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DraftKings Delivers Knockout Gaming Experience in Collaboration with SHOWTIME Sports®

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First-Ever Boxing Game for the Expanding Sports Entertainment Platform, Exclusive to SHOWTIME Sports, Debuts for SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Event

BOSTON (February 28, 2019) – DraftKings Inc. and SHOWTIME Sports today announced a collaboration that will combine forces to immerse boxing fans in the sport they love through a custom Pick ‘Em style game exclusive to SHOWTIME Sports that debuts with this Saturday’s SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING event on March 2nd.


This new Pick ‘Em style game asks players to choose the winner of each televised fight, determine the method of victory and predict when the bout will end for all SHOWTIME boxing events including SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®, ShoBox: The New Generation®, SHOWTIME Boxing: Special Edition and SHOWTIME PPV®. Players will be awarded points based on the number of correct predictions in each boxing match. Prizing for individual fight cards includes $5,000 in winnings with each of the top-five finalists receiving a SHOWTIME Boxing prize pack. Additionally, the overall 2019 Pick ‘Em winner will be awarded
a free trip to every 2020 SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® event.


To view and play the DraftKings and SHOWTIME Sports Pick ‘Em game please visit www.draftkings.com/showtime


“Our alignment with SHOWTIME Sports is another prime example of our endless efforts to innovate and satisfy our customers with the most comprehensive sports offerings possible,” said Ezra Kucharz, Chief Business Officer at DraftKings. “Boxing draws edge-of-the-seat fans with incredible passion and engagement with the sport, and this collaboration will further our ability to best connect with our burgeoning player community.”


“This unique collaboration with DraftKings delivers an entertaining companion experience for viewers and provides a year-long connection to all SHOWTIME boxing events,” said Stephen Espinoza, President Sports & Event Programming, Showtime Networks Inc.  “We’re excited to align with a leading sports-tech entertainment brand in the U.S. as SHOWTIME Sports continues to deliver fresh and innovative ways for fans to enjoy the best that boxing has to offer.” 


Boxing is among the most storied and popular sports in the world with a passionate fan base, both domestically and internationally. Viewership trends for televised combat sports spectacles have been consistently impressive in recent years, with boxing accounting for the top selling pay-per-view television events in history. To serve this large and growing fanbase, DraftKings and SHOWTIME Sports are reshaping the fan sports entertainment experience through a creative collaboration, which will include custom fantasy games and other gaming innovations.
 
This Saturday’s SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING event will be the first opportunity for fans to play this Pick ‘Em style game. Saturday’s three-fight telecast is headlined by former world champion Erislandy Lara challenging undefeated WBA Super Welterweight Champion Brian Castaño plus the return of heavyweight contender Luis Ortiz.
 
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About DraftKings
DraftKings is a global sports technology and entertainment company that believes life is more fun with skin in the game. Its mission is to bring fans closer to the games they love via a unique combination of daily fantasy sports, sports betting and media platforms that, combined, deliver “The Game Inside The Game.” Founded in 2012 by Matt Kalish, Paul Liberman and Jason Robins, DraftKings is headquartered in Boston, MA, and offers daily fantasy sports contests across 11 professional sports in 8 countries including the U.S., Canada, U.K and Australia. Operating pursuant to state regulations in New Jersey and Mississippi, DraftKings Sportsbook mobile and retail, allows players in the state to engage in betting for major U.S. and international sports.

About SHOWTIME Sports
Showtime Networks Inc. (SNI), a wholly owned subsidiary of CBS Corporation, owns and operates the premium television networks SHOWTIME®, THE MOVIE CHANNEL™ and FLIX®, and also offers SHOWTIME ON DEMAND®, THE MOVIE CHANNEL™ ON DEMAND and FLIX ON DEMAND®, and the network’s authentication service SHOWTIME ANYTIME®. Showtime Digital Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of SNI, operates the stand-alone streaming service 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, Roku®, Samsung Smart TVs and Xbox One. Consumers can also subscribe to SHOWTIME via Amazon’s Prime Video Channels, DirecTV Now, FuboTV, Hulu, Sling TV, Sony PlayStation™ Vue, and YouTube TV. Viewers can also watch on computers at Showtime.com. SNI also manages Smithsonian Networks™, a joint venture between SNI and the Smithsonian Institution, which offers Smithsonian Channel™ and Smithsonian Channel Plus™. SNI markets and distributes sports and entertainment events for exhibition to subscribers on a pay-per-view basis through SHOWTIME PPV. For more information, go to www.SHO.com.


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FAN DUEL FREEKEND!!! Get $10 free to play on Fanduel.com this weekend

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I have been a FanDuel user for a few years now, and I came really close to winning $8,000 in the NFL playoffs last year. Although they don’t have any combat sports offerings yet, I love the platform and get much better the more I play. This site will also be at the forefront of legalized gambling when it finally happens in the United States, so if you really know sports, you could make a lot of money with $10 free to start you off. Just click on the banner below to sign up and get going.

