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On November 14, 2011, Espinoza was announced as the new head of Showtime Sports, replacing Ken Hershman. [1] Since his move to Showtime, Espinoza has made boxing a focus of the network. In 2012, he signed Floyd Mayweather Jr. to a six-fight, multi-year deal. [ 12 ]
"Marvelous" Marvin Hagler defeated John "The Beast" Mugabi in an 11th-round knockout on the debut broadcast of Showtime Championship Boxing on March 10, 1986. On the same undercard, Gaby Canizales defeated Richie Sandoval (who subsequently almost died from the blows received in this bout) and Thomas Hearns defeated James Shuler, who died a week after this bout in a motorcycle accident.
McCarthy noted that Showtime produced 750 live boxing events and 2,000 bouts. The first boxing card Showtime broadcast was on March 10, 1986, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, when Top Rank promoted ...
Showtime (also branded as Paramount+ with Showtime) is an American premium cable and satellite television network. Showtime's programming primarily includes theatrically released motion pictures and original television series , along with boxing and mixed martial arts matches, occasional stand-up comedy specials and made-for-TV movies .
The new deal between Showtime Sports and the Premier Boxing Champions will provide “a significant expansion” of live boxing programming beginning in 2019
Showtime announced Tuesday its boxing program will shutter at the end of 2023. It has only a pay-per-view event scheduled featuring super middleweights Demetrious Andrade and David Benavidez on ...
Showtime, also known as Paramount+ with Showtime (with "Showtime" being the former name of its main channel from 1976 to 2024, but still used for certain marketing and channel branding contexts), is an American premium television network and the flagship property of Showtime Networks, a sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global.
Founded by boxing promoter Gary Shaw and his son Jared in 2006 in partnership with Showtime Networks Inc. (a CBS Corporation subsidiary), the firm initially promoted live MMA events broadcast on Showtime and Showtime PPV under the EliteXC promotional banner.