BRONER vs. MAIDANA MAIN EVENT DRAWS 1.3 MILLION VIEWERS, THE THIRD-LARGEST AUDIENCE FOR LIVE BOXING ON SHOWTIME® Average Audience Across the Four-Fight Telecast Ranks as the Fourth-Largest in a Decade “DANGER ZONE” REPLAYS TONIGHT AT 10p ET/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME®

BRONER vs. MAIDANA MAIN EVENT DRAWS 1.3 MILLION VIEWERS, THE THIRD-LARGEST AUDIENCE FOR LIVE BOXING ON SHOWTIME^® 

Average Audience Across the Four-Fight Telecast Ranks as the Fourth-Largest in a Decade

“DANGER ZONE” REPLAYS TONIGHT AT 10p ET/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME®

SHOWTIME Sports® continued with significant gains in viewership on its flagship series SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® on Saturday, Dec. 14, drawing 1.3 million viewers to an action-packed main event featuring the welterweight world championship, Adrien Broner vs. Marcos Maidana. The dramatic bout, the final match on the 2013 boxing calendar, is a late contender for boxing’s coveted Fight of the Year honor. 

The audience performance during the main event ranks as the third-highest audience on record for live boxing on SHOWTIME since the network began tracking individual bouts in 2009.

The average viewership across the entire event, a four-fight, four-hour telecast, brings the series’ 2013 average up 24 percent and a remarkable 64 percent over 2011.

Further, the average audience for the entire telecast ranks as the fourth-largest live boxing telecast on SHOWTIME since 2004 (when the Nielsen began separately measuring premium television multiplex channels) with all four coming within the last 12 months ranking behind the events headlined by Miguel Cotto vs. Austin Trout (Dec. 1, 2012); Paul Malignaggi vs. Adrien Broner (June 22, 2013); and Bernard Hopkins vs. Karo Murat (Oct. 26, 2013). 

“#SHOWTIME Sports has achieved incredible growth in viewership of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP #BOXING in 2013, and we’ll take this momentum into 2014,” said Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice President & General Manager, SHOWTIME Sports. “With marquee events featuring boxing’s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter and global star #FloydMayweather, the return of Canelo Alvarez, and a myriad of incredible matchups on the horizon in the welterweight, junior welterweight and super welterweight divisions—the very deepest, most talent-rich divisions in boxing--our subscribers can continue to expect SHOWTIME Sports to deliver the biggest and most significant bouts in boxing.”

Replays of the full four-fight telecast air tonight, Dec. 17 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME® and again on Tuesday, Dec. 24 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME®. The telecast is available at SHOWTIME ON DEMAND® and via mobile devices on SHOWTIME ANYTIME®.

The event was promoted by #GoldenBoyPromotions in association with Leija*Battah Promotions and emanated from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

A rousing quadrupleheader from start to finish was capped by Maidana’s scintillating performance. The fearless Argentine scored two knockdowns en route to a unanimous decision over the heavily favored, previously unbeaten Broner. The startling result becomes an instant candidate for not only Fight of the Year, but Upset of the Year as well.

In the co-feature, undefeated #KeithThurman retained his #WBA Interim Welterweight title with a sensational ninth-round stoppage over tough-as-nails Jesus Soto Karass in a Knockout of the Year candidate. The always-exciting Leo Santa Cruz kept his WBC Super Bantamweight belt with a unanimous decision over determined Cesar Seda in a 12-round slugfest. And WBA Light Heavyweight Champion Beibut Shumenov made an emphatic statement with an impressive third-round TKO over Slovakia’s Tomas Kovacs.

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50 Cent prospect Ryan Martin takes quick liking to Big Apple

Unbeaten junior lightweight prospects Joel Diaz, Jr. (13-0, 11 KOs) and Wanzell Ellison (9-0-1, 5 KOs) headline "Big Apple Boxing" in a 10-round bout. The 21-year-old Diaz, fighting out of Palmdale, California, faces his toughest test to date in Newark's (NJ) 24-year-old Ellison. 

A 10/12-round junior welterweight match between 23-year-old undefeated Amir "Young Master" Imam (11-0, 10 KOs), of Albany (NJ), and cagey Mexican veteran Sergio "Sirenito" Perez (28-15, 9 KOs) has been added to the card as the co-feature. 

Arizona junior welterweight "Magic Man" Luis Olivares (6-0, 4 KOs), 21, puts his undefeated record on the line against Tony "Sugar Boy" Walker (5-3-1, 3 KOs) in one of five six-round fights. The others include undefeated Puerto Rican junior middleweight Emmanuel "Pirata" De Jesus (8-0, 5 KOs), 20, vs. Antonio Fernandez-Chaves (4-13-2), from Brockton, Massachusetts by way of the American Virgin Islands; Washington D.C. super bantamweight Thomas "KO" Snow (16-1, 10 KOs) vs. Hartford's Nate Green (4-0, 1 KO), and 23-year-old Cincinnati welterweight Donte Strayhorn (3-1) vs. New York's Sam Moura (0-2). 

