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In what is a surprising move inside the boxing industry, the May 7th showdown between Pound for Pound King Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley will be distributed by Showtime rather than HBO according to Dan Rafael of espn.com
HBO had been a staple in the distribution of both Pacquiao’s and Mosley’s fights and both guys have done big numbers on the Pay Per View arm of HBO.
Showtime is a sister company of over the air network CBS and it is believed that CBS will have participation in the marketing of the event.
Neither Showtime nor Top Rank had any comment on the impending announcement.
Top Rank CEO recently inked a deal with Showtime PPV to distribute the March 12th Miguel Cotto – Ricardo slowdown which will also be in Las Vegas
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