ELITEXC RETURNS TO SHOWTIME
WITH BACK-TO-BACK FIGHT NIGHTS
Friday, June 13, “CBS EliteXC Saturday Night Fights” Replay on SHOWTIME (11 p.m. ET/PT);
Saturday, June 14, LIVE at 10 p.m. ET/PT from Honolulu
EliteXC Lightweight Championship – Noons vs. Edwards – Headlines Five-Fight Telecast
NEW YORK (June 6, 2008) – EliteXC will return to SHOWTIME with back-to-back mixed martial arts telecasts beginning Friday, June 13, at 11 p.m. ET/PT with a replay of the May 31 landmark MMA event, “CBS EliteXC Saturday Night Fights.”
Each of the five fights that made up the CBS broadcast will be shown in their entirety on SHOWTIME, including the impressive performance by Gina Carano, the thrilling EliteXC middleweight title brawl between champion Robbie Lawler and Scott Smith, and the main event of Kimbo Slice against James Thompson.
The following evening, Saturday, June 14, LIVE from Honolulu, Hawaii, EliteXC will present a five-fight telecast on SHOWTIME at 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast) highlighted by an EliteXC lightweight title fight pitting defending champion K.J. Noons of San Diego, Calif., against Yves Edwards of Houston, Texas. The four other televised fights include the world-class Nick Diaz against the dangerous Muhsin Corbbrey, Rafael Feijao against Wayne Cole, Murilo “Ninja” Rua against Tony Bonello, and Dave Herman against Ron Waterman.
For more information on these and other SHOWTIME Sports telecasts, please visit www.SHO.com/sports. A complete schedule of upcoming SHOWTIME Sports telecasts follows.
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
Date:
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Start Time:
9 p.m. ET/PT
Main Event:
Vernon Forrest (40-2, 29 KOs) vs. Sergio Mora (20-0-1, 5 KOs) – WBC Super Welterweight Title, 12 Rounds
Co-Feature Event:
Carlos Quintana (25-1, 19 KOs) vs. Paul Williams (33-1, 24 KOs) – WBO Welterweight Title Rematch, 12 Rounds
Promoter(s):
Gary Shaw Productions and Fight Nite, LLC, in association with Tournament of Contenders, LLC; DiBella Entertainment; Northeast Promotions; and Goossen Tutor Promotions
Venue:
Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, Conn.
EliteXC Replay May 31 EliteXC on SHOWTIME
Date:
Friday, June 13, 2008
Start Time:
11 p.m. ET/PT
Main Event:
Kimbo Slice vs. James Thompson
Co-Feature Bouts:
Robbie Lawler vs. Scott Smith – EliteXC Middleweight Title
Gina Carano vs. Kaitlin Young
Phil Baroni vs. Joe Villasenor
Jon Murphy vs. Brett Rogers
Promoter(s):
EliteXC
Venue:
Prudential Center – Newark, NJ
EliteXC
Date:
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Start Time:
10 p.m. ET/PT
Main Event:
K.J. Noons vs. Yves Edwards – EliteXC Lightweight Title
Co-Feature Bouts:
Nick Diaz vs. Muhsin Corbbrey
Murilo “Ninja” Rua vs. Tony Bonello
Dave Herman vs. Ron Waterman
Rafael Feijao vs. Wayne Cole
Promoter(s):
EliteXC
Venue:
Neal S. Blaisdell Center – Honolulu, HI
SHOBOX
Date:
Friday, June 20, 2008
Start Time:
11 p.m. ET/PT
Main Event:
Andre Ward (15-0, 10 KOs) vs. Jerson Ravelo (18-2, 12 KOs) – Super Middleweights, 12 Rounds
Co-Feature:
Ronald Hearns (18-0, 14 KOs) vs. Jose Luis Gonzalez (12-3-1, 10 KOs) – Junior Middleweights, 10 Rounds
Highlights ONLY:
Eddie Chambers (30-1, 16 KOs) vs. Raphael Butler (31-4, 24 KOs) – Heavyweights, 10 Rounds
Promoter(s):
Goossen Tutor Promotions
Venue:
Grand Cayman Island
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
Date:
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Start Time:
9 p.m. ET/PT
Main Event:
Arthur Abraham (26-0, 26 KOs) vs. Edison Miranda II (30-2, 26 KOs) –166 pounds (Catchweight), 12 Rounds
Co-Feature:
Giovanni Lorenzo (26-0, 18 KOs) vs. Raul Marquez (41-3, 29 KOs) – IBF Middleweight Title Eliminator, 12 Rounds
Promoter(s):
Seminole Warriors Boxing and Sauerland Event in association with The Seminole Tribe of Florida
Venue:
Hard Rock Live – Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino – Hollywood, Fla.
SHOBOX SPECIAL EDITION
Date:
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Start Time:
11 p.m. ET/PT
Main Event:
Ricardo Torres (31-1, 28 KOs) vs. Kendall Holt (23-3, 12 KOs) – WBO Junior Welterweight Title Rematch, 12 Rounds
Co-Feature:
Lamont Peterson (26-0, 19 KOs) vs. TBD – Lightweights, 10 Rounds
Promoter(s):
Top Rank, Inc.
Venue:
Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
Date:
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Start Time:
9 p.m. ET/PT
Main Event:
Dimitri Kirilov (29-3-1, 9 KOs) vs. Vic Darchinyan (29-1-1, 23 KOs) – IBF Super Flyweight Title, 12 rounds
Co-Feature Event:
TBD
Promoter(s):
Cedric Kushner Promotions, Inc.
Venue:
TBD