Scheduled to fight in four-round matches are former U.S. amateur star, 20-year-old Tennessean Ryan "Blue-Chip" Martin (1-0, 1 KO) vs. Las Vegas lightweight Eric Jamar Goodall (1-2), and pro-debuting Brooklyn bantamweight Mafato Kamogawa vs. native New Yorker Michelle Cook (0-0-1).

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IBF JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION LAMONT "HAVOC" PETERSON DEFENDS HIS TITLE AGAINST MANDATORY CHALLENGER DIERRY JEAN ON SATURDAY, JAN. 25, 2014, LIVE ON SHOWTIME® FROM THE DC ARMORY IN WASHINGTON, D.C. CO-MAIN EVENT TO FEATURE MIDDLEWEIGHT SHOWDOWN BETWEEN JERMELL "IRON MAN" CHARLO AND GABRIEL "KING" ROSADO

World-class championship boxing returns to the nation's capital on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014, when hometown hero IBF Junior Welterweight World Champion Lamont "Havoc" Peterson defends his 140-pound crown against Montreal's unbeaten Dierry Jean as part of a live SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast)- event at the DC Armory in Washington, D.C. In the co-main event, Middleweight Jermell "Iron Man" Charlo risks his undefeated record against Two-Time World Title Challenger Gabriel "King" Rosado.

"This is the perfect way for me to kick off 2014, with a great fight against a tough opponent in my hometown," said Peterson. "Fights like these bring out the best in me and I'm going to give my fans a performance to remember on Jan. 25."

"Peterson has been in the ring with many good fighters, but he hasn't been in the ring with me," said Jean. "I've worked hard for this for a long time. I have already started training camp and I'm in great shape. I just want to bring that belt home to Quebec, where it belongs."

"I've waited for a big fight like this against a top-level opponent and now I've got it," said Charlo. "Rosado is a rugged, tough fighter and with a win over him, I'll be making a statement to the boxing world that I'm ready for even bigger and better things."

"I wanted another world title shot after my fight with Peter Quillin, but with that rematch not happening right now, I want to stay busy and keep sharp until my time comes," said Rosado. "Charlo's got talent, but he's not ready to face someone with as much experience as I have. I am ready to go after my recent fight with Quillin."

"2013 was a great year for boxing on SHOWTIME, and this doubleheader shows that we're ready to deliver even more exciting fights in 2014," said Richard Schaefer, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions. "Lamont Peterson is a fan favorite in Washington, D.C., and I give him credit for risking his belt against a tough, unbeaten fighter in Dierry Jean. As for the co-main event, Gabriel Rosado always comes to fight and he's going to put Jermell Charlo to the test on Jan. 25."

"Coming off a record-breaking 2013, we are taking significant momentum into the new year," said Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice President and General Manager, SHOWTIME Sports. "Boxing's passionate fan base has called for the world's top fighters to take on the biggest challenges. Lamont Peterson returns to the ring and immediately takes a difficult main event match up against a hungry power puncher in Dierry Jean.  And Jermell Charlo is a rising star taking a sizable step up against the battle-tested Gabriel Rosado.  January 25 will be a night you don't want to miss."

IBF Junior Welterweight World Champion Lamont "Havoc" Peterson (31-2-1, 16 KO's) will begin 2014 determined to defeat Dierry Jean and then continue on to battle his peers at the top of the 140-pound weight class. With his two most recent victories coming over Amir Khan and Kendall Holt, the 29-year-old has proven that he is one of the elite in the sport today, and in his first fight since a May 2013 loss to Lucas Matthysse, Peterson is hungry for a return to the win column and respectability.

A native of Haiti who moved with his family to Montreal, Quebec, Canada as a child, Dierry Jean (25-0, 17 KO's) has proudly represented his adopted home country, winning a national amateur championship before turning pro in 2006. Since then, his professional record has been perfect, and after winning the NABF title in 2012 with a win over Lanardo Tyner in May 2013, Jean defeated Cleotis Pendarvis in the IBF title eliminator to become Peterson's mandatory challenger.

At just 23-years old, former amateur star Jermell "Iron Man" Charlo (22-0, 11 KO's) has made plenty of waves in the junior middleweight division over the last few years, dazzling with his mix of speed and power as he mowed down opponent after opponent. In 2013, he triumphed three times, defeating Harry Joe Yorgey (KO 8), Demetrius Hopkins (W 12), and Jose Angel Rodriguez (TKO 10).

A Philadelphia fighter in the truest sense, "King" Gabriel Rosado (21-7, 13 KO's) is always willing to dig deep and battle it out in the trenches in search of victory. A veteran of nearly eight years in the pro game, the 27-year-old Rosado impressed with his gutsy efforts in recent middleweight title fights against Gennady Golovkin and Peter Quillin. On Jan. 25, he returns to 154 pounds, eager to prove that he's worthy of another world title opportunity.

