Showtime bantamweight tournament discussed at held L.A. Live
Participants and promoters of the upcoming Showtime bantamweight tournament have met at L.A. Live to discuss the December 11 kickoff date, which will feature Yonnhy Perez-Joseph Agbeko and Vic Darchinyan-Abner Mares. The winners of the bouts will meet in
a final in 2011.
Showtime general manager Ken Hershman introduced the major players, thanked everyone and said, "...when we looked at the various configurations, we couldn't figure out where we wanted to go and that to me is exactly what you want. You don't go into the fight
knowing who's going to win, who's not going to win, everyone gets two shots and I think we'll be able to claim who's the undisputed champion in this weight category."
“I believe the sport of boxing is a tremendous sport by itself, but I think when you overlay tournament style rules to this sport it becomes that much more thrilling. Obviously, for our subscribers, keeping it new, keeping it fresh is what we're after. I
want to thank the promoters. This was really a very cooperative effort.''
The Showtime bantamweight tournament will commence just as the Group Stage 3 of Showtime’s super middleweight tournament concludes. The super middleweight tournament has been a massive success and will produce a WBC/WBA champion, but has also had to deal
with setbacks of a logistical and circumstantial nature. Nevertheless, Hershman holds true to his belief that the tournament route in boxing is an exciting, refreshing one.
Undefeated prospect Yonnhy Perez, who with any luck, is expected to make it to the final, said, “I'm very happy that Showtime is putting this tournament on. In the end it's going to show who the best bantamweight in the world is. For Showtime to get all
these promoters together is great, because you don't have to get fights. It's set. Whoever wins goes on; whoever loses, there is still a fight.”
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