SHOWTIME SPORTS® EXPANSIVE PROGRAMMING LINEUP FOR MAYWEATHER VS. MAIDANA FIGHT WEEK BEGINSTONIGHT WITH A REPLAY OF SATURDAY’S FIGHT OF THE YEAR CANDIDATE: LUCAS MATTHYSSE VS. JOHN MOLINA

“ALL ACCESS: Mayweather vs. Maidana” Episode 3,  COUNTDOWN LIVE,

Live Coverage of Fight Week and Classic Fights Will Be Available on SHOWTIME^®, SHOWTIME EXTREME^®,

SHOWTIME ON DEMAND^®, SHOWTIME ANYTIME^®,Sports.SHO.com and More

TWEET: .@KeithThurmanJr impressed, but Matthysse stole the show! See the FOTY candidate TONIGHT at 10p, SHO Extreme. http://s.sho.com/1rGCZir

NEW YORK (April 29, 2014) – SHOWTIME Sports^® will offer a blitz of live and documentary programming across multiple platforms this week in advance of the SHOWTIME PPV^® presentation of “THE MOMENT: Mayweather vs. Maidana” – a four-fight telecast headlined by boxing superstar and No. 1 pound-for-pound titlist Floyd “Money” Mayweather against Marcos Maidana in a 12-round welterweight world championship unification fight this Saturday, May 3 (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. 

The lineup features live events and exclusive content including live coverage of fight week, the premiere of ALL ACCESS: Mayweather vs. Maidana Episode 3, classic fights, and COUNTDOWN LIVE, a one-hour show on SHOWTIME preceding the pay-per-view event.

The excitement begins tonight, April 29, on SHO EXTREME and continues with five consecutive days of daily fistic programming in support of “THE MOMENT: Mayweather vs. Maidana.’’  The schedule:

Tonight, April 29

Last Saturday’s terrific SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXINGtripleheader, highlighted by the universally lauded Fight Of The Year candidate, Matthysse vs. Molina, delivered it all – drama, brutal action, and unrelenting intensity.  Don’t miss the replay of the instant classic tonight/Tuesday at 10 p.m. ET/PT on SHO EXTREME.

Wednesday, April 30

SHOWTIME Sports Press Pass Live will stream the MAIN EVENT FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE live at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT onwww.sho.com/sports.  The live program is available to simulcast on your network and website. 

ALL ACCESS: Mayweather vs. Maidana EPISODE 3 premieres onSHOWTIME at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

CLASSIC FIGHTS – An encore presentation of Marcos Maidana vs. Victor Ortiz will air on SHO EXTREME at 11:45 p.m. ET/PT.    

THURSDAY, MAY 1

SHOWTIME Sports Press Pass Live will stream the UNDERCARD FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE featuring Amir Khan, Adrien Broner and all the undercard fighters at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT on www.sho.com/sports. The live program is available to simulcast on your network and website.

CLASSIC FIGHTS – Marcos Maidana vs. Jesus Soto Karass will air on SHO EXTREME at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT.  Floyd Mayweather vs. Miguel Cotto will air on SHO EXTREME at 11:05 p.m. ET/PT.

FRIDAY, MAY 2

WEIGH-IN LIVE: Mayweather vs. Maidana, a one-hour live program, will air on SHOWTIME at 6 p.m. ET/ 3 p.m. PT and include coverage the official weigh-in, plus a special ALL ACCESS LIVE segment highlighted byan unedited, unscripted, live face-to-face meeting between the main event combatants a mere 24 hours before they square off in the ring.  This program will be fed live via satellite, and stream on YouTube, Ustream andwww.sho.com/sports.  WEIGH-IN LIVE is available to simulcast on your network and website.

SHO EXTREME MARATHON will air five continuous hours of content related to “THE MOMENT,” including a replay of the WEIGH-IN at 10 p.m. ET/PT, Amir Khan vs. Marcos Maidana at 11 p.m. ET/PT and an ALL ACCESS marathon of all three episodes beginning at midnight ET/PT.

SATURDAY, MAY 3

SHO EXTREME MARATHON will continue with more than three hours of non-stop programming Saturday morning.  ALL ACCESS Episodes 1, 2 and 3 will air consecutively beginning at 10 a.m. ET/PT.  SHO EXTREME will air Mayweather’s record breaking pay-per-view event from last September vs. Canelo Alvarez at 11:30 a.m. ET/PT and Maidana’s hard-earned upset decision over Adrien Broner last December at 12:30 p.m. ET/PT.