Peterson vs. Jean, a 12-round fight for Peterson's IBF Junior Welterweight World Championship, will take place Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014 at the DC Armory in Washington, D.C. The event is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and supported by Golden Boy Promotions' sponsors Corona and AT&T. The live SHOWTIME telecast begins at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) and will be available in Spanish via secondary audio programming (SAP). In the co-featured bout, Jermell Charlo defends his USBA Junior Middleweight Championship in a 12-round fight against Gabriel Rosado. Preliminary bouts will air on SHOWTIME EXTREME® at 7:00 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).

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TODAY! EXCLUSIVE ADRIEN BRONER POST-FIGHT INTERVIEW INCLUDED IN REPLAY TELECAST OF SATURDAY'S SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING QUADRUPLEHEADER ON SHOWTIME EXTREME® - 10 P.M. ET/PT‏

SHOWTIME Sports^® will replay last Saturday's remarkable year-end action-packed SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING^® telecast twice-Tuesday, Dec. 17 (10 p.m. ET/PT, SHOWTIME EXTREME^®); and again on Tuesday, Dec. 24 (10 p.m. ET/PT, SHOWTIME EXTREME^®).  The telecast also is available at SHOWTIME ON DEMAND^® and will be available via mobile devices on SHOWTIME ANYTIME^®.

The event was promoted by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Leija*Battah Promotions and took place at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

Perhaps the only thing missing during Saturday's stirring four-fight telecast was a post-fight reaction from the usually loquacious Broner. SHOWTIME cameras caught up with Broner after the telecast ended, and the interview will be included on the SHOWTIME EXTREME replays. 

A rousing quadrupleheader from start to finish was capped by newly crowned WBA Welterweight Champion Marcos Maidana's scintillating performance.  The fearless Argentine scored two knockdowns and held Broner along the ropes throughout, en route to a unanimous decision over the heavily favored, previously unbeaten Adrien Broner.  The startling result becomes an instant candidate for not only Upset of the Year but Fight of the Year as well.

In the co-feature, undefeated Keith Thurman retained his WBA Interim Welterweight title with a sensational ninth-round stoppage over tough-as-nails Jesus Soto Karass in a Knockout of the Year candidate.  The always-exciting Leo Santa Cruz kept his WBC Super Bantamweight belt with a unanimous decision over determined Cesar Seda in a 12-round slugfest.  And WBA Light Heavyweight Champion Beibut Shumenovmade an emphatic statement with an impressive third-round TKO over Slovakia's Tomas Kovacs.

"DANGER ZONE: Broner vs. Maidana," for Broner's WBA Welterweight World Championship took place on Saturday, Dec. 14 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, was promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and Leija*Battah Promotions and sponsored by Corona, AT&T, Grudge Match and Casamigos Tequila. In the 12-round co-featured attraction, Keith Thurman put his interim WBA Welterweight World Championship on the line against Jesus Soto Karass. Leo Santa Cruz put his WBC Super Bantamweight World title on the line against Cesar Seda and Beibut Shumenov faced Tamas Kovacs in a 12-round clash for Shumenov's WBA Super & IBA Light Heavyweight World titles. The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING^® telecast aired live at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and was available in Spanish using secondary audio programming (SAP). Preliminary bouts aired live on SHOWTIME EXTREME^® at 6:00 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).

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Marcos Maidana Solves "The Problem" In Thrilling Win Over Adrien Broner Saturday on SHOWTIME‏

MARCOS MAIDANA SOLVES "THE PROBLEM"

WINS WBA WELTERWEIGHT WORLD TITLE IN THRILLING BOUT

Saturday's SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Telecast Will Replay As Follows:

 Tuesday, Dec. 17 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME

Available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND & SHOWTIME ANYTIME beginning Sunday, Dec. 15

Argentine slugger Marcos "El Chino" Maidana stole the show-and the WBA Welterweight World Championship-on an action-packed night of world championship boxing on SHOWTIME Saturday night at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

The 30-year-old former 140-pound world champion was supposed to be a "test" for rising star Adrien "The Problem" Broner's budding career.  And test him he did, right from the opening bell. 

Broner was stunned in the first exchange and Maidana poured it on.  He overwhelmed the champion for two straight rounds, scoring a knockdown in the second and forcing Broner back on unsteady legs.

By the third, Broner settled into his game and the fight was on. 

"High drama in the Lone Star State," bellowed SHOWTIME Sports play-by-play announcer Mauro Ranallo in the middle rounds of what is sure to be a late entry for Fight of the Year. 

Broner had his moments in the fight, but Maidana won the day by throwing from tricky angles and consistently landing a punishing left hook. 

"Maidana's awkward ways are working in his favor," said ringside analyst, and world-class welterweight, Paul Malignaggi during the bout. "Broner is getting hit with shots from different angles. Shots that he would not normally get hit with." 

