Showtime Sports Extends Deal With Premier Boxing Champions

Showtime Sports and Premier Boxing Champions have entered into a three-year boxing programming agreement extending their long-term partnership. The deal calls for a monthly series of events presented by Premier Boxing Champions to air live on Showtime, ensuring the network’s access to the deepest talent pool in boxing and its continued ability to deliver the programming. The agreement also calls for Premier Boxing Champions to deliver content for a significant expansion of live boxing programming from Showtime Sports coming in 2019. The announcement was made by Stephen Espinoza, President, Sports and Event Programming for Showtime Networks.

Premier Boxing Champions, a live boxing series created by Haymon Sports, LLC, features more than 160 boxers from around the world. Founded in 2014, Premier Boxing Champions boasts the largest collection of world champions from bantamweight to heavyweight, 14 in total and far more than any other entity in the sport.

Showtime and Premier Boxing Champions have collaborated to set the standard for live boxing where the brightest stars in the sport compete in the most compelling and competitive matchups on a consistent basis.

“Over the past seven-plus years, Showtime has developed the most comprehensive slate of boxing programming in the world,” says Espinoza. “We have consistently been recognized for making the most significant contributions to the sport of boxing, both financially and editorially. Building off our industry-leading live event schedule, this long-term deal with Premier Boxing Champions ensures that Showtime will remain the No. 1 destination for the world’s greatest fighters and their passionate and diverse fans.”

“Premier Boxing Champions is pleased to extend our relationship with Showtime and continue our commitment to providing the best boxing events with the biggest stars across the most popular divisions in the sport,’’ says Tim Smith, Vice President of Communications for Haymon Boxing.

In 2018, Showtime is delivering more live boxing than any other network — more than 30 presentations in total by the end of this year. In 2019, anchored largely by Premier Boxing Champions’ events and including content providers from around the world, Showtime will present an even larger schedule with live boxing from virtually every level of the sport — prospects and contenders, to world championship bouts, world title unifications, and pay-per-view tent pole attractions.

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