COUNTDOWN LIVE: Mayweather vs. Maidana, a one-hour preview show on SHOWTIME that leads directly into the pay-per-view begins at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT and will be fed via satellite, and stream via YouTube, Ustream and sho.com/sports.  The live program is available to simulcast on your network and website.

TRIUMPHANT LUCAS MATTHYSSE AND JOHN MOLINA STEAL SHOW ON A HARD-HITTING NIGHT OF FIGHTS AT STUBHUB CENTER IN CARSON, CALIF.

Undefeated Keith Thurman Scores Third-Round TKO Over Julio Diaz,

 Unbeaten Omar Figueroa Retains WBC Lightweight Title With Split Decision Over Jerry Belmontes; Catch Replay Tomorrow, Sunday, April 27, 
At 9 a.m. ET/PT  On SHOWTIME; Next Tuesday, April 29, at 10 p.m. ET/PT 
On SHO EXTREME

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CARSON, Calif. (April 27, 2014) – On an exciting night when unbeaten WBA Interim Welterweight Champion Keith “One Time” Thurman retained his title with a third-round TKO over former world champion Julio “The Kidd” Diaz and undefeated Omar “Panterita” Figueroa successfully defended his WBC lightweight crown with a 12-round split decision over Jerry Belmontes, Lucas “The Machine” Matthysse stole the show with a spectacular, brutal 11th-round knockout over John Molina in the leading Fight of the Year candidate Saturday on SHOWTIME^®.

The Argentine, ranked No. 1 in the world at 140 pounds, was hurt in the first and dropped in the second and fifth rounds. But the former interim WBC 140-pound world champion came back with knockdowns in the eighth, 10^th and 11th to turn back a determined bid by Molina and capture the WBC Continental Americas Super Lightweight Championship.

“It was a war,’’ said Matthysse, who improved his record to 35-3 with 33 KOs. “And it got complicated for me at the beginning, but we trained for this and we got the knockout. He hit me in the back of the head (in the second) and I crumbled a bit but I was waiting to find my distance and I was able to finish a tough fight.

“Molina is a tough fighter. He took some big blows (14 unanswered at the end of the 10th). I was a bit surprised he came back out for the 11th.”

Regarding his loss last September to unified 140-pound world champion Danny Garcia, Matthysse said, “I want the rematch. I feel that he had very good luck that night. I want the rematch."

Offered the game but proud Molina (27-4, 22 KOs) afterward: “I am very disappointed.  We gave the fans a good fight and I’m happy about that. I wasn’t well-known before this fight but I feel like I am now. I’m disappointed I didn’t finish Lucas. I had him hurt, but this is a learning experience. I only had a few amateur fights, so I’m learning from every experience.

“Trainer) Joe Goossen had a great game plan and we were sticking to it. Lucas Matthysse is the real deal. Even though he lost to Garcia, he still is the No. 1 rated fighter. I’d love to fight him again. I wanted to continue but the referee and judges have their jobs to do.

“It was a helluva fight. This was the fight of the year. I’d like to do it again.’’

In the main event of the Golden Boy Promotions-promoted event at StubHub Center, Thurman (23-0, 21 KOs), of Clearwater, Fla., dropped Diaz in the second round. Diaz (40-10-1, 29 KOs), of Coachella, Calif., rebounded with a strong showing in the third but got hit with a body shot that ended the fight. Diaz, upon the suggestion of his corner between rounds, did not come out for the fourth.

Said Thurman, “I felt the body shot (to Diaz).  I felt he was going to go down.  I wondered if I hadn’t landed it clean enough.  He’s a tough guy.  He showed up to fight.  You saw what he was doing in the ring.  His rib… he had eight more rounds to go so he did what he had to do.

“I landed a clean left hook to the temple (in the second). He felt it.  So, he thought it would be better to take a knee, rather than take another shot to the head.  I train to do that.  If you feel that your legs aren’t right and you are in with a dangerous puncher, you take a knee.  It was a wise decision.

“Everybody shoots for the Mayweather sweepstakes.  I am here to entertain, to dominate the welterweight division.  I love the sport of boxing.  I love knockouts.  I am going to keep giving them to you. 

