One day before the World Boxing Council (WBC) Interim Super Lightweight World Championship fight between undefeated Nigerian OLUSEGUN AJOSE and Argentine power-puncher LUCAS MATTHYSSE, SHOWTIME Sports® brings boxing fans closer to the action with a live stream of the official weigh-in! Log on to ustream.tv/shosports on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 at 5 PM ET/2 PM PT to catch the webcast of the weigh-in of all of the fighters scheduled to appear on the September 8 SHOWTIME and SHOWTIME Extreme preliminary fight telecasts.
Websites and blogs may carry the live stream using the embed code at ustream.tv/shosports.
Fans can follow the action and interact on Twitter using the hashtag #showtimeboxing, or on Facebook at Showtime Boxing.
Ajose vs. Matthysse, a 12-round fight for the vacant WBC Interim Super Lightweight World Championship taking place Saturday, September 8 at The Joint At Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, is presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association with DiBella Entertainment, Gary Shaw Productions and Arano Box Promotions and sponsored by Corona and AT&T. The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast will air live at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) with middleweight prospects J’Leon Love and Ramon Valenzuela squaring off in a 10-round co-featured bout presented in association with Mayweather Promotions. Preliminary fights will air live on SHOWTIME EXTREME® beginning at 7:00 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).
Tickets, priced at $200, $100, $75, $50 and $25, along with a limited number of VIP suite seats priced at $150, are on sale and may be purchased at the Hard Rock Hotel Box Office, all Ticketmaster locations, online at www.Ticketmaster.com or by phone at (800) 745-3000.
