 against an opponent TBA on February 25th as part of a multiple telecast event.
Plant, talks about his upcoming fight, sparring with world title contender George Groves (25-3, 18 Kos), and his commentating debut.
“On February 25th, I’ll be making my ring return,” said Caleb Plant the IBF #15 mgombea. “I’m really pumped up to be headlining on Fox Sports 1. Nashville, Tennessee, mji wangu, is only a few hours away from Alabama, so I’m looking forward to seeing a lot of my family and friends in attendance.”
“Last week I got great work sparring with George Groves when he was in town for the Frampton fight. He’s a class act and I learned a lot from being in the ring with him. I held my own and my confidence is at an all-time high. I know I can compete with anyone in the world. I’m just going to take it one fight at a time. I’ll be ready for whoever they put in front of me.”
Aidha, Plant will be commentating side by side with Brian Custer during the Sammy Vasquez (21-1, 15 Kos) vs. Luis Collazo (36-7, 19 Kos) showdown usiku wa leo juu ya Fox Sports 1.
“My career is headed in the right direction and I’m excited to be commentating usiku wa leo on Fox Sports 1,” Plant imeendelea. “Commentating is something I’ve always wanted to do. Vasquez and Collazo are two fighters looking to make a statement and I believe it’s going to be a great fight for the fans. I have a great team around me and I’m very grateful for all the opportunities that have come my way. I’m going to take full advantage of the situation.”
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SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL® CHARLES MARTIN vs. ANTHONY JOSHUA IBF HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TO AIR LIVE ON SHOWTIME® AT 5 P.M. ET/2 P.M. PT ONSATURDAY, Aprili 9 FROM THE O2 IN LONDON

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Encore Presentation At 8 P.M. NA/PT On Showtime SANA®

NEW YORK (Machi 29, 2016) - Showtime ndondi INTERNATIONAL presentation of the IBF Heavyweight World Championship between undefeated American titlist Charles Martin and fellow unbeaten British Olympic Gold Medalist Anthony Joshua will air live on Showtime katika 5 p.m. NA/2 p.m. PT juuJumamosi, Aprili 9 kutoka O2 katika London.

An encore presentation will air later that evening on SHOWTIME EXTREME at 8 p.m. NA/PT.

The Showtime ndondi INTERNATIONAL telecast will be hosted by Brian Custer with analysis from Al Bernstein na Paulie Malignaggi. Coverage of the event will be provided by Sky Sports with the play-by-play call from Nick Halling, analysis from Jim Watt na Carl Froch and post-fight interviews from Andy Scott.

The SHOWTIME telecast will include extensive highlights and analysis of the IBF Featherweight World Championship between defending titlist Lee Selby and American challenger Eric wawindaji.

(EDITORS NOTE: Due to a change in the bout order at The O2 in London, SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL is unable to provide live coverage of this bout.)

Martin vs. Joshua is the third of four heavyweight title bouts in five months juu ya Showtime (see details below). The scheduled 12-round matchup is the toughest test to date for both Martin (23-0-1, 21 Kos) and Joshua (15-0, 15 Kos), two bombers who boast a combined 94 percent knockout ratio.

Selby (22-1, 8 Kos) vs. Wawindaji (21-3, 11 Kos) is the second of five scheduled featherweight title bouts in 2016 (details below), a lineup showcasing many of the world’s best 126-pounders aiming to unifying one of boxing’s deepest divisions.

“The heavyweight division is experiencing an incredible resurgence, and the featherweight division is rife with compelling matchups,"Alisema Stephen Espinoza, Makamu wa Rais Mtendaji & General Manager of SHOWTIME Sports. “Martin vs. Joshua is a can’t-miss showdown between a newly minted American champion and one of the sport’s fastest-rising stars. And Selby vs. Hunter has major implications in the talent-rich division. We are proud to work with Matchroom Sport to deliver these pivotal matchups to the U.S. audience.”

“I’m the Heavyweight Champion of the World, and that’s why I have no problem traveling to England for my first title defense,” Martin said. “I only want to fight the best, and I plan on knocking Anthony Joshua out and taking his fans and the belt back with me.”