“Shawn Porter is a terrific fighter.  He’s a great friend of mine.  He’s a devastating boxer-puncher like myself.  Whenever they’re ready, I am ready. 

Diaz, who took a knee after getting hit, had no excuses. “I got caught with a good body shot, in the rib,’’ he said. “I had trouble breathing.  After the punch, I couldn’t breathe.  I am human.  I got hurt.  The guy had some power.  But I am a two-time champion.  I have never quit in a fight.  I didn’t have anything to prove.   I took a knee to recuperate from a shot to the back of my head.  And the rib shot really got me.  I ain’t 18 years old anymore.  I wanted to give a war, but I had to know when it was my time.’’

Marcos Maidana, who was in attendance, spoke with SHOWTIME about his major assignment next Saturday, May 3, against Floyd “Money” Mayweather live on SHOWTIME PPV (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT), after the opening bout of the telecast.

“I’m very happy to see this crowd here cheering me on. There is no doubt this is going to be a very difficult fight against Floyd Mayweather, but I am very prepared for this fight.

“There is no doubt that Floyd Mayweather has a great defense, but I have a great attack and that is what I will use.  

“I need to do the same thing that I did with (previously unbeaten Adrien) Broner.  I need to go out from the get-go and attack him. I know it will be more difficult with Floyd Mayweather but I am ready.

“I am surprised and shocked at the same time seeing all the press that has been following me but I am very tranquil and prepared."

When asked what the best moment of his career has been thus far, Maidana said, “The best moment is the (fight with Victor) Ortiz."

After losing all five of his amateur fights against Belmontes, Figueroa (23-0-1, 17 KOs), of Weslaco, Texas, got his revenge in his first world title defense, outpointing Belmontes (19-4, 5 KOs), of Corpus Christi, Texas, by the scores of 118-110, 116-112 and 113-115.

“He gave me more than trouble,’’ Figueroa said. “He wouldn’t make a fight out of it. I’m sorry to the fans. It was more of a sparring match than a fight. I prepared so much and this was the outcome. 

“He almost made me cry again but of laughter saying he was going to beat me. I prepared well. I came 100 percent.  I knew he was going to run. My hands are a little sore but nothing bad, nothing crazy.  Now take my time off. I have been training since January. But it is up to Al Haymon.”

Said Belmontes: “Honestly, I thought I won the fight. I thought I landed the clearer more effective shots.  I don’t fight like that (running) but sometimes I pay attention to the fans when they are booing so I went inside and fought like a Mexican warrior.  He couldn’t handle my jab. He couldn’t’ handle me on the outside. I thought I won the fight.”

In the featured match on SHOWTIME EXTREME, talented, world-ranked junior middleweight Jermall Charlo (18-0, 14 KOs), of Houston, dominated Albuquerque’s Hector Munoz (22-13-1, 14 KOs) en route to a fourth-round TKO.

“I just tried very hard,’’ said Charlo after the one-sided proceedings were stopped.  "Two camps in, I was hungrier than ever. I am hungrier than any fighter. I want to go on to bigger thing so badly. I credit Munoz for taking the fight. He showed a lot of spirit. But I had him. I’m so ready for the next level. I need it.’’

In other SHO Extreme results, undefeated Joseph Diaz Jr. (10-0, 7 KOs) won all six rounds in a decision over veteran Luis Maldonado (38-12-1, 29 KOs), of Calexico, Calif., and unbeaten super welterweight Terrell Gausha of Cleveland improved to 9-0 (five KOs) with an eight-round shutout over Charles Whittaker (40-15-2), of Winter Haven, Fla.

 The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING tripleheader will re-air this week as follows:

            DAY                                                                CHANNEL

Tomorrow, Sunday, April 27, 9 a.m. ET/PT   SHOWTIME

Tuesday, April 29, at 10 p.m. ET/PT              SHO Extreme

Saturday’s three-fight telecast will be available at SHOWTIME ON DEMAND beginning Sunday, April 27.

Brian Kenny hosted the SHOWTIME telecast, with Mauro Ranallo calling the action, Hall of Fame analyst Al Bernstein and middleweight contender Danny Jacobs commentating and Jim Gray reporting. In Spanish, Alejandro Luna called the blow-by-blow with former world champion Raul Marquez serving as color commentator. The executive producer of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING is David Dinkins Jr. with Bob Dunphy directing.

