Boxing and MMA Schedule Updates and Highlights

July 18th, 2008 at 9:39 am by HDSportsGuide | One Comment

The next few months will feature a number of live high definition mixed martial arts and boxing events that are sure to please fight fans. We updated our guide today to add several new Boxing and MMA events.

Some of the highlights include:

UFC on Spike TV: Saturday Night:

“Live” and “Free” are not two words you often see asssociated with the UFC. However, this weekend, on July 19, UFC Fight Night will air at 9:00 PM on Spike TV. The headline bout features UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva fighting Light Heavyweight James Irvin

EliteXC on Showtime and CBS: July 26:

The undercard for the first hour of coverage on Showtime has been updated to reflect that Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva will face Justin Eilers for the EliteXC Heavyweight Title at 8:00 PM ET. Coverage moves to CBS at 9:00 PM, where the headline fight is a rematch between Robbie Lawler and Scott Smith.

An additional EliteXC event on Showtime has also been added for August 15, 2008, featuring a Light Heavyweight bout between Suganuma and Hamman.

HBO High Definition Pay Per View and Other Boxing Events:

Over the next 60 days, HBO will produce two pay per view boxing events, though neither will likely be a huge draw. On July 26, 2008 at 9:00 PM ET, Miguel Cotto will face Antonio Margarito. On September 13, 2008 at 9:00 PM ET Joel Casamayor will face Juan Manual Marquez.

Two free HBO Boxing After Dark (BAD) events were also added for August 2, 2008 at 9:30 PM ET, featuring Zab Judah vs. Joshua Clottey, and September 6, 2008 at 10:15 PM, featuring Diaz vs Katsidis and Juarez vs. Barrios.

There are also three Showtime Championship Boxing events on the schedule that will be broadcast in high definition on August 2nd, September 13th and October 11th, all at 9:00 PM ET.

Check out the Boxing High Definition Schedule and Mixed Martial Arts High Definition Schedule for complete listings and further updates.

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