In a thrilling eighth, Maidana landed a series of lethal blows including a final left hook that sent Broner wobbling to the canvas for a second time.  In the next exchange, Broner tied up Maidana for a few moments before Maidana uncorked a head butt into the chin of the champion."

Referee Lawrence Cole deducted a point for the foul negating Maidana's knockdown adding an additional layer of drama to the close fight.  But in the end, Maidana had distanced himself on all three scorecards to win a unanimous decision and wrest the crown from Broner.

After the scores were announced, 117-109, 116-109 and 115-110, Broner immediately vacated the ring and made his way back to his dressing room. 

After the bout, ringside reporter Barry Tompkins asked Maidana about comments earlier in the week, that Broner had never faced anyone like him.  "The truth is, I've never fought someone like [Broner]," said the new two-division champion via SHOWTIME Sports translator Felix De Jesus.  "And the truth is it was a great fight."

Regarding the game plan coming in, Maidana said, "The plan was to fight any which way we can do it and we won."

Regarding the rematch: "Yes. No problem." 

Maidana improved his record to 35-3 (31 KOs) and is now 2-2 in world championship fights and can now lay claim as the world's best welterweight not named Floyd Mayweather.  

Two fighters with incredible will and determination met in a thrilling co-feature.  Twenty-five year old Keith "One Time" Thurman made an emphatic statement with a brutal knockout of rugged, tested Mexican veteran Jesus "El Renuente" Soto Karass. 

Soto Karass opened the scoring in the first seconds of the bout when he stunned Thurman with a big right hand.  But Thurman kept his feet, barely, and nearly floored Soto Karass to end the first round. 

A furious pace was set.  Thurman gradually stole the momentum and broke seemed ultimately to break the will of the Mexican challenger.  Thurman showed impressive lateral movement and superb timing as he landed precise and powerful combinations in retreat. 

Thurman sent Soto Karass down in the fifth and finished him in the ninth.  The final blows were a lethal combination left hook and perfect left uppercut that landed flush to end the contest at 2:21 of round 9.  

With the explosive technical knockout, the 25-year-old Thurman of Clearwater, Fla., is sure to climb the ranks of the deep welterweight division, arguably the most talented division in boxing the world over.

"Thurman can transition from a defensive position to explode with powerful shots," said Malignaggi. "That's not an easy thing to do." 

Hall of Fame analyst Al Bernstein added this of Thurman, "Showing lateral movement while landing combinations and power punches.  That's a tremendous set of skills to have.  He has every offensive weapon you could want."  

A jubilant Thurman: "San Antonio, baby.  Thank you.  There's a lot of tough guys out there but One Time represents the KO every time.  They can take it for a few rounds, but they can't take it for 12 rounds. 

"I saw I had him hurt.  He was buzzed, standing up and I finished the show.  I saw that he was open," Thurman said of the final uppercut. "I sat down on that left hook and I exploded.

"Everyone's dangerous with an 8oz. glove.  Luckily, God willing, I was able to stand with him, go toe-to-toe and get him out of there." 

When asked who he'd like to fight next, Thurman said, "I'd like whatever the fans like.  I am here to entertain.  I am here to give the best fights in the welterweight division.

"Merry Christmas everybody!"

Undefeated Leo "El Terremoto" Santa Cruz, making the first defense of his Super Bantamweight World title, won a close and hard-fought unanimous decision over Puerto Rico's Cesar Seda. 

Working behind a piston-like jab and a multitude of power punches, Santa Cruz won the bout on the strength of his trademark volume punching.  He sent Seda down in the fifth round, a flash knockdown, but nonetheless it was only the second time Seda had been down in his career. 

Seda kept the bout close, fighting well while backing up from the perpetual charge of Santa Cruz. At times, Seda got good work done on the ropes.  But in the end, as has been the case with all of Santa Cruz's prior challengers, his work-rate proved to be too much.  SHOStats recorded Santa Cruz landing 297 total punches of 829 thrown; 197 of 454 power punches; and 100 of 375 jabs.

Scores were 116-111, 115-112, 117-110 as Santa Cruz improves to 26-0-1, 15 KO's.  A two-division world champion has now fought eight times in the less than two years, including six world championship fights.

"He was a tough guy," said Santa Cruz, a Mexican now living and fighting out of Los Angeles. "I am sorry to San Antonio that I couldn't do what I wanted to do.  I wanted to give a better fight.  Next time I'll try to do better."

[Regarding when he might return to the ring] Santa Cruz said, "I feel good.  The sooner, the better for me.  I want to stay at 122.  Maybe spend next year at 122 and we'll see after that.  I thank San Antonio for their support.  This is a lovely city.  I have wanted to come to fight here for a long time and I am glad we did."  

Of Seda, Hall of Fame analyst Al Bernstein said near the end of the bout, "Seda may be better off in the 118-pound division because he has shown some tremendous talent in this fight.  He's just in there against a bigger and stronger man in Santa Cruz." 