# # #

ABOUT THURMAN vs. DIAZ, a 12-round fight for Thurman’s Interim WBA Welterweight World Championship on Saturday, April 26, was promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and sponsored by Corona, AT&T and Casamigos Tequila.  It took place at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif., and aired as the main event of the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING^® telecast and was available in Spanish via secondary audio programming (SAP).  In the co-feature, Argentine knockout artist Lucas Matthysse faced hard-hitting John Molina in a 10-round junior welterweight bout that was presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Goossen Tutor Promotions.  In the opening bout of the telecast, Omar Figueroa Jr. defended his WBC Lightweight title against fellow Texan Jerry Belmontes.  Preliminary fights aired on SHOWTIME EXTREME^®.

For more information, visit www.goldenboypromotions.com, www.sports.sho.com andwww.homedepotcenter.com, follow on Twitter at www.twitter.com/GoldenBoyBoxing,www.twitter.com/shosports, www.twitter.com/StubHubCenter, www.twitter.com/KeithThurmanJr, www.twitter.com/JohnMolinajr135, www.twitter.com/OmarFigueroaJr andwww.twitter.com/Jerry_Belmontes, follow the conversation using #ThurmanDiaz or become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GoldenBoyBoxing, www.facebook.com/SHOBoxing andwww.facebook.com/StubHubCenter.

FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES FOR SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING TRIPLEHEADER SATURDAY AT STUBHUB CENTER IN CARSON, CALIF.