“The O2 is going to be rocking on Aprili 9 and the U.S. fans are in for a treat when they see Charles and I clash,” Joshua said. “Credit to him for coming over after calling me out, but he doesn’t know what he’s getting himself in for. I am going to show all my power, all my speed and all my accuracy to put on the best display of my life and become the Heavyweight Champion of the World by knocking him out. I’m delighted that fans in the U.S. will be able to witness it.”

“After a great experience in my first defense in Arizona against Fernando Montiel, it’s nice to be back in front of my home fans at The O2 in London,” Selby said. “It’s going to be a crazy atmosphere with a 20,000 person sold-out arena. Hunter has talked a lot of trash and I’m looking forward to showing him what it’s like at the world championship level. He’s in for a shock.”

“He’s got a belt I want, and that’s all I know about him,” Hunter said. “My team knows more about him than I do. It’s their job to come up with a game plan. My job is train and get ready to perform my best. I can adjust to anything in the ring. I’m just here at the gym working my butt off to get the job done. I’m going to be more focused than I ever have been for this fight.”

The 6-foot-5 Martin won the IBF championship on Jan. 16 wakati Vyacheslav Glazkov suffered a knee injury in the third round of their vacant world title fight. In capturing the IBF belt, Martin, ya St. Louis, Mo., became just the sixth southpaw heavyweight champion in boxing history and the second current American heavyweight titlist.

While Martin has stopped his last 13 opponents and was the aggressor against Glazkov, the undefeated champ remains virtually untested. His first title defense and initial start outside the U.S., will take place at what is expected to be a pro-Joshua arena in London that sold out in just 90 sekunde. The 29-year-old Martin, who is trained by U.S. Olympian Henry Tillman in Big Bear, Calif., will be Joshua’s first professional southpaw opponent.

Joshua had a standout amateur career that culminated with an Olympic Gold Medal at super heavyweight in the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Since turning professional in July 2013, the 6-foot-6 Joshua has steadily climbed through the ranks.

One of boxing’s most promising prospects, Joshua is coming off consecutive victories over previously undefeated opponents. Katika bout yake ya mwisho, the 26-year-old was pushed past the third round for the first time in his career. Joshua defeated Dillian Whyte via seventh-round knockout on Desemba. 12. Sasa, Joshua returns to The O2, the site of his professional debut and five of his 15 kikohozi mtaalamu, in a bid to join Tyson Fury as the second current reigning British heavyweight champion.

Joshua is also looking to become the sixth super heavyweight Olympic Gold Medalist to win a heavyweight world title. If successful, he will join an impressive group that includes George Foreman, Joe Frazier, Lennox Lewis naWladimir Klitschko.

Alizaliwa mwaka Barry, Wales, Selby won his world title with a dominant technical decision over previously undefeated Evgeny Gradovich Mei 2015. The slick boxer made his first title defense in his U.S. debut last October, capturing a unanimous decision over former three-division champ Fernando Montiel.

The 29-year-old owns a slew of victories over previously unblemished fighters including Joel Brunker, Ryan Walsh, Viorel Simon, Corey McConnell naStephen Smith. He has won 18 straight since the lone blemish of his career, and six of his last eight victories came over previously undefeated opponents.

Wawindaji, who will take a four-fight win streak into his initial start outside the U.S., has always possessed an abundance of talent. Before turning pro, the Philadelphia native was an outstanding amateur and an alternate on the U.S. Olympic team.

The fast-handed 29-year-old has scored some solid victories as a pro, and his biggest enemy in a nine-year career has been himself – the switch-hitter doesn’t always keep his composure in check and allows his emotions get the best of him. Two of Hunter’s three losses came by disqualification, the last coming via DQ in 2013 dhidi ya Mike Oliver for hitting at the break. The other came againstLuis Franco katika 2010, when he had a point deducted in the second and was DQ’d in the eighth after repeated low blows.

If Hunter can keep his hot head from getting him in trouble, he’s confident he can upset Selby and join Leo Santa Cruz na Gary Russell Jr. as U.S.-born world champion at 126 paundi.

