By Ryan Burton
Season 3 of Knockout is scheduled to begin filming on July 20th in Los Angeles. After two successful seasons that were filmed in Las Vegas, Miami, New York, and Connecticut, the third installment promises to be even bigger with more star power.
The first two seasons featured a who's who list of stars from the boxing world like Floyd Mayweather Sr., Roy Jones, Shane Mosley, Robert Guerrero, Ruben Guerrero, Nonito Donaire, Jean Pascal and several others.
The new season that will be televised on Fuse, will be directed by the critically acclaimed John Herzfeld who also directed 15 Minutes, Two of a Kind, Don King: Only in America, and several other hit movies.
Heavyweights, middleweights and for the first time - female fighters - will be featured on the show with several celebrity guest appearances planned. Season 3 trainers and fighters will be announced in the near future.
The highly rated boxing reality show has gained a lot of notoriety since it's inception. Season 3 has been picked up in several foreign countries and talks have already began with other television networks that are interested in purchasing the rights to season 4.
Stay tuned for more information.
Ryan Burton is Director of Public Relations for Knockout. Send questions or comments to ringsidewriter@gmail.com. You can follow Ryan on Twitter @ringsidewriter