Keith Thurman Risks WBA Interim Title and Unblemished Record Against Ex-Champ Julio Diaz; Lucas Matthysse Meets John Molina, WBC Lightweight Champion Omar Figueroa Defends Against Jerry Belmontes Telecast Starts Live on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT  Following Episode 2 Premiere of ALL ACCESS: Mayweather vs. Maidana SHO EXTREME Fights Start at 7 p.m. ET/PT;  First Live Bout is 1 p.m. PT; Tickets Still Available! Click HERE To Download Photos Photo Credit: Esther Lin/SHOWTIME LOS ANGELES (April 24, 2014) - With Oscar De La Hoya presiding over the festivities, Golden Boy Promotions hosted the final press conference for their exciting, stacked fight card this Saturday,April 26 headlining Keith Thurman vs. Julio Diaz at the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif., live onSHOWTIME® (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, following the premiere of ALL ACCESS: Mayweather vs. Maidana Episode 2) and SHO EXTREME® (7 p.m. ET/PT) "It's great to be back,'' said De La Hoya, President of GBP, at the outset. "Great to be back. "Saturday will be a treat for the fans. This is the real deal here. These are real fighters in real fights and you're going to get some big-time action on Saturday night. There are still some tickets left, but they are going fast. We are expecting a great crowd at StubHub. I'm really looking forward to it. We have terrific fights from top to bottom. "It's really exciting for me to be here at StubHub Center. Thank you to Golden Boy for believing in me. This is a testament that we can do it. Get yourself off the canvas, get back up and fight harder. That's the way you should go." The 12-round main event Saturday on SHOWTIME will pit unbeaten,power-punching WBA Interim Welterweight Championship Keith "One Time" Thurman (22-0, 20 KOs), of Clearwater, Fla., against former world champion Julio "The Kidd" Diaz (40-9-1, 29 KOs), of Coachella, Calif. In the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING co-main event, hard-hitting former interim 140-pound world champion Lucas "The Machine" Matthysse (34-3, 32 KOs), of Trelew, Chubut, Arg., will be opposed by offensive-minded John Molina (27-3, 22 KOs), of Covina, Calif., in a scheduled 10-rounder that could wind up as a Fight of the Year candidate. Opening the telecast will be an All-Texas WBC lightweight world title fight between undefeated defending champion Omar "Panterita" Figueroa (22-0-1, 17 KOs), of Weslaco, and a nemesis from his amateur days, Jerry "The Corpus Christi Kid" Belmontes (19-3, 5 KOs), of Corpus Christi. Promising unbeaten junior welterweight Antonio "Relentless" Orozco (15-0,  9 KOs) of San Diego, Calif., takes on Mexico City's Martin "El Brochas" Honorio (32-8-1, 16 KOs) in the main event on SHO EXTREME.  Other SHO Extreme scraps will include talented Jermall Charlo (17-0, 13 KOs) against Albuquerque's Hector Munoz (22-12-1, 14 KOs) in a 10-round junior middleweight clash and, time-permitting, 2012 Brazilian Olympian Yamaguchi Falcao (0-0-1), of Sao Paulo, against Carlos Badaldua (pro debut), of Tijuana, Mexico, in a 4/6-round middleweight fight. Tickets priced at $150, $75, $50 and $25, plus applicable taxes, fees and services charges, are on sale and available online at AXS.com, by phone at 888-9-AXS-TIX (888-929-7849) and at StubHub Center Box Office (Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. PT to 6 p.m. PT).  VIP Suites are available by calling 877-604-8777.  For more information on group discounts or VIP packages, please call 877-234-8425. What the boxers and executives said Thursday: KEITH THURMAN, WBA Interim Welterweight World Champion "This fight right here for me is a dream come true. This is what I've been doing since I was seven. It's where I want to be, the headliner in a SHOWTIME event.   "Julio has been giving some stiff competition. They call him 'The Kidd' because he keeps performing despite his age. He is coming to win, to find those holes and show us young fighters what he knows. I look forward to an excellent fight. "My motto is KOs for life. I'm going to do it again. To me the judges have the best seat in the house. This is a terrific card. Heavy hitters across the board. Just come and enjoy the show. "I'm grateful, I have been looking forward to Saturday for a long time. This camp was the longest camp I've had -10 weeks. I was getting prepared for anybody, I was preparing for the world. I'm ready to rumble. 'One Time'!'' JULIO DIAZ, Former World Champion  "Everyone always says thank you Golden Boy, but I really mean it. I've been through everything. This is the best treatment I've ever had as a fighter, despite coming from a couple of losses; I'm still headlining an event. I appreciate the opportunity. "This is a tough opportunity, a dangerous opportunity. I'm facing a dangerous, tough fighter, but he's not unbeatable. I take my job seriously. It's going to be a tough fight but I guarantee you it'll be an exciting fight.'' LUCAS MATTYHSSE, Former Interim World Champion "I'm very happy to be here. I want to thank Golden Boy, my promoter, and everyone involved for this fight. I just want to say I am ready to go and glad to be back. "I know what Molina brings to the table. This will be a great fight. Get ready for an explosion, an exciting fight on Saturday.'' JOHN MOLINA, Junior Welterweight Contender "The judges may not be needed. This is going to be a war. Bombs away. "Matthysse is a feared fighter. With his power, he's shown he can explode at any time. People tell me I should fight him like Danny Garcia did, but I'm not Danny Garcia. "I'm going to bring my A-Game, he's going to bring his A-Game. There isn't going to be a whole lot of running, just setting down in front of each other and exchanging. Matthysse gives a lot when he hits, and he takes a lot when he gets hit. "I'm a slow starter, but he's a notoriously slow starter, too. I definitely plan to go in and gain some respect right off the bat. But when the eggs start to roll, that's when the real