"I thought I won the fight," said Seda, now 25-2, 17 KO's.  "The knockdown was not a knockdown. We had our legs tangled.  This decision was a robbery." 

WBA Light Heavyweight Super Champion Beibut Shumenov defended his title with a three-round route of Tomas Kovacs in the opening bout on SHOWTIME.  Shumenov imposed his will, using his jab to set up a strong right hand and an impressive check-left-hook.  He knocked down Kovacs in rounds one and two before finishing him with a combination at 2:55 of the third.

Hailing from Kazakhstan and fighting out of Las Vegas, Shumenov (14-1, 9 KO's) looked to Bernard Hopkins, who was in the ring after the bout, for a chance to face the future Hall of Famer.  

"My main goal is to unify the titles," said Shumenov after the fight.  "I know Bernard (Hopkins) wants to fight me.  I'd be honored.  He's a truly legendary champion.  I would be honored.... I am ready."

Hopkins joined the SHOWTIME interview and added, "I hope he doesn't fight that well when we fight.  That right hand was coming straight down the pike.  He warmed up a bit and executed very well.  It will be an honor, for me, to take his belt."    

Ricard "Dinamita" Alvarez (28-4, 20 KO's), the brother of boxing superstar Canelo Alvarez, defeated Rod Salka (18-3, 3 KO's) via majority decision (95-95, 96-94, 98-92) in a close, competitive fight.  According to SHO STATS, Salka was the more active fighter and landed more punches (174-136) and power punches (89-88) than Alvarez.  

"I clearly out boxed him," Salka said.  "I'm not making an excuse.  I landed shots when I wanted to land them.  I was making him miss.  What else am I supposed to do?  If you're being real generous you give him three rounds.  He was swinging wild and missing shots while I was landing clean punches.  It's bullshit."

Undefeated lightweight prospect Robert Easter, Jr. (8-0, 8 KO's), kicked off the SHOWTIME EXTREME® telecast with a bang, registering his eighth KO in as many fights when he knocked out Hardy M. Paredes (16-13, 10 KO's) in the first round. Easter landed two text-book hooks to finish Easter; one to the head followed immediately by one to the body.  Paredes took a knee. Then two and the referee counted him out at 2:30 of the round.

"I knew it was coming," said Easter [of the finishing body shot].  "It is just one of those shots that I always land. I've been working on it since I was a little kid.  I can do it all.  I can box and I have heavy hands."

In non-televised bouts...

Former undisputed middleweight world champion Jermain Taylor (32-4-1, 20 KO's) scored a seventh-round TKO (2:58) over journeyman J.C. Candelo (32-13-4, 21 KO's) in a super middleweight bout.  Undefeated lightweight prospect from Coram, New York, Jamell Herring (6-0, 4KO's) scored a second round TKO (2:59) over Lance Williams (6-3, 6 KO's) of Muscatine, Iowa.  In the first bout of the evening, undefeated bantamweight prospect Rau'Shee Warren (17-0, 3 KO's) won an eight-round unanimous decision (80-72 three times) over Jose Silveira (15-10, 6 KO's). 

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"DANGER ZONE: Broner vs. Maidana," for Broner's WBA Welterweight World Championship took place on Saturday, Dec. 14 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, was promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and Leija*Battah Promotions and sponsored by Corona, AT&T, Grudge Match and Casamigos Tequila. In the 12-round co-featured attraction, Keith Thurman put his interim WBA Welterweight World Championship on the line against Jesus Soto Karass. Leo Santa Cruz put his WBC Super Bantamweight World title on the line against Cesar Seda and Beibut Shumenov faced Tamas Kovacs in a 12-round clash for Shumenov's WBA Super & IBA Light Heavyweight World titles. The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® telecast aired live at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and was available in Spanish using secondary audio programming (SAP). Preliminary bouts aired live on SHOWTIME EXTREME® at 6:00 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).

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Adrien Broner and Marcos Maidana - Heated Face-Off in San Antonio - SHOW...

Adrien Broner and Marcos Maidana - Heated Face-Off in San Antonio - SHOWTIME Boxing

A few moments from an intense face off between Adrien "The Problem" Broner and Marcos "Chino" Maidana


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Adrien Broner vs. Marcos Maidana Final Weights & Photos For Saturday's Blockbuster Event on SHOWTIME‏!

