Showtime is back to boxing as it announced cards starting in August through the end of the year. It will also hold two pay-per-views. The first fight on Showtime begins on August 1st featuring Stephen Fulton, Jr. vs. Angelo Leo in a junior featherweight bout. The network will also promote a September 26th PPV featuring […]
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Payouts from Friday night’s Showtime Boxing event
A Showtime Boxing event took place at Sam’s Town in Las Vegas on Friday night. A show full of prospects featured Keith Hunter as the undefeated super lightweight beat Sanjarbek Rakhmanov. Below is a list of the payouts from the event this past Friday. Via Nevada State Athletic Commission: Keith Hunter $17,5000 def Sanjarbek Rakhmanov […]
Showtime Boxing draws 361K for Gary Russell, Jr. feature
Showtime Boxing Saturday night scored 361,000 viewers for the featured bout between Gary Russell, Jr and Tugstogt Nyambayar. The undercard bout featured Guillermo Rigondeaux as he returned to the ring with a victory over Liborio Solis. The fight drew 312,000 viewers. The fight between Jaime Arboleda and Jayson Velez drew 277,000 viewers. Arboleda defeated Velez […]
Organizational changes at ViacomCBS have Bellator reporting to Espinoza
Variety reports a restructuring involving the ViacomCBS-owned Bellator MMA. The promotion will now report to Showtime Sports president Stephen Espinoza. Among other moves made within the organization, ViacomCBS continues to fine-tune the management and operational structure after the merger between Viacom and CBS Corp. Scott Coker will continue as president of Bellator MMA. Via Variety: […]
Davis-Gamboa fight tops Showtime Boxing telecast with 577K viewers
Showtime Boxing Saturday night drew 577,000 viewers for the main event of Gervonta Davis and Yuriokis Gamboa. Davis stopped Gamboa in Round 12 at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georga Saturday night. It was the first time that the undefeated Davis went past round 9. In addition on the card, Jean Pascal defeated Badou […]