MIDDLEWEIGHT CONTENDER DANIEL JACOBS TO SERVE AS SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® GUEST ANALYSTFOR THIS SATURDAY'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TRIPLEHEADER

Saturday, April 19, LIVE on SHOWTIME® (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) Immediately Following Episode 1 Premiere of ALL ACCESS: MAYWEATHER vs. MAIDANA WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 16, 2014) - Middleweight contender Daniel Jacobs is trading in his gloves for a microphone, at least for one night.  The inspirational cancer survivor will serve as guest analyst for this Saturday's SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast live on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from the DC Armory in Washington, D.C. Jacobs will step in for critically acclaimed analyst Paulie Malignaggi, who will challenge IBF Welterweight World Champion Shawn Porter in the co-feature of the world championship tripleheader. "It's an honor to have this opportunity on such a historic boxing event," Jacobs said.  "I'm excited to be the guy on the outside that will provide the viewers with the type of insight only a fighter can provide.  I also look forward to the opportunity to see the sport in a different perspective and gain more of an appreciation for the craft. "I know I'll be in good hands alongside Al Bernstein, Mauro Ranallo and the rest of the SHOWTIME crew giving the viewers and fans a great night of boxing." In the main event, IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion Bernard Hopkins will face WBA World ChampBeibut Shumenov in a highly anticipated world championship unification while WBO Middleweight World Champ Peter Quillin will risk his title against Lukas Konecny in the opening bout of the telecast.  Saturday's telecast will air live immediately following the premiere of Episode 1 of ALL ACCESS: Mayweather vs. Maidana, the most recent installment of the Emmy® Award-nominated SHOWTIME Sports® series that chronicles the dramatic and often unpredictable lives of the world's best prizefighters.     The 27-year-old Jacobs (27-1, 24 KOs), of Brooklyn, N.Y., is coming off a first-round TKO of Milton Nunez onMarch 15 on the SHOWTIME EXTREME® undercard of the Danny Garcia-Mauricio Herrera event in Puerto Rico.  The victory was Jacob's fifth straight win in as many fights since returning to the ring after a courageous 19-month battle against cancer and partial paralysis. The 6-foot-1 Jacobs, who is the fifth ranked middleweight contender by the IBF and sixth by the WBC, WBA and WBO, has  won seven in a row by knockout.  # # # Hopkins vs. Shumenov, a 12-round fight for the IBF, WBA and IBA Light Heavyweight World Championship, will take place Saturday, April 19 at the DC Armory in Washington, D.C. The event is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and sponsored by Corona, AT&T and Casamigos Tequila. In the 12-round co-features, Shawn Porter defends his IBF Welterweight World Title against Paulie Malignaggi and Peter Quillin puts his WBO Middleweight World Title on the line against Lukas Konecny. The live SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® telecast will begin at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) immediately following ALL ACCESS: Mayweather vs. Maidana.  The telecast will be available in Spanish via secondary audio programming (SAP). Preliminary bouts will air on SHOWTIME EXTREME® at 7 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast). Tickets priced at $25, $50, $75, $200 and $300, plus applicable taxes, fees and services charges, are on sale now and available online at http://www.ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster locations or by calling (800) 745-3000.The DC Armory Box Office will be open on fight night only from 3 p.m.-10 p.m. ET.

PAULIE MALIGNAGGI VS. ADRIEN BRONER PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES

