Lamont Peterson dazzled in front of his hometown crowd on Saturday night scoring a unanimous decision victory over Dierry Jean to retain his IBF Junior Welterweight Championship from the DC Armory in Washington, D.C., live on showtime Championship Boxing. In the co-main event, 23-year-old top junior middleweight prospect Jermell Charlo …
Read More »Peterson, Jean, Rosado, Charlo Meet The Press In Washington D.C.
It may be freezing in our Nation’s Capitol, but the four fighters competing in this Saturday night’s Showtime Championship Boxing doubleheader at 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, braved the cold to sit down with Showtime cameras at the DCB Fit Boxing Gym to discuss their upcoming bouts. …
Read More »Redkach Beats Luis In Tough ShoBox Main Event
Promising, world-ranked southpaw Ivan Redkach (16-0, 13 KO’s), of Los Angeles, by way of Ukraine, passed the toughest challenge of his career, scoring one knockdown en route to a unanimous 10-round decision over Canada’s Tony Luis (17-2, 7 KO’s). But the night belonged to “The Brooklyn Rocky” Frank “Notorious” Galarza …
Read More »Redkach, Luis Make Weight Ahead Of Memphis ShoBox Clash
The eight fighters featured in tomorrow night’s ShoBox: The New Generation live telecast on Showtime at 10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, made weight Thursday at Jerry Lee Lewis Cafe & Honky Tonk in downtown Memphis. In an eagerly awaited 10-round main event tomorrow, highly regarded, hard-hitting lightweight …
Read More »Hammer-Fisted Ukrainian Ivan Redkach Hits ShoBox This Friday
There is a notion in boxing that the valuable skill of pure power is something you are either born with or you’ll never have. Watch Ivan Redkach for just one round and that pure power is evident. When he lands a punch his opponent’s demeanor immediately changes. If he lands …
Read More »Showtime Celebrates 1.3 Million Viewers For Maidana vs. Broner
Showtime Sports continued with significant gains in viewership on its flagship series Showtime Championship Boxing on Saturday, Dec. 14, drawing 1.3 million viewers to an action-packed main event featuring the WBA welterweight championship, Adrien Broner vs. Marcos Maidana. The dramatic bout, the final match on the 2013 boxing calendar, is …
Read More »Showtime Extreme To Televise Broner vs. Maidana Undercard
Showtime Extreme viewers will be treated to high-energy boxing action at 6:00 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) this Saturday, Dec. 14, as bouts featuring Ricardo “Dinamita” Alvarez and Robert Easter Jr.will set the stage for Showtime’s quadruple header headlined by the championship bout between Adrien “The Problem” Broner …
Read More »Showtime Championship Boxing Welcomes Amir Khan Aboard
Amir Khan, one of boxing’s most popular and exciting fighters, joins the Showtime Championship Boxing announcing team as a guest analyst on Saturday, Dec. 7, live on Showtime at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Read More »“All Access: Broner vs. Maidana” Premieres December 7
Showtime Sports will premiere the latest chapter of its acclaimed documentary series “All Access: Broner vs. Maidana”, replay classic fights from seminal moments in each fighter’s career and offer additional exclusive behind-the-scenes content-all in the buildup to Saturday, Dec. 14, when Adrien “The Problem” Broner and Marcos “El Chino” Maidana …
Read More »Anthony Dirrell Steps Out Of The Shadows In First World Title Bout
Unbeaten Anthony “The Dog” Dirrell, who is no stranger to overcoming adversity, finally gets his crack at a world title when he challenges defending champion Sakio Bika for the WBC Super Middleweight Championship on Saturday, Dec. 7, live on Showtime at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT from Barclays Center in …
Read More »Bernard Hopkins vs. Karo Murat A Massive Ratings Success
Last Saturday’s Showtime Championship Boxing tripleheader, highlighted by Future Hall of Famer Bernard Hopkins,drew the second largest average audience for a live Showtime boxing event this year and ranks as the third-highest average on record for the premium network since 2004 when Nielsen began tracking pay television networks’ individual channels. …
Read More »Hopkins vs. Murat Card Fighters Meet The Press In NYC
Bernard Hopkins, IBF Light Heavyweight Champion “I’m coming to show you all that not only am I different and I don’t get tired of doing what I do. I love winning opportunities and situations to win. Saying ‘I’m getting old,’ is getting old. “I’m only doing what some of the …
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