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Showtime Championship Boxing Wiki Information
Showtime Championship Boxing
is a television boxing program airing on Showtime. Debuting in March 1986, it is broadcast live on the first Saturday of every month. Showtime Championship Boxing
, which is very similar to HBO World Championship Boxing
, features Gus Johnson on blow-by-blow, Al Bernstein as the color analyst and Jim Gray (sportscaster), along with Karyn Bryant, as roving reporters.
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SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING TICKETS
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Notable fights
Some of the memorable fights on Showtime Championship Boxing
include:
- "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler defeated John "The Beast" Mugabi in an 11th-round knockout on the debut broadcast of Showtime Championship Boxing
in March 1986.
- Diego Corrales defeated José Luis Castillo for the WBC lightweight title in a 10th-round TKO on May 7, 2005. The fight is almost universally regarded as the best fight of 2005.
- The three fight trilogy of Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez. Marquez won the first fight on March 3, 2007, after Vazquez couldn't continue after round 7. Vazquez would knock out Marquez in the sixth round of their second fight on August 4, 2007. This fight won Fight of the Year and Round of the Year (Round 3) honors for 2007 by Ring Magazine. Their 3rd fight was considered to be the most exciting, which took place on March 1, 2008. Vazquez won the fight by split decision, after an incredible twelfth-round which saw Vazquez knock Marquez into the ropes, which prevented Marquez from hitting the canvas, resulting in a critical knockdown in the closing seconds of the fight. This fight was recognized as Fight of the Year for 2008 by Ring Magazine as well.
Commentators past and present
- Gus Johnson (blow-by-blow)
- Al Bernstein (color analyst)
- Steve Farhood (color analyst)
- Jim Gray (roving reporter)
- Karyn Bryant (roving reporter)
- Steve Albert (former blow-by-blow)
- Ferdie Pacheco (former color analyst)
- Bobby Czyz (former color analyst)
Facts
- Showtime Championship Boxing
has had a spinoff series, ShoBox: The New Generation
.
- This program celebrated its 20th-anniversary year in 2006.
- Older fights from Showtime air on ESPN Classic and ESPN2.
See also
- ShoBox: The New Generation
(a television boxing program airing on Showtime from 2001-present)
- HBO World Championship Boxing
(a television boxing program airing on HBO from 1973-present)
- HBO Boxing After Dark
(a television boxing program airing on HBO from 1996-present)
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