2016 Heavyweight Title Bouts (NOTE: all on SHOWTIME))

· Jan. 16 WBC Heavyweight World Championship Deontay Wilder vs. Arthur Pin

· Jan. 16 IBF Heavyweight World Championship Charles Martin vs. Vyacheslav Glazkov

· Aprili 9 IBF Heavyweight World Championship Charles Martin vs. Anthony Joshua

· Mei 21 WBC Heavyweight World Championship Deontay Wilder vs. Alexander Povetkin

2016 Featherweight Title Bouts (All on SHOWTIME with the exception ofJuni 25 “SHOWTIME BOXING on CBS”)

· Februari. 27 WBA (Super) Featherweight World Championship Leo Santa Cruz vs. Kiko Martinez

· Aprili 9 IBF Featherweight World Championship Lee Selby vs. Eric wawindaji

· Aprili 16 WBC Featherweight World Championship Gary Russell Jr. vs. Patrick Hyland

· Juni 25 WBA (Mara kwa mara) Featherweight World Championship Jesus Cuellar vs. Abner Mares

· Summer 2016 WBA (Super) Featherweight World Championship Leo Santa Cruz vs. Carl Frampton

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A LEGENDARY MARCH THROUGH THE DECADES – SHOWTIME SPORTS® CONTINUES CELEBRATION OF 30 YEARS OF SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®

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Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns, Felix Trinidad, Ricardo Lopez, George Foreman & More Showcased In March

 

Bonyeza HERE For A Look Back At Some Of The Legendary Moments On SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: http://s.sho.com/1RkA3CE

 

NEW YORK (Machi 2, 2016) - Showtime Sports rolls out its third installment of a year-long salute commemorating 30 years of Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP ndondi in March with “Legends’’.

 

This month will be highlighted by legends Sugar Ray Leonard, Ajabu Marvin Hagler, Felix Trinidad, Ricardo “Finito” Lopez and George Foreman. Seven of the most unforgettable and important fights from these legends – some of which have seldom been re-aired since their live presentation – are available now on the network’s on demand platforms and will air will air on “Throwback Thursdays”in March at 10 p.m. NA/PT juu ya Showtime SANA.

 

The Alhamisi, Machi 10 presentation of Marvin Hagler vs. John Mugabi airs exactly 30 years after the final win of Hagler’s Hall of Fame career on March 10, 1986. Hagler vs. Mugabi was the first main event to ever air on SHOWTIME®.

 

The classic fights, which are also are available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND®, Showtime wakati wowote® and via the network’s standalone streaming service, will be wrapped with brief context and commentary from SHOWTIME Sports host Brian Custer.

 

Below is the schedule of SHO EXTREME premieres for the month of March:

  • Kesho, Alhamisi, Machi 3: Terry Norris vs. Sugar Ray Leonard
  • Alhamisi, Machi 10: Marvin Hagler vs. John Mugabi
  • Alhamisi, Machi 17: Felix Trinidad vs. David Reid
  • Alhamisi, Machi 24: Ricardo Lopez vs. Rosendo Alvarez II
  • Alhamisi, Machi 31: Iran Barkley vs. Thomas Hearns I, George Foreman vs. Gerry Cooney (10:15 p.m. NA/PT), Gerald McClellan vs. Julian Jackson I (10:30 p.m. ET / PT)

 

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

 

Legends

By Steve Farhood

 

Boxing without legends would be like religion without saints.

There’s no formula for a fighter to advance from star to superstar to legend. The process depends on timing, circumstance, and sometimes as little as a point or two on the judges’ kadi.

And oh, yeah: It helps if a guy can really fight.

As we celebrate 30 years of boxing on SHOWTIME, we’re focusing on a different theme each month. Throughout March, the theme will be Legends.

Katika 130 years from John L. Sullivan to Floyd Mayweather, boxing has given us what other sports can’t provide. Consider:

  • The Associated Press voted Luis Firpo’s knockdown of Jack Dempsey as the greatest sports moment of the first half of the 20th Century.
  • The Frazier-Ali “Fight Of The Century” in 1971 was easily the most anticipated sporting event in history.
  • Last year’s Mayweather-Pacquiao fight generated more than half-a-billion dollars — in one night!