 

 

 

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$2000 Throwdown Fantasy Boxing Game Next group features 4 world title fights Broner vs. Allakhverdiev, Matthysse vs. Postol

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For Immediate Release

 
NEW YORK (September 21, 2015) – Four world title fights, plus a world title eliminator bout, are featured on the next $2,000 Throwdown Fantasy Boxing Game,online at www.ThrowdownFantasy.com, powered by CompuBox.
 
Boxing fans have another opportunity to back up their fight predictions, as well as earn bragging fights and cash winnings, simply by registering and then playing the (Sept. 29-Oct. 10) group game.
Javier Fortuna puts his WBA “regular” junior lightweight title belt on the line vs. Carlos Velazquez on the September 29th PBC on Fox Sports 1/Fox Deportes show in Las Vegas.
Powerhouse Lucas Matthysse takes on Viktor Postol, Oct. 3 on HBO, from Carson, California for the vacant WBC super lightweight in the most evenly matched fight of this group game.
Oct. 3rd on Showtime, Adrien Broner is heavily favored at home in Cincinnati against Khabib Allakhverdiev in their fight for the vacant WBA super lightweight championship, while IBF super featherweight champion Jose Pedraza defends against Edner Cherry.
Knockout artist Julius Jackson and Joe Uzcategun battle in an IBF super middleweight eliminator Oct. 6 in San Antonio on a PBC on Fox Sports 1 show.
Welterweight Danny O’Connor is the most prohibitive favorite of this game in a rematch against Gabriel Bracero, who won their first fight, Oct. 10 in Lowell, Massachusetts on PBC on NBCSN.
Below find the complete Sept. 29-Oct. 10 line-up with fighter salaries:
Each player chooses 5 boxers for under the $25,000 Salary Limit
There are three easy ways to play Throwdown Fantasy: 1. Select five fighters from the game group, using the $25,000 salary cap (see above); 2. Then track scoring in real time, earning points for wins, knockouts and CompuBox statistics (see example chart below); 3. Scoring the most points wins. Most games last a full week and each has multiple winners.
Fighters receive points based for how they perform, rewarding each style of boxing, andCompuBox fight statistics are available for research at www.ThrowdownFantasy.com.

New players who sign up now receive FREE entry into Throwdown Fantasy Boxing’s monthly Freeroll game.  Throwdown Fantasy also provides a $250 free roll that players may enter using Throwdown Points (free entry upon registration) and $25.00 free game. Signing up and playing is free. People have the opportunity to register and play for free and then move onto paid games.
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Instagram: @throwdownfantasyboxing
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Mayweather/Berto group Throwdown Fantasy Game Winner announced 

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NEW YORK (September 14, 2015) – For the second consecutive week, the $2000 Throwdown Fantasy Boxing Game winner produced a first-time winner, Errol Acosta, who won the $400.00 first-place prize for last week’s Mayweather/Berto group, as well as bragging rights from the other 234 entrants.
There were 50 cash prize winners, minimum of $20.00, and Acosta also won the Mayweather free-roll game with the same team.
From the pool of 22 fighters, Acosta (CHESSPNOI) stayed under the $25k salary cap and selected three solid favorites in Oscar Valdez ($5,500), Errol Spence ($5,300) and Jermall Charlo ($5,300). This talented trio had a combined boxing record of 54-0 with 44 KOs or 81% KO ratio coming into their respective fights. Picking three reasonably prized but solid favorites allowed gamers to pick a fourth winner and a large underdog, or select two slight underdogs to complete his team.
“When I learned Adonis Stevenson, Errol Spence Jr, Peter Quillin, Oscar Valdez, and Jermall Charlo were fighting on the this tournament set,” an ecstatic Acosta explained, “I just knew I had to enter and place my bets in accordance with what I knew and had learned about them.
“I’ve been playing about four months. I grew up on boxing; I’ve always loved the sport.  Throwdown Fantasy reignited my passion for boxing.  They said after May 2 that boxing would be dead.  There are casual/seasonal/selective fans who only know names like Mike Tyson, Roy Jones, Mayweather or ‘Pacman.’  Throwdown is fun and keeps me engaged and entertained with boxing.”
Throwdown Fantasy Boxing is online at www.ThrowdownFantasy.com and boxing’s newest way to back up fight predictions is simple to play. In fact, it’s as easy as 1-2-3: 1.  Using the $25,000 salary cap, pick five fighters from the game group; 2. Scoring may be tracked in real time, earning points for wins, knockouts and other CompuBox statistics, 3. Scoring the most points wins. Most games last a week and each has multiple winners.  Click on this link to watch a short video to learn how easy is to play:
Fighters receive points based for how they perform, rewarding each style of boxing (see below chart). CompuBox fight statistics are available for research to aid in making selections at www.ThrowdownFantasy.com.
New players who sign up now can receive FREE entry into Throwdown Fantasy Boxing’s monthly Free-roll game, in which Throwdown Fantasy provides a $250 free roll that players may enter using Throwdown Points (free entry upon registration) and $25.00 free game. Signing up and playing is free. People may register to play for free and then move onto paid games.
The next $1000 Throwdown Fantasy Boxing game is scheduled for Sept. 15-26, featuring heavyweight favorite Deontay Wilder vs. underdog Johan Duhaupas in their world title fight, in one of nine fights to select fighters from in that group.