Showtime

Charlo-Montiel Viewership Highest For Showtime Boxing Broadcast During Pandemic

More viewers watched Jermall Charlo’s tougher-than-expected victory over Juan Macias Montiel than any boxing match Showtime has televised during the COVID-19 pandemic.

British Director Brings Story of The Four Kings To New Generation

By Thomas Gerbasi - As cool under pressure as one of the four fighters he featured in the Showtime documentary series The Kings, director Mat Whitecross didn’t expect to feel any nerves creeping in as episode one premiered last Sunday night. That coo...

Sources: Mayweather-Paul PPV is Projected To Generate at Least 1 Million Buys Domestically

As many had expected, Sunday's pay-per-view exhibition fight, between five division champion Floyd Mayweather and social media star Logan Paul, did big business.

Nonito Donaire-Nordine Oubaali Main Event Averaged 217,000 Viewers On Showtime

Showtime drew almost the same viewership for its main event Saturday night as the premium cable network maintained two weeks earlier. Nielsen Media Research revealed Wednesday that an average of 217,000 viewers watched Nonito Donaire’s fourth-round k...

Oubaali-Donaire Showtime Weigh-In Report From Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES – Nordine Oubaali and Nonito Donaire are finally one day away from meeting in the ring in a fight more than a year in the making. Both boxers made weight for their oft-rescheduled WBC bantamweight title fight, which headlines a Showtime t...

Warren Plans To Speak With Showtime About Making Paul vs. Fury

Frank Warren, promoter for unbeaten prospect Tommy Fury (5-0, 4 KOs), plans to speak with Showtime about the possibility of matching his fighter against Youtube star Jake Paul (3-0, 3 KOs).

Mayweather-Paul: Showtime, Fanmio Launch Digital Distribution Platforms

With less than three weeks until Sunday, June 6, when all-time boxing great and 2020 International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee Floyd “Money” Mayweather returns to the ring to take on social media sensation and professional boxer Logan “The Maverick”...

Video: 'The Kings' Documentary - Official Trailer is Released By Showtime

Showtime Sports Documentary Films has released the official trailer and poster art for the upcoming documentary THE KINGS, a four-part series chronicling the fierce rivalry between world champions and Boxing Hall of Famers known as the “Four Kings” –...

Jake Paul Breaks Away From Triller, Has Deal in Place With Showtime

Youtube star Jake Paul has broken away from Triller Fight Club. Paul, who is 3-0 as a boxer with three knockouts, had his last two fights with Triller. The first bout came last November, when he brutally knocked out NBA veteran Nate Robinson in two r...

Brandon Figueroa-Luis Nery Main Event Averaged 221,000 Viewers On Showtime

Showtime’s viewership increased Saturday night for its broadcast of Brandon Figueroa’s knockout of Luis Nery. Nielsen Media Research reported Tuesday that an average of 221,000 viewers watched Showtime’s main event from Dignity Health Sports Park in...

Showtime's Figueroa-Nery Card Was A Throwback To A Golden Era Of Boxing Matchmaking

By Corey Erdman - When people discuss the problems with modern boxing matchmaking, the most common complaint is that the best fighters aren’t matched up against one another as regularly as they should be.  In the current boxing landscape both prom...

Nery-Figueroa Showtime Weigh-In Report From Carson, California

Luis Nery and Brandon Figueroa are ready to deliver on a promised Fight of the Year contender. The pair of unbeaten junior featherweight titlists both made weight for their WBA “World” and WBC title unification clash, which headlines a Showtime tripl...

Showtime's Espinoza: I Still Think It's Very Possible Jermall Charlo-Benavidez Happens Next

Stephen Espinoza is optimistic regarding the possibility of putting together a Jermall Charlo-David Benavidez fight later this year. Espinoza, Showtime’s president of sports and event programming, realizes it would be an ambitious move for Charlo to...

Showtime's Espinoza: Date, Venue For Floyd Mayweather-Logan Paul Not Determined

Stephen Espinoza has no doubt that the Floyd Mayweather-Logan Paul fight will happen. The date and the site of their pay-per-view exhibition have not been determined, however, according to Showtime’s president of sports and event programming. Espinoz...

Something to Anticipate II: The Best of the Showtime Slate

By Cliff Rold - Last July, Showtime dropped a grenade in the just rippling lake of pandemic era boxing with a slate of mostly excellent fights meant to carry through the rest of 2020. Rather than announce a fight at a time, Showtime let fans and subs...