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Stephen Espinoza: ‘We jumped at opportunity’ to get Adonis Stevenson

26
Mar

Stephen Espinoza: ‘We jumped at opportunity’ to get Adonis Stevenson

Showtime Sports executive Stephen Espinoza shared his thoughts on his network’s acquisition of RING light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson with RingTV.com. Stevenson, who fought on HBO last year, will fight Andrzej Fonfara on Showtime on May 24.

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25
Mar

Promoter: Adonis Stevenson got ‘a better offer’ from Showtime than HBO

RING and WBC light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson got “a better offer” from Showtime than HBO, which opted not to renegotiate its deal with Stevenson, according to a statement released to RingTV.com by promoter Yvon Michel.

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25
Mar

HBO loses Adonis Stevenson-Andrzej Fonfara to Showtime

Adonis Stevenson’s next fight is headed to Showtime, and with that move, a potential fight against Sergey Kovalev could be dead. Stevenson will fight Andrzej Fonfara on May 24.

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14
Mar

Showtime: Canelo Alvarez-Alfredo Angulo does over 350,000 PPV buys

The Canelo Alvarez-Alfredo Angulo headlined Showtime PPV last Saturday generated well over 350,000 buys, Showtime Networks Inc. and the event promoter, Golden Boy Promotions, announced on Friday.

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10
Mar

Alvarez-Angulo rebroadcast kicks off Showtime’s Saturday doubleheader

The Canelo Alvarez-Alfredo Angulo bout that took place this past Saturday in Las Vegas will open the Showtime Championship Boxing telecast on Saturday, Stephen Espinoza told RingTV.com on Sunday afternoon.

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18
Jan

Alvarez-Angulo PPV to follow Jorge Linares-Nihito Arakawa preview

The lightweight fight between Jorge Linares and Nihito Arakawa will air live on Showtime on March 8 in advance of Golden Boy Promotions’s four-bout pay-per-view show headlined by Canelo Alvarez and Alfredo Angulo from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

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19
Dec

Jhonny Gonzalez-Abner Mares rematch slated for Feb. 15

Abner Mares on his Feb. 15 rematch with Jhonny Gonzalez, whose first-round knockout victory dethroned him as WBC featherweight beltholder: “August 24 was his night, and I take nothing away from him, but Feb. 15 will be my night, and I’m going to get my title back.”

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17
Dec

Showtime: Marcos Maidana-Adrien Broner draws 1.3 million viewers

Saturday’s win by Marcos Maidana to dethrone Adrien Broner as WBA welterweight titleholder drew 1.3 million viewers, Showtime’s Executive Vice President and General Manager of Sports, Stephen Espinoza, announced on Tuesday.

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18
Nov

Lem’s latest: Jermain Taylor faces Candelo on Broner-Maidana card

Former undisputed middleweight champion Jermain Taylor will face Juan Carlos Candelo on the undercard of the Dec. 14 main event featuring Adrien Broner against Marcos Maidana. 

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28
Oct

Lem’s latest: Alvarez to fight thrice in 2014

Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer plans to have Canelo Alvarez fight three times in 2014. Puerto Rican star Miguel Cotto and middleweight champ Sergio Martinez are among the top opponent considerations for Alvarez.

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