Author Archive: SHOWTIME
Michael Conlan: The nation’s pride rests on my shoulders
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (March 8, 2017) — Ireland’s Olympic hero MICHAEL “MICK” CONLAN and undefeated welterweight contender ALEX “El Cholo” SAUCEDO held a Media Workout today at Wild Card West Boxing Club. Before their respective workouts, both fighters spoke with […]
Claressa Shields: She will not go six rounds
DETROIT (March 8, 2017) – All eight fighters participating in “Detroit City Gold”, the ShoBox: The New Generation headlined by two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Claressa Shields, participated in a final press conference on Wednesday in advance of Friday’s four-fight telecast […]
Andre Berto & Shawn Porter Meet in Welterweight World Title Eliminator On Saturday, April 22
BROOKLYN (March 7, 2017) – Former world champions Andre Berto and Shawn Porter are set to collide in a welterweight world title eliminator on Saturday, April 22 in the main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, presented by Premier Boxing Champions, […]
Official Weigh-in: Chris Pearson 152.8 vs Justin DeLoach 151.8
TEMECULA (Feb. 23, 2017) – Top super welterweight prospects Chris “Young King” Pearson and Justin “The Chosen One” DeLoach weighed-in on Thursday for their 10-round main event tomorrow/Friday, February 24 on ShoBox: The New Generation live on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. […]
SHOWTIME Announces Claressa Shields’s Professional Television Debut
NEW YORK (Feb. 7, 2017) – Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Claressa Shields will make her professional television debut on ShoBox: The New Generation, a series that has sparked the careers of 67 future world champions, on Friday, March 10, live […]
Josh Taylor-Alfonso Olvera To Air Saturday on SHO EXTREME
LAS VEGAS (Jan. 27, 2017) – Saturday night’s scheduled eight-round super lightweight matchup between Josh Taylor and Alfonso Olvera will air as the opening bout on SHOWTIME EXTREME at 8 p.m. ET/PT preceding the David Benavidez vs. Sherali Mamadjanov eight-round […]
ShoBox Weigh-In: Adam Lopez – 121.5 lbs vs. Danny Roman – 122 lbs
ATLANTIC CITY (Jan. 20, 2017) – The six fighters who will compete tomorrow, Friday, Jan. 20, on ShoBox: The New Generation made weight on Thursday for the live SHOWTIME tripleheader (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from Bally’s […]
Badou Jack: We’ll know who the best super middleweight is after Saturday night
BROOKLYN (January 11. 2017) – Fight week activities officially began today with media workouts at the brand new Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn before the super middleweight title unification showdown between Badou Jack and James DeGale that headlines action this Saturday, […]
Adrien Broner-Adrian Granados Set For Feb. 18 On SHO In Cincinnati
CINCINNATI (January 10, 2017) — Former four-division world champion and Cincinnati-native Adrien “The Problem” Broner (32-2, 24 KOs) will headline in his hometown as he takes on hard-hitting contender Adrian Granados (18-4-2, 12 KOs) in the main event of SHOWTIME […]
Lopez-Ramon Jan. 20 ShoBox Main Event Elevated To A Title Eliminator
NEW YORK (Jan. 9, 2017) – The previously announced matchup between undefeated WBA ranked No 3-ranked super bantamweight Adam Lopez and the WBA’s No. 4-ranked Danny Roman has been elevated to a 12-round title eliminator for the WBA (regular) Super […]