ADRIEN BRONER vs. MARCOS MAIDANA
FINAL WEIGHTS & PHOTOS
“#DANGERZONE: Broner vs. Maidana” Saturday, Dec. 14, LIVE on SHOWTIME®
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP #BOXING – Live at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT

#WBA WELTERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Adrien Broner – 144.4 Pounds
Marcos Maidana – 146.2 Pounds


WBA INTERIM WELTERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Keith Thurman – 145.8 Pounds
Jesus Soto Karass – 146.2 Pounds



#WBC SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Leo Santa Cruz – 121.4 Pounds
Cesar Seda – 121.6 Pounds

WBA LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT SUPER WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Beibut Shumenov – 175 Pounds
Tamas Kovacs – 174.4 Pounds


SHOWTIME EXTREME – Live at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT

JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHTS
Ricardo Alvarez – 140.4 Pounds
Rod Salka – 138.8 Pounds

LIGHTWEIGHTS
Robert Easter, Jr. – 133.6 Pounds
Hardy Paredes – 135.4 Pounds


“DANGER ZONE: Broner vs. Maidana,” a 12-round fight for Broner's WBA Welterweight World Championship taking place on Saturday, Dec. 14 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and Leija*Battah Promotions and sponsored by Corona, AT&T, Grudge Match and Casamigos Tequila. In the 12-round co-featured attraction, Keith Thurman will defend his interim WBA Welterweight World Championship against Jesus Soto Karass. Leo Santa Cruz will put his WBC Super Bantamweight World title on the line against Cesar Seda in a 12-round bout and Beibut Shumenov faces Tamas Kovacs in a 12-round clash for Shumenov's WBA Super & IBA Light Heavyweight World titles. The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® telecast will air live at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and can be heard in Spanish using secondary audio programming (SAP). Preliminary bouts will air live on SHOWTIME EXTREME® at 6:00 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).


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BANNER PROMOTIONS SIGNS UNDEFEATED WELTERWEIGHT SIMEON HARDY

Arthur Pelullo’s Banner Promotions is pleased to announce the signing of undefeated welterweight Simeon Hardy to an exclusive promotional contract.

 

Hardy of Brooklyn, New York via Guyana, has a perfect mark of 10-0 with 7 knockouts and he holds two wins over two-time world title challenger and fellow Guyana native Howard Eastman.

 

At just 26 years old and to have those wins over Eastman gives Hardy the confidence that big things are ahead.

 

“The fights with Eastman where a lifetime experience,”Said Hardy.  “I took both of them on short notice and I was ready to go.  I fight to win rounds and learned so much from fighting him.”

 

Hardy knows that signing with Banner Promotions will accelerate his career.

 

“I been in the United States for one year.  It means a lot to me to sign with Banner Promotions.  I had two fights cancelled and I know that being with Banner that won’t happen.  I know i will fit right in as they are pushing hungry fighters to be champions.”

 

Hardy is managed by Ken Whipple of KO Management and is trained by Colin Morgan.

 

“I have one son and he is my motivation.  I love what I do and boxing is my everything.”, finished Hardy.

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ADRIEN BRONER vs. MARCOS MAIDANA FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES & PHOTOS

"You never know, maybe I have to sit in there and brawl it out with this guy for 12 rounds.  Maybe I mess him up in two.  Maybe one." - Broner

"They might say Broner is one of the best, but I don' think he is." - Maidana

San Antonio solidified itself as a boxing powerhouse in 2013, so it's only fitting that the home of the Alamo will host the final blockbuster boxing event of the year when Adrien "The Problem" Broner faces Marcos "El Chino" Maidana thisSaturday, Dec. 14, live on SHOWTIME^® (8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT) from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

"I put San Antonio with New York City, Las Vegas and Los Angeles as one of the top boxing cities in the country," Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer said during Thursday's final press conference for "DANGER ZONE: Broner vs. Maidana." 

And the third SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING event to emanate from San Antonio this year might be the best yet.  Saturday's telecast features four can't-miss world championship fights with each fighter facing potentially the toughest test of their respective careers.   

Here's what the fighters, trainers and promoters had to say during Thursday's final press conference:

ADRIEN BRONER, WBA Welterweight World Champion

"If he makes a mistake and I have a chance to get him out of there I'm going to get him out of there.  If I just beat him to death, then I beat him to death. 

"Who doesn't want to see a young star on the rise like Adrien Broner fight a guy like Marcos Maidana, a hard puncher, a knockout artist with 31 knockouts?  Who doesn't want to see that?  There's always that 'what if?'

"It's going to be a hell of a fight.  I don't go for knockouts but I really feel I'm going to knock this guy out; I'm going to be his first stoppage.  I'm going to stop this guy and we're going to move on to the next one. 

"Maidana is a good fighter, a hell of a fighter, but he's not on my level.  My career is going to the rooftop.  It's going to skyrocket.  But this is just the beginning.  It starts here. 

"I don't even think I've showed all of my abilities yet.  Maidana is a different type of fighter and he might bring something else out of Adrien Broner that the world hasn't seen yet.  Or he might be a regular fighter after I make him look the way I make him look.

"Every boxer wants to be where I am right now.  I am the person who is going to take over boxing after Floyd Mayweather.  Everybody wants this position. So I don't get mad when I hear that Keith Thurman wants to fight me - he's supposed to.  Who doesn't want to be where I am. 

