UNITED STATES.-After 37 years Showtime will leave the boxing schedule at the end of 2023the chain’s parent company announced on Tuesday, Paramount Globalit’s a statement.
“As we evolve our strategy to allocate resources more efficiently and align our content offerings across the business, we have made the difficult decision to not move forward with boxing and other content produced by the SHOWTIME sports team,” the company said. company.
“SHOWTIME will continue to air and support the remainder of the 2023 boxing programming and fulfill obligations through the end of the year. We want to express our deepest gratitude to our employees who have contributed to this award-winning sports programming for several decades.”
PBC of Al Haymon has an exclusive deal with Showtime and has been the network’s top fight provider since 2013. That included the sport’s top star at the time, Floyd Mayweather.
PBC had no comment on the matter.The face of boxing is now Canelo Álvarez, who signed a three-fight contract with PBC this summer. He retained his undisputed super middleweight championship last month with a victory over Jermell Charlo not Showtime PPV.
The only event on the Showtime Boxing schedule right now is a Nov. 25 fight in Las Vegas between David Benavidez and Demetrius Andrade.
PBC is exploring broadcast deals with Amazon Prime Video y DAZNwhich has an association with Matchroom Boxing of Eddie Hearn and Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotionssources told ESPN.
It’s been a successful year for PBC and Showtime. In April, Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia They faced each other in a super fight. Then in July, PBC and Showtime held the long-awaited undisputed welterweight championship match between Terence Crawford y Errol Spence Jr.
The Australian star Tim Tszyu retained his super welterweight title on Showtime over the weekend as part of the subscription service. There are no other PPVs on the calendar.
The most recent “Showtime Championship Boxing,” the network’s flagship boxing program, took place in July when Frank Martin defeated Artem Harutyunyan.
The PBC stable is the largest and most star-studded in boxing. In addition to Álvarez, “Tank” Davisthe former heavyweight champion Deontay WilderSpence, the twins Charlo, Benavidez and Caleb Plant They are all with PBC.
And now, they are ready to fight on a new platform in 2024 and beyond.
Showtime is preparing to abandon the sport five years after its competitor, HBO, stopped programming boxing after 45 years.
When Showtime landed Mayweather in 2013, it was a huge coup for the network. Mayweather fought seven times on the Showtime pay-per-view, including the 2015 bout with Manny Pacquiao which broke revenue records (a joint PPV with HBO).
Showtime also got Mike Tyson in the 90s and televised his two lawsuits with Evander Holyfieldincluding the infamous “Bite Fight” rematch.
2023-10-18 20:14:10
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