Legends are made by big moments … and how they respond to those moments.

On SHOWTIME, we’ve featured three decades worth of legends. Here’s a look at those who will share the spotlight in March.

MARVIN HAGLER: Since Vince Lombardi didn’t exactly say, “Timing isn’t everything, it’s the only thing,” Hagler should’ve said it.

Hagler was a great fighter long before he was a superstar, but it wasn’t until he fought Roberto Duran, Thomas Hearns, and Sugar Ray Leonard (three of Hagler’s last six bouts) that Marvin became Marvelous.

Hagler’s one appearance on SHOWTIME, which happened to be the first bout televised on the network (Machi 1986), was the final win of his career. Undefeated over 10 miaka, Hagler had established himself as one of the greatest middleweights in history. And while it could be argued in hindsight that at age 31, the ultimate blue-collar fighter was slightly past his prime, much of what made Hagler special was on display during his savage defense against his unbeaten and ferocious challenger, John Mugabi.

Almost three decades after his retirement, Hagler remains the middleweight today’s 160-pounders are measured against.

Sugar Ray Leonard: If Hagler bloomed late, Leonard was a superstar before he threw a single punch as a professional.

Back in the mid-‘70s, that’s what a magnetic smile, an Olympic gold medal, and repeated exposure on prime time television could do for a young fighter.

It’s ironic that Leonard was initially viewed by some as a coddled creation of the media. Kwa kweli, he was as tough as any fighter of the star-studded early-‘80s. Better yet, he remains the best fighter I’ve covered in 38 years on the boxing beat.

Leonard’s appearance on SHOWTIME was the penultimate bout of his career. In electing to end yet another lengthy layoff, Sugar Ray, 34, chose outstanding 23-year-old super welterweight titlist Terry Norris as his opponent. Leonard dropped from 160 kwa 154 pounds and fought at Madison Square Garden for the first time.

The bout served as a reminder that at least in a pre-Bernard Hopkins world, boxing was very much a young man’s game.

FELIX TRINIDAD: There are only three Hispanic fighters who became superstars in the USA without speaking English. The first was Panama’s Roberto Duran. The second was Mexico’s Julio Cesar Chavez.

The third was Puerto Rico’s Trinidad.

Trinidad’s motto might as well have been, “If you can’t be from America, then beat America.”

A classic puncher with a boy scout’s smile and a fan-friendly personality, Trinidad made his name by defeating four U.S. Olympians, Pernell Whitaker, Oscar De La Hoya (albeit by a terrible decision), David Reid, and Fernando Vargas.

Aidha, Whitaker, De La Hoya, and Reid had all been gold medalists.

The fight we’ll feature on Machi 17 on SHO EXTREME, Utatu dhidi ya. Reid, was Trinidad’s 14th and final appearance on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING and SHOWTIME pay-per-view.

From his welterweight title-winning kayo of Maurice Blocker in 1993 through his defense against Mahenge Zulu in 1998, 13 of Trinidad’s 14 bouts were aired on SHOWTIME. Twelve of those fights were knockout wins.

Where Trinidad ranks with Wilfredo Gomez, Miguel Cotto, Carlos Ortiz, Wilfred Benitez, and the rest of the legends from Puerto Rico is debatable. What is inarguable is that “Tito” generated as much excitement as any fighter of his era.

RICARDO LOPEZ: What’s smaller: the chance that a strawweight (105 paundi) becomes an American television star or the fighter himself?

There’s never been an American world champion at strawweight (or minimumweight). We just don’t grow fighters that size. Kwa kweli, until the emergence of Mexico’s Lopez in the early-’90s, most American boxing fans couldn’t have identified a single strawweight if armed with a map of the world and a set of WBC ratings.

Lopez was so complete, so dominant, so technically perfect, that from 1994 to ’99, he was a staple of SHOWTIME’s boxing programming. He fought 13 consecutive bouts on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING or SHOWTIME Pay-Per-View, and the first 11 of those contests were defenses of the strawweight title.

And if you think the little guys can’t punch, vizuri, there were some one-punch kayos sprinkled in.