"On Dec. 14 we're worried about Maidana.  I respect his coach; I respect him as a fighter.  People say I'm being bashful, I'm being respectful.  I can't talk trash to someone who doesn't speak English.  He's looking at me crazy right now and I don't know if he's faking or not.  He's a very respectful guy so I have to respect him, but on Dec. 14 I'm going to beat his ass.  I'm going to beat his ass for sure.  We can be friends after that.

"I'm not coming to play.  It's going to be the AB show and I'm going to be victorious.  We don't think about losing. 

"I don't watch tape but I've seen him a couple of times.  Everybody knows Maidana makes a lot of mistakes and you can't make mistakes with Broner. 

"You never know.  Maybe I have to sit in there and brawl it out with this guy for 12 rounds.  Maybe I mess him up in two.  Maybe one." 

MARCOS MAIDANA, Former WBA Super Lightweight World Champion

"I want to thank my team for working hand-in-hand with me, for all their help and support and for working so close with me. Thank you to Sebastian Contursi, Robert Garcia, Cecilio Flores and my right hand, my cousin "Pileta," that's been with me all the way.

"I'm ready for this fight; I've trained hard and I'm certain I have what it takes to come out victorious on Saturday.

"They might say Broner is one of the best, but I don' think he is. He's definitely different to any other opponents I've fought, but I'm prepared.  I'm ready for him.

"I'm going to hit him hard, very hard, with all I have and I'll get busy with him. I hope he's ready, because I am.

"This is the hardest fight of my life. I respect Broner, but I don't underestimate him.  On Saturday, I'll do my part; I'll do what I came here for - to fight with my heart and do my best.

"I'm not a trash talker. I'm not that kind of guy and I'm not going to get into that. It's just not my thing."

KEITH THURMAN, WBA Interim Welterweight World Champion

"I'm just trying to bring the excitement.  This card is called the "Danger Zone" and it's a guaranteed fact that every time you come into the ring with Keith "One Time" Thurman you're automatically stepping into the Danger Zone. 

"This is the last fight of the year and the last fight of the year is my favorite fight of the year.  I like to call it the icing on the cake.  I've been training really hard for this fight.  Soto is a real tough opponent.  He gave (Andre) Berto his all.  He claims he has a new passion for the sport.  I believe the man.  I saw it when he fought.  I saw his passion and I'm truly looking forward to this fight. 

"Christmas came early and I have two presents for Soto right here-my right and my left-two real nice packages.  Like I said, this is going to be the icing on the cake. 

"Last year I ended with a tremendous victory and I don't think this fight is going to go the distance.   I'm looking forward to putting him down on that blue canvas and make sure he gets to sleep real nice. "One Time," every time.

"My promoters have been testing me and I've been passing every test with flying colors.  So I'm ready for the world of boxing.  I'm not afraid to lose, I'm not afraid to get beat.  I want go out old school and fight the best of the best. 

"My KO ratio is phenomenal, but, as a matter of fact, I'm disappointed that I didn't knock out everybody.  I'm the kind of guy that wants to knockout everybody.  I'm "One Time," every time.  And that's what I'm bringing Saturday night. 

"I'm on the up and up.  I'm on my way to the top.  So this fight is important to get not just a victory but a KO victory so I can keep representing "One Time" Thurman."

"I'm not afraid to put it all on the line.  I've got "O" and I'm not afraid to let it go.

JESUS SOTO KARASS, Welterweight Contender

"It's a very important fight for me, especially with the holidays coming up.  I'd like to go enjoy the time off with a win.  

"My promoters and manager put me against the best.  I fight the best and the best comes out of me. 

A lot of people don't believe in me and they don't think I have what it takes to beat Keith Thurman.  But I've proven them wrong before and the people will respect me after the fight. 

"I've been on big cards before.  But my job is to go out and win and give the fans what they want.  I'm coming to knock him out.  If he wants to box I'm going to take him to school.  My heart is in this fight.

"I've worked really, really hard for this fight.  I've trained at the Ponce De Leon Gym in Monterrey, Calif., and this Saturday I'm going to show it in the ring.

"There's not much to say, other than to those that don't believe I'm worthy to be here, just wait to see me on the ring on December 14.

"For all the people that don't believe in me, for all those that think I shouldn't be in this position, I'm going to show everybody on Saturday night what I'm made off and I'm going to do it well.

"I want to thank Keith Thurman and his team for giving me the opportunity to fight for a world title again."

LEO SANTA CRUZ, WBC Super Bantamweight World Champion

"I'm just excited to be on a great undercard with Maidana and Broner.  I've trained really hard to be on these guys' level and I want to defend my title.  I know Cesar is a great fighter and that he has everything it takes to become a champion.  And I've trained hard to give him a great war.  We're going to leave it all in the ring.  May the best man win. 

"I closed out 2012 with a great win on CBS and I'm excited to do the same this year on SHOWTIME."

