Showtime has 9 fights for boxing fans to check out this weekend. The action starts on Friday night at The Illusions Theater at The Alamodome, in San Antonio Texas, with an event headlined by Erislandy Lara vs. Ishe Smith beginning at 10:15pm.
Check out the entire schedule and lineup here.
WBA Super Welterweight Championship – 12 Rounds
Erislandy Lara vs. Ishe Smith
19-2-2, 12 KOs 26-6, 12 KOs
Houston, by way of Cuba Las Vegas, Nev.
Super Middleweights – 10 Rounds
Badou Jack vs. Francisco Sierra
17-1-1, 11 KOs 26-7-1, 23 KOs
Las Vegas, by way of Sweden Mexico City, Mexico
Junior Middleweights – 10 Rounds
Chris Pearson vs. Steve Martinez
13-0, 10 KOs 15-1, 12 KOs
Dayton, Ohio Bronx, N.Y. by way of Puerto Rico
On Saturday, Showtime goes to the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV, for the card headlined by Amir Khan vs. Devon Alexander. Showtime Extreme kicks off the action at 7pm, and Showtime picks up the main tripleheader at 9pm.
Showtime:
WBC SILVER WELTERWEIGHT TITLE MAIN EVENT – 12 Rounds
Amir Khan vs. Devon Alexander
29-3, 19 KOs 26-2, 14 KOs
Bolton, United Kingdom St. Louis, Mo.
WBA INTERIM WELTERWEIGHT TITLE– 12 Rounds
Keith Thurman vs. Leonard Bundu
23-0, 21 KOs 31-0-2, 11 KOs
Clearwater, Fla. Cisterna, Italy
FEATHERWEIGHTS – 10 Rounds
Abner Mares vs. Jose Ramirez
27-1-1, 14 KOs 24-3-2, 15 KOs
Los Angeles, by way of Mexico Mazatlan, Mexico
IBF JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE ELIMINATOR- 12 Rounds
Jermall Charlo vs. Lenny Bottai
19-0, 15 KOs 22-2, 9 KOs
Houston, Tex. Livorno, Italy
Showtime Extreme:
JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHTS – 10 Rounds
Jermell Charlo vs. Mario Lozano
24-0, 11 KOs 27-5, 20 KOs
Houston, Tex. Chihuahua, Mexico
JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHTS – 8 Rounds
Errol Spence Jr. vs. Javier Castro
14-0, 11 KOs 27-7, 22 KOs
Desoto, Tex. Chihuahua, Mexico