Lopez, who retired with a mark of 51-0-1, is universally acknowledged as an all-time great. Too bad he never fought America’s Michael Carbajal at light flyweight. Had he won that bout, he’d likely be acknowledged as one of the two or three greatest Mexican fighters ever.

Which is saying a lot for a fighter who never faced an opponent recognized by the American viewing public.

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BILLY JOE SAUNDERS DETHRONES ANDY LEE SATURDAY TO BECOME 12th CURRENT BRITISH WORLD CHAMPION ON SHO EXTREME® FROM MANCHESTER,ENGLAND

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NEW YORK (Desemba. 19, 2015) – Billy Joe Saunders dethroned WBO Middleweight World Champion Andy Lee with a 12-round majority decision Saturday on SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL kutoka Manchester, England.

 

kupambana, ambayo lilifungwa 115-111, 114-112 na 113-113, will re-air tonight at 9 p.m. NA/PT juu ya sho SANA.

 

In a matchup of tactical southpaws, an explosive third round from Saunders (23-0, 12 Kos) was the difference. The British challenger floored Lee twice – first with a big right hook and again with a counter right just 30 seconds later – and a dazed Lee somehow survived the 10-7 pande zote. VIDEO YALIYOJITOKEZA: http://s.sho.com/1OfibYe

 

The Irish Lee (34-3-1, 24 Kos) fought his way back and was the more aggressive fighter in the championship rounds, but it wasn’t enough to make up for a slow start and the two knockdowns.

 

Kwa ushindi, Saunders became the 12th current British world champion.

 

“I’m world champion,” Saunders said. “I beat a good champion today, a good sturdy champion. I used his power against him. When I was boxing he got a little bit careless and dropped his lead hand and I caught him with the hook.

 

“I’m not going to start running my mouth, but it was a good shot. With someone as fast as me you have to keep your hands up. I’m not the biggest puncher in the world, but I showed you there that I can punch.”

 

WBA Middleweight World Champion Daniel Jacobs, fresh off a first round knockout of Peter Quillin two weeks ago on SHOWTIME, was a guest analyst Jumamosi from New York.

 

“I thought he was going to be a big brawler, I thought he had better assets,” Jacobs said of Lee. “He didn’t do enough for me. He was too complacent and after the knockdown you didn’t see that sense of urgency that a fighter has to have on the comeback trail.

 

“All credit due to Billy Joe, but it wasn’t an impressive victory.”

 

After watching the fight, Jacobs wasn’t ready to commit to a unification showdown in 2016 with the winner.

 

“We’ll do whatever makes sense,” Jacobs said. “I think it’s time to sit-down and figure what makes sense. Obviously it’s a good time to be a middleweight champion.”

 

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Andy LEE & BILLY JOE SAUNDERS MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES FOR WBO MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD TITLE FIGHT

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Jumamosi hii LIVE ON SHO EXTREME®

Showtime ndondi INTERNATIONAL® Lee vs. Saunders
Airs Live at 5 p.m. NA/PT juu ya sho SANA; Encore Presentation at 9 p.m. NA/PT

“He’s not good enough to beat me.” – Andy Lee

“I’m not going to leave that ring without the title.” – Billy Joe Saunders

SHO VIDEO: http://s.sho.com/1ROfSkF

NEW YORK (Desemba. 15, 2015) – WBO Middleweight World Champion Andy Lee na undefeated mpinzani Billy Joe Saunders held separate media workouts in Manchester, England, as they conclude preparations for their eagerly awaited showdown this Jumamosi, Desemba. 19, live on SHO EXTREME (5 p.m. NA/PT)from Manchester Arena.

 

Ireland ya Lee (34-2-1, 24 Kos) will make the first defense of his 160-pound title against England’s Saunders (22-0, 12 Kos), the WBO’s No. 1 Middleweight mgombea.

 

The Showtime ndondi INTERNATIONAL sadaka yaBoxNation telecast will feature analysis from SHOWTIME boxing experts Brian Custer, Al Bernstein na Paulie Malignaggibefore and after the world championship showdown. An encore presentation of the bout will air on SHO EXTREME later that evening at 9 p.m. NA/PT.

