Comments Thread For: CBS Sports/PBC Deal Revealed: Stevenson-Bika, More

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

NEW YORK ?CBS Sports and SHOWTIME Sports?have announced a multi-year joint venture to present live boxing on the CBS Television Network—the first of up to eight live events in 2015 will premiere on Saturday, April 4 at 3 p.m. ET on CBS. Premier Boxing Champions on CBS will air in conjunction with marquee SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING events as part of a partnership that will cross-promote the live programs across multiple platforms.

The first six weeks to begin this venture will feature two of the biggest names in the sport—Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., and Adonis Stevenson—and bookend this year’s most anticipated boxing event, the SHOWTIME PPV?presentation of the undisputed pound-for-pound champion Floyd Mayweather.
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[JakeNDaBox]

Comments Thread For: CBS/SHO Reaches Deal With PBC

Live boxing was a staple on the network in the 1980s, consistently featuring future Hall of Famers Sugar Ray Leonard, Ray ***8220;Boom Boom***8221; Mancini and others. Boxing***8217;s history on CBS dates back to 1948 when the Pabst Blue Ribbon Bouts premiered featuring legendary blow-by-blow commentator Russ Hodges.

[Kagami Taiga]

Damn. Haymon isn't playing games.

[Real Talk85]

Haymon is really going for the throat. I seems to me that he is trying to create a league with one governing body that he controls.

[Mr. Miyagi]

I thought Chavez was under TR for one more fight. If so, no way he's fighting under Haymon.

[smoothsmg]

Mo boxing, Mo Boxing Mo boxing!!!!!!

[IIG]

Haymon runs everything boxing right now. Damn what a power move! The best part is, what weekend won't feature high level boxing now?

[HanzGruber]

Omar Figueroa on May 9 damn these guys are gonna get crazy amount of support

[bigjavi973]

Haymon***39;s PBC will also be on CBS. Starts with Adonis Stevenson Sakio Bika April 4.

— Lance Pugmire (@latimespugmire)

Also, Showtime releases early sked with vs. Gary Russell Match 28 and vs. Fonfara April 18, likely in LA.

— Lance Pugmire (@latimespugmire)

All of it will support and be supported by May 2 pay per view fight on Showtime, the network announced...

— Lance Pugmire (@latimespugmire)

[bigjavi973]

no more friday night fights however.