NEW YORK (June 27, 2021) – SHOWTIME will add a special replay of tonight’s pay-per-view main event fight between Gervonta Davis and Mario Barrios to the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast next Saturday, July 3 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT on SHOWTIME. The replay of tonight’s SHOWTIME PPV headline attraction from State Farm Arena in Atlanta will serve as the opening fight of the live telecast from Carson, Calif. on Independence Day weekend.
The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING event from Carson, Calif. will be headlined by undefeated Interim WBA Super Featherweight Champion Chris “Primetime” Colbert, who continues his rise to stardom in one of boxing’s elite divisions, facing hard-hitting 130-pound contender Tugstsogt “King Tug” Nyambayar. The SHOWTIME telecast will feature unbeaten rising star Michel Rivera battling lightweight contender Jon Fernández in a 135-pound WBA title eliminator in the co-main event as well as highlights of undefeated super lightweight contender Richardson Hitchins squaring off against Darwin Price in a 10-round duel.
ALL ACCESS: DAVIS-BARRIOS EPILOGUE premieres immediately following next week’s live telecast of Colbert vs. Nyambayar. The Emmy® Award-winning series ALL ACCESS was behind-the-scenes all week in Atlanta to capture never-before-seen moments from fight week. The epilogue will reveal intimate scenes from the locker rooms before and after the fight and inside the ropes from tonight’s action.
The action-packed, star-studded summer lineup on SHOWTIME Sports continues next weekend with an unrivaled run of top-tier boxing, MMA and original programming every weekend through mid-July:
SHOWTIME SPORTS SCHEDULE
Sunday, June 27
8:00 p.m. ET/PT – THE KINGS (Episode 4, Series Finale)
Saturday, July 3
9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: Chris Colbert vs. Tugstsogt Nyambayar, WBA Super Featherweight Interim Title Fight
*ALL ACCESS: DAVIS-BARRIOS EPILOGUE will premiere immediately following.
Friday, July 9
8:30 p.m. ET/PT – ALL ACCESS: CHARLO-CASTAÑO
Friday, July 16
9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT – BELLATOR MMA 262: Juliana Velasquez vs. Denise Kielholtz, Flyweight World Championship
Saturday, July 17
9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT – SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: Jermell Charlo vs. Brian Castaño, Undisputed Junior Middleweight World Championship Fight
*All four episodes of THE KINGS are available now wherever SHOWTIME is available.
