![]() ![]() Right now I think you look at boxing and it's just a handful of guys that you know. "I love that era of boxing, and I have always felt that if somebody came along and could put together great fights and great cards and market and promote it in the right way, and do it on cable TV on a regular basis and be committed to it, that we could bring that back and kind of get boxing the comeback it deserves," Kay said. Kay said he is a "legendary Ali fan" and has wanted to bring boxing to Spike TV. The second card, slated for April 11 at an East Coast site to be determined and also on NBC in prime time, will pit junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia (29-0, 17 KOs) against titleholder Lamont Peterson (33-2-1, 17 KOs) in a nontitle bout at 143 pounds. That series begins March 7 in NBC prime time at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas with welterweight titlist Keith Thurman (24-0, 21 KOs) facing former two-division titleholder Robert Guerrero (32-2-1, 18 KOs) and former three-division titleholder Adrien Broner (29-1, 22 KOs) facing John Molina (27-5, 22 KOs) in the junior welterweight co-feature. The NBC deal, also a time buy, includes five cards on NBC on Saturday nights, six on NBC on Saturday afternoons and the remaining nine in prime time on NBC Sports Network. The announcement came one week after Haymon and NBC unveiled plans for 20 "Premier Boxing Champions" cards this year in a multiyear deal. The broadcast team will be announced later, Kay said. "The fighters are the stars, and we will give them a platform to demonstrate why they are among greatest and most exciting athletes in the world." "We share the vision of the 'Premier Boxing Champions' series to put the fighters first," Spike TV president Kevin Kay said. Former welterweight titleholder Shawn Porter (24-1-1, 15 KOs) and Roberto Garcia (36-3, 23 KOs) will meet in the co-feature. ET/PT) at the StubHub Center in Carson, California, and be headlined by former welterweight titleholder Andre Berto (29-3, 22 KOs) against Josesito Lopez (33-6, 19 KOs). The first card will take place March 13 (9 p.m. The network also said that if all goes well, additional cards might be added. Spike TV will carry a minimum of 33 monthly cards on Friday nights - nine this year with 12 more apiece in 20. Spike TV, which has been involved in combat sports as a television home to Bellator MMA and Glory kickboxing, will air boxing for the first time as part of Haymon's deal to purchase time on the network. On Thursday came the formal announcement of the second Haymon television deal in two weeks, as basic cable channel Spike TV unveiled plans to air Haymon's "Premier Boxing Champions" series. Keith Idec is a senior writer/columnist for have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browserĪnother week, another television deal for boxing manager and adviser Al Haymon, who has the deepest stable of fighters in the sport and now has another outlet on which to have them televised. Spike soon will be renamed The Paramount Network as part of a rebranding initiative by Viacom and will focus more on scripted entertainment than in the past. “Our focus is on Bellator right now, but if the right fight arises we are all ears.” ![]() “We have a great relationship and running dialogue with Al and the PBC,” Schwarz told. Bellator is owned by Viacom, also Spike’s parent company. Schwarz also said the network wants to televise more Bellator MMA cards. Now that our 2-year deal is complete, we are having ongoing discussions to potentially air future events that make sense for both parties.” Any inference to the contrary is inaccurate. “The network was very satisfied with the quality of fights that produced strong ratings and many memorable moments. “Spike and the PBC have enjoyed a very successful relationship with great fights, featuring high production values,” Schwarz said in a statement released to. ![]()
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