Lightweight Champion Easter Battles Fortuna Live on SHOWTIME® Saturday, January 20 from Barclays Center in Brooklyn
Plus, Marcus Browne & Adam Kownacki Compete in Separate Bouts on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING PRELIMS Streaming Live on SHOWTIME Sports® Digital Platforms
Thursday, January 4 at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT
WHO: ROBERT EASTER, Unbeaten IBF Lightweight World Champion
JAVIER FORTUNA, Former World Champion
JAVIER FORTUNA, Former World Champion
MARCUS BROWNE, Undefeated Light Heavyweight Contender
ADAM KOWNACKI, Unbeaten Heavyweight
LOU DIBELLA, President of DiBella Entertainment
WHAT: Fighters competing in undercard action on Saturday, January 20
from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING®, will host an international media conference call ahead of the Premier Boxing Champions event.
Unbeaten lightweight world champion Robert Easter and former champion Javier Fortuna will meet in the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING co-feature with televised coverage beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT in an event headlined by the welterweight world title showdown between Errol Spence Jr. and Lamont Peterson.
Unbeaten light heavyweight Marcus Browne will battle Francy Ntetu while undefeated heavyweight Adam Kownacki will battle once-beaten Iago Kiladze in SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING PRELIMS offered exclusively in the U.S. on the SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel and the SHOWTIME Boxing Facebook page.
WHEN: Thursday, January 4
2:00 p.m. ET/11:00 a.m. PT – Browne & Kownacki
2:15 p.m. ET/11:15 a.m. PT – Easter & Fortuna
DIAL-IN: Domestic: 877-331-7677
International: 713-936-6995
Conference Code: Easter vs. Fortuna
CONTACTS: Swanson Communications:
Bernie Bahrmasel, DiBella Entertainment:(212) 947-2577
TGB Promotions: (818) 817-8001
Tim Smith, Premier Boxing Champions: timothy@haymonboxing.com
Chris DeBlasio, Showtime Networks Inc.: (212) 708-1633
Matt Donovan, Showtime Networks Inc.: (212) 708-1663
Flo Jocou, Showtime Networks Inc.: (212) 708-7319
Flo Jocou, Showtime Networks Inc.: (212) 708-7319
Mandy Gutmann, BSE: (718) 942-9587
Stuart Bryan, BSE: (718) 942-9574
Steve Pratt, BZA PR for SHOWTIME: (310) 408-4555
Credentials: www.swansonpr.com/credentials; Deadline to apply is January 11
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