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Showtime Sports Release Special Feature 'End of an Era' - Closing The Book on 37-Years of Boxing Coverage
After 37 years, Showtime Sports has signed off for the final time signaling the end of an era and the conclusion of boxing coverage that spanned four decades and chronicled the sport and its athletes from prospects to global stardom. END OF AN ERA, p...
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Showtime Goes Out Swinging With Final PPV Lineup
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Welcome to the good old days. Sort of. As they prep for this weekend’s Showtime PPV finale headlined by hopeful Canelo dance partners David Benavidez and Demetrius Andrade, fans of a certain vintage will recall the loaded Don Ki...
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DAZN Exec on PBC: ‘That Will Be an Obvious Growth Opportunity for DAZN Boxing’
A top executive for DAZN has made it clear his company sees “growth opportunity” in acquiring the services of an attractive boxing property. Joe Markowski expressed keen interest in linking up with Premier Boxing Champions, the outfit founded by long...
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PBC, Showtime Scrap 12/9 PPV Show; Final Showtime Boxing Telecast In Works For 12/16
There will be a final “Showtime Championship Boxing” broadcast after all. BoxingScene.com has learned that Premier Boxing Champions has scrapped its plans for what would’ve been a Showtime Pay-Per-View event December 9 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in La...
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Crawford to De La Hoya: We Need Boxers at the Table; We Have the Power; Y’all Can’t Keep Us from Using It
Terence Crawford and Oscar De La Hoya have some differing viewpoints as it relates to growing the boxing business. An existential crisis of sorts has gripped boxing since it was announced earlier this week that Showtime will no longer be programming...
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Showtime's Exit From Boxing Marks The End of an Era
By Cliff Rold - There was a time when boxing fans stood in line, buying a ticket to their local movie theater rich with the latest silent fare, to see just a bit of a major fight that had happened sometimes weeks before… …a time when fans leaned thei...
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Hearn on Showtime Exiting Boxing: It’s Not Great News; Boxing Will Be Worse Off
Eddie Hearn apparently isn’t feeling much schadenfreude from the pending death knell of a competitor. The Matchroom Boxing head somberly greeted the news on Tuesday that Showtime will no longer broadcast boxing—a programming staple on the pay cable n...
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Ryan Garcia, Terence Crawford Call for ‘Reimagining’ Boxing After News of Showtime Exit
Some of the most notable fighters in boxing want to help improve the sport’s business model. With the news on Tuesday that Showtime, the premium cable network that has showcased boxing since 1986, will no longer be broadcasting the sport after the en...
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Paramount Global To Shut Down Showtime Sports; Network Will No Longer Broadcast Boxing
The most rampant rumor in boxing was confirmed Tuesday, when it was revealed that Showtime will no longer broadcast the sport after 2023. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that Paramount Global, the parent company of Showtime and BoxingScene.com, will
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Espinoza: What I Respect About Benavidez & Andrade Is They’re Not Waiting [For Canelo]
David Benavidez and Demetrius Andrade understandably would’ve preferred to challenge Canelo Alvarez next. Fighting Alvarez affords his opponents not only career-high paydays, but also the opportunity to become boxing’s fully unified super middleweigh...
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Showtime's Espinoza: Canelo-Charlo Will Generate PBC’s Third $20 Million Gate In Six Months
LAS VEGAS – Stephen Espinoza revealed Wednesday that Canelo Alvarez’s return to Premier Boxing Champions and Showtime Pay-Per-View will be a huge success at the box office. Showtime’s president of sports and event programming projected that ticket sa...