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Ponce de Leon-Mares set for April 20 on Showtime

26
Feb

Ponce de Leon-Mares set for April 20 on Showtime

Abner Mares will challenge WBC featherweight titleholder Daniel Ponce de Leon on April 20 on Showtime, the former bantamweight and junior featherweight titleholder and his management team, Espinoza Boxing, announced on Twitter on Monday evening.

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24
Feb

Ringside photo: The Problem with Money

Photographer Naoki Fukuda took this shot of the dynamic duo seated together at ringside for the Cornelius Bundrage-Ishe Smith card in Detroit.

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22
Feb

Espinoza: Mayweather’s move a ‘game-changer’

Forbes estimates Floyd Mayweather’s deal with Showtime as being worth more than a $250 million, although network boss Stephen Espinoza would not comment directly on the six-fight package.

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22
Feb

Mayweather: ‘Showtime, let’s do it’

Floyd Mayweather on his groundbreaking new deal: “Showtime and CBS, I’ve got to take my hat off to them. They did a tremendous job and I am happy to be a part of this family.”

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21
Feb

Guerrero: Mayweather’s ‘ripe for the pickings’

Robert Guerrero: “I’m a man of faith. I’m a man of God, and I feel that God has put me in this position for a reason: Not to humble the world of boxing, but to humble Floyd Mayweather.”

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21
Feb

Forbes: Mayweather’s deal could produce $250 million

Leonard Ellerbe, the CEO of Floyd Mayweather’s promotional company, said: “The business model that we have put into place, in my opinion, will never, ever be duplicated.” 

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20
Feb

Q&A: Schaefer discusses Mayweather’s move to Showtime

Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer says Floyd Mayweather’s move to Showtime ends the days when the network could not compete with rival U.S. cable giant HBO.

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19
Feb

Schaefer: Guerrero ‘dangerous’ for Mayweather

Robert Guerrero’s promoter believes the rugged welterweight contender will make for a “dangerous” opponent for Floyd Mayweather, whom he meets on May 4 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Showtime Pay Per View.

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19
Feb

Mayweather enters groundbreaking PPV deal with Showtime/CBS

Floyd Mayweather signed a groundbreaking pay-per-view venture with Showtime and the cable network’s parent company, CBS Corporation, staring with a May 4 fight with Robert Guerrero. Under the terms of the deal, Mayweather could fight six times in 30 months.

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