NEW YORK – July 26, 2022 – SHOWTIME SPORTS will offer live coverage of top middleweight contender Sergiy Derevyanchenko battling against Joshua Conley in a 10-round bout and rising prospect Vito Mielnicki Jr. taking on Jimmy Williams in an eight-round welterweight duel on the SHOWTIME SPORTS YouTube channel and SHOWTIME Boxing Facebook page on Saturday, July 30 from Barclays Center in Brooklyn in a Premier Boxing Champions event.
In addition, SHOWTIME SPORTS will provide live streaming coverage of fight week events featuring Philadelphia’s two-division world champion and Brooklyn fan-favorite Danny “Swift” Garcia and exciting contender Jose Benavidez Jr. ahead of their SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING main event Saturday, July 30 (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT) from Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
The “City of Brotherly Love” will be on full display as SHOWTIME has tapped a notable announce team to host the streamed fights on Saturday’s pre-show as veteran combat sports reporter Luke Thomas of MORNING KOMBAT, former junior middleweight champion and SHOBOX® commentator Raúl “El Diamante” Marquez and star Philadelphia natives Jaron “Boots” Ennis and unified 122-pound world champion Stephen Fulton Jr. will call the preliminary action live from inside Barclays Center and look ahead to the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING bouts.
Fans will have the opportunity to catch up with Mielnicki before he steps in the ring as SHOWTIME SPORTS goes behind the scenes and into his training regimen with a revealing DAY IN CAMP feature here on the emerging star via the SHOWTIME SPORTS YouTube channel.
Following the streamed action, the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING tripleheader will also see Polish star and Brooklyn’s all-action Adam Kownacki returning to the ring to take on Turkish Olympian Ali Eren Demirezen in a 10-round heavyweight attraction, while unbeaten rising star Gary Antuanne Russell faces former two-division champion Rances Barthelemy in a 10-round showdown to kick off the telecast.
Tickets for the live event, which is promoted by TGB Promotions and DSG Promotions, are on sale now and can be purchased through seatgeek.com and barclayscenter.com. Tickets are also available for purchase at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center.
The events will stream live on the SHOWTIME SPORTS YouTube channel and SHOWTIME Boxing Facebook page. YouTube embed codes and links are listed below.
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ABOUT GARCIA VS. BENAVIDEZ
Garcia vs. Benavidez will see two-division world champion and Brooklyn fan-favorite Danny “Swift” Garcia making his super welterweight debut against exciting contender Jose Benavidez Jr. in a 12-round showdown that headlines a stacked tripleheader Saturday, July 30 live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center in Brooklyn in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast begins at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT and will also see Polish star and Brooklyn’s all-action Adam Kownacki returning to the ring to take on Turkish Olympian Ali Eren Demirezen in a 10-round heavyweight attraction, while unbeaten rising star Gary Antuanne Russell faces former two-division champion Rances Barthelemy in a 10-round showdown to kick off the telecast.
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