The following press release was issued on Friday by Showtime, the U.S. cable network that will televise the Deontay Wilder-Artur Szpilka WBC heavyweight title bout and the the Vyacheslav Glazkov-Charles Martin fight for the vacant IBF heavyweight belt:

WBC HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

Deontay Wilder: 228 ¾ Pounds

Artur Szpilka: 233 ¼ Pounds

IBF HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

Charles Martin: 249 ¾ Pounds

Vyacheslav Glazkov: 218 Pounds

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Wilder vs. Szpilka, a 12-round bout for Wilder’s WBC Heavyweight title taking place on Saturday, Jan. 16 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., is promoted by DiBella Entertainment in association with Warriors Boxing and Sferis Knockout Promotions and sponsored by Corona. Opening the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING´âÆ doubleheader, Charles Martin and Vyacheslav Glazkov will battle for the vacant IBF Heavyweight World Championship. The event will be televised live on SHOWTIME┬« (10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. ET) and it will be available in Spanish via Secondary Audio Programming (SAP).