FAST-TALKING WORLD CHAMPIONS SET TO COLLIDE ON JUNE 22 AT BARCLAYS CENTER IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK LIVE ON SHOWTIME® Saturday, May 4, an unforgettable day for boxing, kicked off with a Las Vegas press conference to officially announce the June 22 world championship showdown between two of the most colorful characters in the sport, WBA Welterweight World Champion Paulie "Magic Man" Malignaggi and Two-Division World Champion Adrien "The Problem" Broner at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York which will be televised live on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®.          Photo Credit: Esther Lin/SHOWTIME To download more photos, click HERE.    Here is what the two had to say at the press conference: PAULIE MALIGNAGGI, WBA Welterweight World Champion "[To Broner] Now you're fighting a real fighter.  Real fighters punch back. "He's coming up to a real weight class against a real man.  He's going to get hit a lot too. "[To Broner] Guys like you, they're a dime a dozen. "I am fortunate to get these kinds of opportunities and usually I'm able to upset the apple cart. "Adrien is nothing more than a Floyd Mayweather wannabe.  He doesn't just fight like him.  He talks like him.  He breathes like him.  He needs to get his own character. "He doesn't have his own personality.  It's a big insecurity. "I didn't get my titles handed to me.  I had to earn them. "What happens to Broner when it isn't easy?  He's never been put in that situation before. "I thought this was the easiest fight they offered me.  They're giving me this ex-junior lightweight.  It was a no brainer. "He has good speed and good timing, but his power is overrated.  A lot of what he does is overrated." ADRIEN BRONER, Two-Division World Champion "[On his June 22 fight] Everyone is saying 'He's going up in weight.  Is he going to be strong enough and fast enough to take on a world class world champion?'  I know Paulie is going to come out to fight like he always does, but this will be his fourth loss to a world champion.  He just keeps getting whooped by champions. "I take him seriously, but he's a clown.  He's going to come out with big feet, dyed hair and a crazy outfit, but I'm going to punch him until his nose is red enough to complete out the outfit. "I moved up for the opportunity to be a 23-year-old three-time world champion in three different weight classes. "I call him a one handed bandit.  He's never thrown a right hand ever. "On June 22, he's going to wish there's another corner he can run to. "It's going to be a hell of a night. "He's telling me to be more creative.  I don't have to be more creative.  I'm just going to mess him up. "He isn't getting on my nerves.  This is boxing. "All of the good fights at 140 were already matched up. "He feels like I'm just a 135-pound fighter, but he's not on my level. "It is going to be the 'AB Show.' "He can really box.  I'm not taking him lightly.  No one just handed him that belt. "It's going to be a hell of an event.  Paulie is going to bring his following.  I'm going to bring mine.  He's from Brooklyn; it's going to be a packed house." "You guys will be surprised when you see me fight at 147." RICHARD SCHAEFER, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions "These two are not only two of the most exciting fighters in the sport, they are also two of the biggest talkers. "This is champion against champion. "Tickets are on sale and there has already been a tremendous demand at the box office.  This is a way to take these [big] fights into this major market [New York City] and make them affordable for the people." # # # Malignaggi vs. Broner, a 12-round fight for Malignaggi's WBA Welterweight World Championship will take place Saturday, June 22, 2013 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.  The event is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions, supported by Golden Boy Promotions' sponsors Corona and AT&T.  The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING 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, Johnathon Banks will look to repeat his 2012 upset win over Seth "Mayhem" Mitchell as he defends his NABO and WBC International Heavyweight titles in a 12-round fightpresented in association with K2 Promotions.  Preliminary fights will air on SHOWTIME EXTREME at 7:00 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast). Tickets priced at $250, $125, $75, $50 and $25, plus applicable taxes and service charges, are on sale now and are available for purchase at www.barclayscenter.com,www.ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster locations, by calling 800-745-3000 and at the American Express Box Office.  For group tickets, please call 800-GROUP-BK.

Peter 'Kid Chocolate' Quillin holding WBO middleweight title belt hostage

NEW YORK (April 21, 2013) - Charismatic world champion prizefighter Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin (28-0, 20 KOs) is holding his World Boxing Organization (WBO) middleweight title belt hostage, as he prepares to make his first defense this Saturday evening (April 27) against challenger Fernando Guerrero (25-1, 19 KOs) on Showtime Championship Boxing, airing live from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The 29-year-old Quillin, fighting back at home once again in New York City, captured the WBO championship this past October 20 at Barclays Center, dropping defending champion and previously unbeaten Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam (27-0) six times en route to a overwhelming 12-round unanimous (115-107 three times) decision. "I earned my belt and I don't plan on giving it back until I retire," Quillin said.  "I'm going to win a few more belts for my collection, if any of the other world champions want to fight me on in a unification fight.  My goal is to become the undisputed middleweight champion of the world but, first, I have to take care of business Saturday night against a hungry challenger. "The big difference between me and Guerrero, though, is he wants to be famous and I just want to be the best middleweight in the world.  Boxing is a struggle, like my well documented life, coming from such a negative environment.  He's a lot different than anybody I've fought, a different challenge I want to get past. I take nothing away from him but, he knows what it feels like to lose.  I'm 28-0, never been beaten, and I've challenged myself to stay unbeaten." _____________________________________________________________________________________   BOSTON STRONG "Kid Chocolate" has dedicated his world title fight this Saturday night to the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing and their families.  ______________________________________________________________________________________ Guerrero has defeated current International Boxing Federation (IBF) junior middleweight champion Ishe Smith, as well as notables such as Juan Carlos Candelo, Saul Duran, Ossie Duran and Gabriel Rosado. Two years ago, though, the left-handed Dominican was stopped in the fourth round by then 40-year-old Grady Brewer. "Guerrero is a tough kid with some skills who can box a little," Quillin's head trainer, Eric Brown, recently remarked.  "He's like any other guy we fight - we take 'em serious and don't play 'em.  We're preparing to fight this guy at his peak, ready for him to bring his best. "Anytime a guy goes from contender to champion, like Peter, his confidence is higher.  He feels good about himself.  People start calling him champ, recognizing him as a champ, and that boosts his enthusiasm.  But I think it's more difficult defending than winning a world title.  Once you win it, you've got to prove it wasn't a fluke.  Peter will prove that he's even better than when he won the title." "Me and my partner, Jimmy McDevitt, are very excited about Peter's first title defense," Quillin's co-manager John Seip added.  "He's developed a different mindset going from contender to world champion.  Insecurities and confidence issues are erased as champion.  He's a much more dangerous fighter as a title holder.  The world championship belt is something all fighters train for and dedicated their lives to.  He is much more aware of this and takes nothing for granted.  "This is the second phase of Peter's career.  The hard part has just started and there is no room for complacency.  Peter isn't satisfied with winning the world title; he wants more.  We've been with him since day one and we've never seen a more confident, determined young man.  He sincerely believes he is fulfilling his destiny, which is very difficult to beat.  I hope Mr. Guerrero has prepared himself for a war.  This should be an exciting fight....don't blink!"  For more information about Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin go online towww.TheKidChocolate.com (new Team Kid Chocolate T-shirts on sale here) or follow him on Twitter @KidChocolate and Instagram@KidChocolate.