 

Here’s what Lee and Saunders had to say at their media workouts on Tuesday and Jumatatu, mtiririko:

 

Andy LEE:

“I have a punch that can end a fight, lights out, in any given second.

 

“I won’t rely on the punch. I will look to dominate from the start with educated pressure.

 

“I’m feeling very dangerous at the moment.

 

“Saunders’ unbeaten record is a disadvantage. He’s always been in fights he’s expected to win and has been well managed by(Frank) Warren.

 

“I’ve never lost a fight on points and I never will on points. If I’m down on the cards I will go out swinging in the last round.

 

“Saunders being a fellow traveler does add another layer, but at the end the day it’s about how good you are and he’s not good enough to beat me.”

 

BILLY JOE SAUNDERS:

“I’m ready to go for Jumamosi usiku. This is the best camp that I’ve ever had. I’m prepared for the toughest test of my career, but I know that I’m in excellent shape to win this fight and become world champion.

 

“Andy Lee is a tough fighter – he’s proved that by becoming world champion and having the type of career he has had. But I’m undefeated and hungry and know that I’m on the brink of fulfilling a childhood dream. I’m not going to leave that ring without the title.

 

“Training in Spain allows me to lock myself away from all distractions and focus solely on the fight. It’s hard being away from home, but it’s all part of boxing. It’s been a long camp, a tough camp, but after that I know that I’m ready to go through hell to make sure that I’m successful come fight night.

 

“The middleweight division is one of the hottest around and I’m prepared to fight any of the other champions in there once I win the title.

 

"Danny Jacobs had a great win against Peter Quillin, and then there is Canelo (Alvarez) na (Gennady) Golovkin. I know the importance of this fight for the division and I want my name to be among the very best. I’m taking it one step at a time, but I’m open to fight anyone.

 

“There has been no trash talk with Andy because we know what each person is about. We share a similar background and neither of us is going to take a back step.

 

“This is going to be a very exciting all-action fight because we’re going to leave it all in the ring. I know I have the skills to beat him and I intend to show the world why I’m among the best around.”

 

Saunders on fellow Brit Chris Eubank Jr.:

“The truth of the matter is that Eubank Jr. does not belong at the world level – he’s a phony. Ni rahisi kama hayo. I wasn’t impressed with his win over Gary O’Sullivan, who I’ve already beat. He thinks he can fool the public with a win like that, but he can’t.

 

“His aim now is to move up and fight the best guys in the world, but we saw what happened the last time he stepped up a notch and faced me: he was badly exposed. The same thing will happen with him if he fights someone like Danny Jacobs for the WBA title.

 

“You’re not the best middleweight in your own country and you want to fight a world champion and say you’re going to beat him? I think it’s a delusion and he thinks he’s greater than he actually is.

 

“Sooner rather than later he’s going to get exposed again as the fraud that he is. You can keep talking, but eventually you have to back it up in the ring against top-level fighters. He’s won his last fight and now he’s back talking (expletive) again like he’s the best fighter in history.

 

“If he has the balls to fight again, which I doubt, I would happily hand him another beating, this time in even more convincing fashion.”

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Showtime SPORTS® KWA luninga katika WBO Middleweight WORLD TITLE MAPAMBANO KATI ANDY LEE NA BILLY JOE SAUNDERS ILIYO Jumamosi, Desemba. 19, LIVE KUTOKA MANCHESTER, ENGLAND

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SHOWTIME ndondi INTERNATIONAL® Lee vs. Saunders
Airs ya kuishi Wakati 5 p.m. NA/PT juu ya sho EXTEME

 

NEW YORK (Desemba. 1, 2015) - Showtime Sports® sasa itakuwa michuano ya Dunia WBO Middleweight kati ya kutetea titlist Andy Lee na kutofungwa mpinzani Billy Joe Saunders juu ya Saturdana, Desemba. 19, kuishi juu ya Sho SANA (5 p.m. NA/PT) kutoka Manchester, England.

