MORNING KOMBAT HOSTS LUKE THOMAS AND BRIAN CAMPBELL TO HOST LIVE STREAM OF OFFICIAL WEIGH-IN AHEAD OF DAVID BENAVIDEZ VS. ALEXIS ANGULO SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
PhilBoxing.com Fri, 14 Aug 2020
Friday: Official Weigh-In – 10:45 a.m. ET/7:45 a.m. PT
Three-Fight SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® Telecast
Presented by Premier Boxing Champions | Saturday, August 15
LIVE on SHOWTIME® at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT
From Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.
WHAT: Popular MORNING KOMBAT podcast hosts Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell will host live streaming coverage of Friday’s official weigh-in ahead of Saturday’s three-fight SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast. The main event features rising star David Benavidez defending his WBC Super Middleweight World Championship against world title challenger Alexis Angulo. The Saturday, August 15 telecast will take place live on SHOWTIME from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., and will be the second of nine live boxing events SHOWTIME Sports® and Premier Boxing Champions unveiled last month that will run until the end of 2020.
The official weigh-in will stream live on the SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel and SHOWTIME Boxing Facebook page.
The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast begins at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT and also features rising lightweight Rolando “Rolly” Romero taking on fellow unbeaten Jackson Maríñez in a 12-round battle for the interim WBA Lightweight Title, while heavyweight contenders Otto Wallin and Travis Kauffman square off in a 10-round showdown. The event is promoted by TGB Promotions and Mayweather Promotions. The main event is promoted in association with Sampson Boxing and the Wallin-Kauffman bout is promoted in association with Salita Promotions and Kings Promotions.
