Philadelphia - CN8, The Comcast Network "sounds the bell" with exclusive live broadcast coverage of Evander “Real Deal” Holyfield vs. Vinny Maddalone on Saturday, March 17 at 10:00 PM/ET Promoted by Main Events with Real Deal Events, Inc. in association with Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing. The Holyfield-Maddalone boxing event will also be made available to all Comcast Cable systems nationwide with an opportunity to reach more than 24 million homes. In addition, CN8 offers the audience the opportunity to view this historic fight with its live Webcast on www.CN8.tv.
The match-up is four-time world heavyweight champion Holyfield’s third fight since coming out of retirement on a quest to win a fifth heavyweight title. The event airs live from the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas.
The Holyfield-Maddalone fight will be available on CN8, The Comcast Network reaching 9 million homes from Maine to Virginia and Washington, D.C. Tune-in details for the fight on CN8 and in Comcast Cable markets outside of CN8’s footprint follow. For more information regarding the fight’s availability in a specific Comcast market, viewers should call their local cable office.
• CN8, The Comcast Network – 9 million homes from Maine to Virginia and Washington, D.C.
• Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast - 5.6 million homes in 12 southeastern states
• Comcast Local - 1.6 million homes in Michigan & Indiana
• Comcast SportsNet West - 2.5 million homes in California
• SportsNet New York - 8.5 million homes in New York, Connecticut, most of New Jersey and northeastern Pennsylvania
Following the broadcast, Holyfield vs. Maddalone will be available ON DEMAND from Comcast at no additional cost to Comcast Digital Cable customers in the company’s Eastern Division, which serves more than 5.4 million customers along the New York to D.C. corridor, including New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Washington, D.C., Virginia and North Carolina. The fight will be available ON DEMAND to all Eastern Division markets beginning Tuesday, March 20, with Philadelphia and New York markets having it sooner. The fight may be accessed ON DEMAND for 10 days in the SPORTS & FITNESS/MORE SPORTS and GET LOCAL/CN8 ORIGINALS/SPORTS folders. For more information, please visit www.CN8.tv.