 

The Showtime ndondi INTERNATIONAL sadaka ya Box Taifa telecast will feature analysis from SHOWTIME boxing experts Brian Custer, Al Bernstein na Paulie Malignaggi before and after the world championship showdown. An encore presentation of the bout will air on SHO EXTREME later that evening at 9 p.m. NA/PT.

 

"Sisi ni msisimko na kutoa matchup hii muhimu ya middleweights juu ya Marekani. watazamaji,"Alisema Stephen Espinoza, Makamu wa Rais Mtendaji na Meneja Mkuu wa Michezo ya Showtime. “The 160-pound class is one of boxing’s hottest and deepest divisions right now, na mshindi wa vita hii lazima nafasi yake kwa mapambano makubwa ya au kuungana katika 2016. "

 

Ireland ya Lee (34-2-1, 24 Kos) mshindi wa wazi WBO cheo na TKO sita mzima wa basi-undefeated Mathayo Korbov Desemba 2014. 6-mguu-2, 31-umri wa miaka alikuwa kwenye sita kupambana kushinda streak kabla ndondi mgawanyiko 12 mzima kuteka na undefeated bingwa wa zamani wa Peter Quillin Aprili 11, 2015, katika Brooklyn. Both fighters went down in a highly competitive scrap that was scored 113-112 kwa Quillin, 113-112 kwa Lee na 113-113.

 

Kabla ya kugeuka pro Lee alikuwa Amateur juu na kuwakilishwa Ireland katika 2004 Michezo ya Olimpiki mjini Athens.

 

"Ni kubwa kwamba mashabiki wangu katika U.S. kupata kuona mapambano kati ya mimi na Saunders na mimi kuhakikisha ni kwenda kuwa kusisimua,"Lee alisema.

 

Saunders (22-0, 12 Kos), Hatfield ya, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, ni WBO ya No. 1 Middleweight mgombea. The 26-year-old is coming off a fourth-round TKO over Yoannan Bloyer mwisho Julai 24 katika London.

 

Mbili kuanza iliyopita, katika zaidi kumbuka-yenye thamani ya ushindi wa kazi yake, 5-mguu-11, Saunders alichukua 12 mzima mgawanyiko uamuzi juu ya Chris Eubank Jr. juu ya Novemba. 29, 2014, katika London. Wote lakini moja ya mapambano Saunders 'yamefanyika nchini Uingereza; mwingine alikuwa Ireland ya Kaskazini.

 

Saunders pia alikuwa yametimia Amateur; yeye kuwakilishwa katika Uingereza 2008 Michezo ya Olimpiki kama welterweight akiwa na umri wa 18. Saunders is the great-grandson of one of Britain’s most famous gypsy bare-knuckle champions, Absolom Beeney.

 

"Hii ni usiku mkubwa kwa ajili yangu na mimi nina msisimko kwamba ni kwenda nje kuishi kwa Marekani,” Saunders said. “The U.S. viewers will get to see just what I can do when I face Lee and become world champion. It’s a big boost for me and takes the fight to another level when American TV comes on board and then you know it’s a big fight on the world stage. I hope that (Gennady) Golovkin na (Miguel) Cotto itakuwa wote kuangalia kwa sababu mimi nina kufunga inakaribia kiwango chao na wao itabidi kupata kuona nini mimi nina yote juu. "

 

Promoter Frank Warren alisema, "Nina furaha kwamba Showtime sasa kuwa televising Lee vs. Saunders kuishi katika U.S. as it confirms the importance of this fight on the world scene. My relationship with the network goes back many years with fights like Joe Calzaghe vs. Jeff Lacy, Ricky Hatton vs. Kostya Tszyu, Frank Bruno vs. Oliver McCall, plus Naseem Hamed and Nigel Benn fights. I believe that Lee vs. Saunders will be another great fight to add to that list because of what’s at stake for both fighters. What lies ahead for the winner will make them fight to their very best.”