CESAR SEDA, Super Bantamweight Title Challenger

 "I want to let you know that you are going to witness a great show on Dec. 14

"From my part, I've prepared very well and I assure you, you are going to see a great fight on Saturday night.  I hope to see you all there."

BEIBUT SHUMENOV, WBA Super Light Heavyweight World Champion

 "It's great to be involved in an event like this, one of boxing's best of the year.  I had a great training camp and can't wait to show the American boxing fans what I am all about. 

"I know Tamas is undefeated, he's very ambitious and he came here to take what's mine.  But I'm not going to let him take my title.  I'm going to fight hard for what's mine.  And I'm going to show the world that I'm the best light heavyweight champion of the world."

TAMAS KOVACS, Light Heavyweight Contender

"This is a very big opportunity for me.  This is the fight of my life.

"I've been training and preparing for this fight since September.  On Saturday, I'm coming out with all I have.

"It took me forty hours to get to San Antonio.  It was a difficult trip, but it was worth it.  This is the fight of

my life. This is my chance and I'm going to take it.

"I know Shumenov is a good boxer, but I'm good and also clever. So, he better watch out."

ROBERT GARCIA, Maidana's Trainer

"Maidana is very happy to be here.  We know we are facing a great champion, but Chino [Maidana] knows what he has to do, and he's ready to do it. Come Saturday night, we are going to give the fans a great fight.

MIKE STAFFORD, Broner's Trainer

"For this fight Adrien is going to show you something special.  He's going to give you a Christmas present.  He had a great camp and this kid is something special.  I want to thank Team Maidana for signing the contract.  I know it is not easy to commit to fighting a guy like this [looking at Adrien Broner], he's truly the best."

RICARDO "DINAMITA" ALVAREZ

"I'm thankful for this fight, this is my first time fighting here. I'm thankful for my promoters, my camp, my friends and my family for all their support.

"December 14 at the Alamodome is going to be a good night for me, it's my debut in United States and I'm really excited. "

RICHARD SCHAEFER, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions

"It's been a great year in boxing and a great year for boxing in San Antonio with spectacular events here in San Antonio.  Thanks to the fans for embracing these fights.  We promise to keep bringing the big fights and price the big fights appropriately starting at $10.  This is our Christmas gift to the great fans in San Antonio.

"We would not be here without Mike Battah and James Leija, a very enthusiastic team to work with.

"Big thank you to Matt Black and Les Moonves along with Stephen Espinoza and their entire team for all their hard work in this incredible year for Golden Boy Promotions. "

MIKE BATTAH, President of Leija-Battah Promotions

"Welcome everyone to San Antonio from all over the world, very much appreciate your help in building up our business.  I made a commitment to San Antonio to build boxing here. Our commitment will continue, it's great to work with Richard and Golden Boy.  Our commitment will stay and continue to grow.

"We have the will to build boxing; we have the skills the structure and the organization.

"One of the biggest cards in Texas in many years, fans will see a terrific night of boxing.

"JESSE" JAMES LEIJA, Texas Boxing Legend, Leija-Battah Promotions

"Want to thanks GBP for giving us this opportunity to prove ourselves.  Mike Battah is an incredible businessman and a great partner.   Also want to thank the fans of San Antonio, best fans in the world.  This is truly an early Christmas gift for the fans to come out and enjoy the fights.  We have the top fighters from Golden Boy Promotions on this card.

"Leo Santa Cruz, one of my favorite fighters is in a very tough fight against Cesar Seda.

"Continue to support these events and we will continue to bring the biggest events here to one of the greatest cities in the world.

NICHOLS LANGELLA, General Manager of the Alamodome

"We're very proud to host this event.   It takes a terrific passion and enthusiasm to put on this show.   Thanks to James Leija, Mike Battah and Golden Boy for putting this tremendous event together."

"DANGER ZONE: Broner vs. Maidana," a 12-round fight for Broner's WBA Welterweight World Championship taking place on Saturday, Dec. 14 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and Leija*Battah Promotions and sponsored by Corona, AT&T, Grudge Match and Casamigos Tequila. In the 12-round co-featured attraction, Keith Thurman will defend his interim WBA Welterweight World Championship against Jesus Soto Karass. Leo Santa Cruz will put his WBC Super Bantamweight World title on the line against Cesar Seda in a 12-round bout and Beibut Shumenov faces Tamas Kovacs in a 12-round clash for Shumenov's WBA Super & IBA Light Heavyweight World titles. The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® telecast will air live at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and can be heard in Spanish using secondary audio programming (SAP). Preliminary bouts will air live on SHOWTIME EXTREME® at 6:00 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).

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All Access: Broner vs. Maidana: Broner Training Camp

In this clip from the final episode of All Access: Broner vs. Maidana, watch Adrien Broner as he puts on a show while training for his fight with Marcos Maidana. Watch All Access: Broner vs. Maidana Friday December 13 at 9PM ET/PT on SHO Extreme.

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