action kicks in. "Two days out, I feel a combination of things. I'm excited. I'm thankful for this opportunity on such a great stage. I'm confident I can capitalize on all the advantages I possess. I feel my power is better at 140 pounds. There is going to be a great crowd on Saturday. I'm ready.'' OMAR "PANTERITA' FIGUEROA, WBC Lightweight Champion "We are here now, and we are ready. I don't care about winning or losing. I'm going to go out there and put on a great show and try to punch my opponent as much as possible, which is the best feeling in the world. "It's going to be a good fight. We've seen each other a few times in the amateur tournaments and we say hi. In the ring it's a different story. "It's an honor to fight in the same card as Matthysse, I look up to him. He's a power hitter like I am. I know all these guys are going to put on a good show. We'll see you there.'' JERRY BELMONTES, Lightweight Contender "I'd like to thank everybody involved for making this fight. It's going to be a terrific fight, a styles fight. He's the brawler, I'm the boxer. We're both from Texas, so this is a big fight our state. "We're good friends. I watched Omar grow up. I hope he doesn't take it personal when I take the title belt away from him on Saturday.'' ANTONIO OROZCO, Unbeaten, Hard-Hitting Junior Welterweight "I want to thank Golden Boy, my manager, Frank Espinoza, everybody for this opportunity on Saturday. I'm ready for a great fight. I'm ready to put on a show.'' YAMAGUCHI FALCAO, 2012 Olympic Games Bronze Medalist From Brazil "Today is a special day. It's a day when I finally can start thinking about my pro career. I spoke with my father and he told me that one day I would become a world champion. I won a bronze medal for Brazil in the 2012 Olympics. That fulfilled a dream of mine. "Saturday begins another dream come true for me. I take my first step in becoming a world champion. Standing up here with all these great champions is so great. I hope to fight the very best in my career. I'm going to make it big in boxing, and it all starts this Saturday.'' JARMALL CHARLO, Undefeated, World-Ranked Junior Middleweight "I'm excited to be part of such an explosive card. To look at these guys around me - Matthysse, Thurman-is an honor. "I want to thank my team for helping me bounce back and regaining my focus. My opponent took this fight on short notice, but you have to be in great shape all the time. I know I can fight on short notice because I stay in great shape.'' HECTOR MUNOZ, Veteran Junior Middleweight "I'm looking forward to going in and putting a lot of pressure on him. Thanks to everybody for getting me this fight.'' JOSEPH DIAZ, Promising, Unbeaten Super Bantamweight "Thanks to Golden Boy and their staff for putting me on this great card. I'm fighting a guy with a ton of experience. I'm sure he's ready but I had a strong, hard camp and I'm ready to put on a show. "I hope all the fans tune in. Saturday is going to be great night of boxing.'' CHRIS DEBLASIO, Vice-President of Sports Communications, SHOWTIME Sports "In the last two years SHOWTIME has become the leader in televised boxing. I think there's no mistake about that. We are televising the biggest events in sports, the most competitive fights and quite literally on the most aggressive schedule you can imagine.  "Saturday's SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast features three incredible fights with all heavy hitters, knockout fighters that are looking to make a statement in really deep divisions at 147 and 140 pounds. There's lot to be gained and some to be lost from reach fighter, but we know they'll come out strong.'' ANDY FOSTER, Head of California State Athletic Commission "Welcome back Golden Boy. Golden Boy is the No. 1 stakeholder in California and California does the most boxing in the world. We are pleased to be regulating the fight on Saturday and wish the fighters a safe and successful night." In non-televised fights on Saturday: Frankie "Pitbull" Gomez (16-0, 12 KOs), East Los Angeles, vs.Orlando Vasquez (12-3-1, 6 KOs), Bayamon, P.R., 10 rounds, welterweights; Joseph "Jo-Jo" Diaz Jr. (9-0, 7 KOs), South El Monte, Calif., vs. Luis Maldonado (38-11-1, 29 KOs), Calexico, Calif., 8 rounds, super bantamweights; Terrell Gausha (8-0, 5 KOs), Cleveland, vs. Charles Whitaker (40-14-2, 24 KOs), Miami, Fla., 8 rounds, super welterweights; and Sharif Bogere (23-1), Las Vegas, vs.Artura Urena (26-16-1, 22 KOs), Mazatlan, Mexico; 8 rounds, lightweights. The first live fight is at 1 p.m. PT. # # # ABOUT THURMAN vs. DIAZ, a 12-round fight for Thurman's Interim WBA Welterweight World Championship on Saturday, April 26, is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and sponsored by Corona, AT&T and Casamigos Tequila.  It will take place at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif., and will air as the main event of the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® telecast   (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT) and will be available in Spanish via secondary audio programming (SAP).  In the co-feature, Argentine knockout artist Lucas Matthysse faces hard-hitting John Molina in a 10-round junior welterweight bout that is presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Goossen Tutor Promotions.  In the opening bout of the telecast, Omar Figueroa Jr. defends his WBC Lightweight title against fellow Texan Jerry Belmontes.  Preliminary fights will air on SHOWTIME EXTREME®. For more information, visit www.goldenboypromotions.com, www.sports.sho.com andwww.homedepotcenter.com, follow on Twitter at www.twitter.com/GoldenBoyBoxing,www.twitter.com/shosports, www.twitter.com/StubHubCenter, https://twitter.com/keithfthurmanjr www.twitter.com/JohnMolinajr135, www.twitter.com/OmarFigueroaJr andwww.twitter.com/Jerry_Belmontes, follow the conversation using #ThurmanDiaz or become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GoldenBoyBoxing,www.facebook.com/SHOBoxing and www.facebook.com/StubHubCenter.