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SHOWTIME® YA TELEVISE KELL BROOK VS. DIEGO CHAVES IBF welterweight WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ILIYO Jumamosi, Oktoba. 24, LIVE FROM SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND

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Kuishi katika 5:45 p.m. NA/ 2:45 p.m. PT na Encore Mada kwenye 9 p.m. NA/PT

 

NEW YORK (Saba. 29, 2015) - Showtime Sports® sasa itakuwa michuano ya Dunia IBF Welterweight kati ya undefeated Bingwa mtetezi Kell Brook na mgombea Diego Chaves juu ya Jumamosi, Oktoba. 24, kuishi juu ya Showtime katika 5:45 p.m. NA / 2:45 p.m. PT kutoka Motorpoint Arena katika Sheffield, England.

 

The Showtime ndondi INTERNATIONAL kuwasilisha Sky Sports telecast will feature analysis from SHOWTIME boxing experts before and after the world championship showdown. An encore presentation of the bout will air on SHOWTIME later that evening at 9 p.m. NA/PT.

 

"Nina furaha kuwa vita yangu na Chaves ni kwenda kuonyeshwa katika Marekani," alisema Brook, who hails from Sheffield and will be the favorite in this fight. “I was thrilled when I saw my name in the top 10 ya pound-kwa-pound orodha katika Gonga Gazeti, na sasa ni wakati kwamba mimi haja ya kuonyesha mashabiki katika Marekani. kwamba mimi ni lazima-kuona mpiganaji.

 

"Chaves ni yote hatua bondia ambao mara zote suala la kupambana na, na kwamba ni style kamilifu kwa ajili yangu kuangazia juu ya Oktoba. 24. I look forward to putting on an explosive performance and making the U.S. kusimama na kuchukua taarifa kwamba mimi ni welterweight bora duniani. "

 

"Tunajua Brook ni mpiganaji ngumu, kiufundi sana,"Alisema Diego Chaves. "Lakini yeye si haraka mpiganaji na yeye ni urahisi bothered na kukwepa makonde mwili, which is one of our strengths. I believe he has problems going backwards, na sisi ni kwenda kupima uwezo wake kuchomwa, pia.

 

"Najisikia kuwa tegemeo langu kukua na changamoto hii, knowing that I will have to face a champion like Kell Brook in his home country in England. This raises the stakes for me, going up there as an Argentine and as a huge underdog. We know all the bad blood that exists between Argentina and England and this will give me much more strength. I will make history if I defeat an Englishman in his own country.”

 

"Sisi ni msisimko kuwa nyuma katika biashara na Kell Brook, Matchroom Boxing na Eddie Hearn na kutoa matchup hii ya kusisimua ya juu 10 welterweights kwa U.S. watazamaji,"Alisema Stephen Espinoza, Makamu wa Rais Mtendaji na Meneja Mkuu wa Michezo ya Showtime. “Kell won the world title on SHOWTIME in an action-packed victory over Shawn Porter last fall, kuanzisha mwenyewe kama moja ya welterweights juu zaidi duniani - lakini Diego Chaves ni mpiganaji rugged ambaye pia kuthibitika kwamba anaweza kushindana na wasomi wa kitengo cha ".

 

Brook (35-0, 24 Kos) itafanya mfululizo wake wa tatu kichwa ulinzi wa 2015 nchini Uingereza asili yake baada ya kuingia U.S. na dethroning awali undefeated IBF Welterweight World Champion Shawn Porter Agosti 2014 juu ya Showtime. The Sheffield native has scored knockouts in each of his defenses – a fourth round TKO of Jo Jo Dan juu ya Machi 28 na sita raundi TKO ya Frankie Gavin juu ya Mei 30. Brook aims for a similar result against the veteran Chaves, ambao kutokana na kukabiliwa na baadhi ya wapiganaji juu katika mgawanyo 147-pound.

 

Chaves (23-2-1, 19 Kos), wa Buenos Aires, Argentina, Imekuwa barabara shujaa katika mapambano ya hivi karibuni, facing favored Americans on the road in three of his last four bouts. He challenged 147-pound titlist Keith Thurman mwezi Julai 2013 na, baada ya kushinda na mtoano katika mji kupambana katika Argentina, alikuwa mbele ya majaji 'scorecards dhidi Brandon RiosAgosti 2014 until he was disqualified for an intentional elbow to the face. Katika mapambano yake ya mwisho, Chaves vita kwa sare dhidi ya kudumu welterweight bingwa Timothy Bradley.