SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®
Saturday, April 8 Live on SHOWTIME® at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT
From Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif.
WBC Super Welterweight Interim Title – 12 Rounds
Sebastian Fundora – 153.3 lbs.
Brian Mendoza – 153.5 lbs.
Referee: Ray Corona; Judges: Dr. Lou Moret (Calif.), Nathan Palmer (Ind.), Zachary Young (Calif.)
Super Lightweight Bout – 10 Rounds
Brandun Lee – 141.3 lbs.
Pedro Campa – 141.2 lbs.
Referee: Jack Reiss; Judges: Jerry Cantu (Calif.), Tiffany Clinton (Calif.), Fernando Villarreal (Calif.)
Note: Contracted weight 142
Featherweight Bout – 10 Rounds
Luis Núñez – 125.9 lbs.
Christian Olivio – 125.4 lbs.
Referee: Thomas Taylor; Judges: Rudy Barragan (Calif.), George Cruz (Calif.), Zachary Young (Calif.)
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING COUNTDOWN
Stream Live at 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT
on the SHOWTIME Sports® YouTube Channel and SHOWTIME Boxing Facebook page
Super Welterweight Bout – 10 Rounds
Gabriel Maestre – 150.1 lbs.
Devon Alexander – 152.5 lbs.
Referee: Gerard White; Judges: David Soliven (Calif.), Alejandro Rochin (Calif.), Fernando Villarreal (Calif.).
Super Featherweights – 8 Rounds
Adrian Corona – 134.3 lbs.
Jerry Perez – 134.9 lbs.
Referee: Thomas Taylor; Judges: Nathan Palmer (Ind.), Dr. Lou Moret (Calif.), Zachary Young (Calif.)
Heavyweight Bout – 8 Rounds
Frank Sanchez – 247.4 lbs.
Daniel Martz – 275 lbs.
Referee: Gerard White; Judges: Rudy Barragan (Calif.), Jerry Cantu (Calif.), Tiffany Clinton (Calif).
Veteran sportscaster Brian Custer will host the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast while versatile combat sports voice Mauro Ranallo will handle blow-by-blow action alongside Hall of Fame analyst Al Bernstein and three-division world champion Abner Mares. Two more Hall of Famers are included on the telecast team – Emmy® award winning reporter Jim Gray, and boxing historian Steve Farhood as unofficial scorer. Michael C. Williams is the ring announcer. The executive producer is four-time Emmy award winner David Dinkins, Jr. with Ray Smaltz III producing and Bob Dunphy, son of Hall of Fame boxing announcer Don Dunphy, directing. Sportscaster Alejandro Luna will call the action in Spanish on Secondary Audio Programming (SAP) with former world champion and SHOBOX: The New Generation® commentator Raúl “El Diamante” Marquez serving as the expert analyst. The SHOWTIME PPV COUNTDOWN show is hosted by award-winning MORNING KOMBAT live digital talk show host Luke Thomas.
ABOUT FUNDORA VS. MENDOZA
Fundora vs. Mendoza will see undefeated super welterweight sensation Sebastián “The Towering Inferno” Fundora defend his Interim WBC Super Welterweight Title against rising contender Brian Mendoza on Saturday, April 8 live on SHOWTIME from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif., headlining a Premier Boxing Champions event.
The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast begins at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT and will feature undefeated super lightweight contender Brandun Lee taking on Mexico’s Pedro Campa in the 10-round co-main event, plus undefeated featherweights Luis Núñez and Christian Olivo square off in the 10-round telecast opener.
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