UNBEATEN JERMELL CHARLO AND VETERAN HARRY JOE YORGEY SET TO SQUARE OFF IN OPENING FIGHT OF JANUARY 26 SHOWTIME® TRIPLEHEADER FROM THE JOINT AT HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO IN LAS VEGAS

LOS ANGELES, January 17 - The first SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING 

event of 2013 now has an intriguing opener, with unbeaten Texas junior middleweight

Jermell "Iron Man" Charlo battling his toughest opponent to date in Pennsylvania veteran

Harry Joe Yorgey in a ten-round bout at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nev. on Saturday, January 26.  The telecast will begin live at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME (delayed on the West Coast).

In the main event, Argentinean knockout artist Lucas Matthysse defends his WBC Interim Super Lightweight World Championship against Mike "The Silent Assassin" Dallas Jr. while the co-feature will see a ten-round junior middleweight bout between warriors Selcuk Aydin and Jesus Soto Karass.

This stellar SHOWTIME tripleheader is presented by Golden Boy Promotions and sponsored by Corona and AT&T with Matthysse vs. Dallas being presented in association with Arano Box Promotions and Goossen Tutor Promotions, Aydin vs. Soto Karass being presented in association with Arena Box Promotions and Charlo vs. Yorgey being presented in association with Banner Promotions.  P reliminary fights will air live on SHOWTIME EXTREME^®

beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast). 

Tickets priced at $150, $100, $75, $50 and $25, plus applicable taxes, fees and services charges, along with a limited number of VIP suite seats priced at $125, are on sale now and may be purchased at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Box Office, all Ticketmaster locations, online atwww.ticketmaster.com or by phone at (800) 745-3000.

After putting together three big wins in 2012, Houston's Jermell Charlo (19-0, 9 KO's) is looking forward to topping that total in 2013 and he begins that quest on January 26.  The winner of bouts over Chris Chatman, Denis Douglin and Dashon Johnson last year, the talented 22-year-old known as the "Iron Man" will be ready for Harry Joe Yorgey in the SHOWTIME opener.

A blue collar boxer who is in the business of showing up to fight from the opening bell to the final one, Bridgeport, Pennsylvania's Harry Joe Yorgey (25-1-1, 12 KO's) is one of the toughest veterans in the fight game today.  A professional since 2002, the 35-year-old Yorgey has won nine of his last 10 fights, with his only loss coming to Alfredo Angulo in 2009.  3-0 with two knockouts since that setback, Yorgey is planning to give Charlo a test he won't forget.

A complete slate of undercard bouts will be announced shortly.  For more information, visitwww.goldenboypromotions.com and follow on Twitter at @GoldenBoyBoxing, @_SelcukAydin,@MikeDallJr, @TwinCharlo, @TheJointLV, @hardrockhotellv, @SHOsports, follow the conversation using or become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GoldenBoyBoxing or www.facebook.com/ShoBoxing.

A Statement From Showtime Sports On The Passing Of Emanuel Steward

Among his vast and remarkable contributions to the sport of boxing, Steward served as an analyst in the early days of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING series. 

"We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of the legendary Emanuel Steward today. Not only was Emanuel one of the most esteemed and accomplished boxing trainers in the history of the sport, he was also an incredibly generous and warm-hearted human being. In addition to his many professional pursuits, Emanuel served as a life coach to countless young men and women, particularly in his beloved adopted hometown of Detroit, and through them his legacy will live on. Those who were fortunate enough to have known Emanuel will remember him for his infectious enthusiasm, ever-present smile and seemingly limitless generosity. We extend our deepest condolences to the Steward family during this difficult time. He will be missed by everyone his spirit touched." - Stephen Espinoza


"Steward and many of his Kronk protégé were fixtures in the infancy of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING in the late 1980's. Over the years, we became close personal friends. He will be missed by all of us in the sport. Moreover, the sport will miss what he embodied in boxing--everything that is good and right about this business. 

"It's a terrible shame that his life was cut short. Men like Emanuel Steward are irreplaceable." - David Dinkins, Jr.