Showtime/PBC announce 9 fight cards featuring Charlo twins and Gervonta Davis

Charlo Twins (Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images)
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Showtime and PBC released their summer and fall boxing bout lineup, which features the Charlo Twins, Gervonta Davis and many other big names. 

Showtime Boxing and Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) just unveiled their summer and fall boxing lineup, and it’s stacked.

In total, nine fight cards are running from May through September, all airing on Showtime. There will be two fight cards per month through August. Here are some of the biggest bouts.

Things kick off on May 15 with WBC super bantamweight champion Luis Nery defending his title against Brandon Figueroa. Fellow bantamweight Danny Roman and Ricardo Espinoza will also do battle on the undercard.

Things really get interesting on June 19, with Jermall Charlo defending his WBC middleweight title against Juan Macias Montiel. The next weekend on June 26, Gervonta Davis battles Mario Barrios for his WBA “regular” super lightweight title.

The other standout on the list comes on July 17 when Jermell Charlo fights Brian Castano for the junior middleweight division’s undisputed champion status.

Here’s the full lineup for Showtime’s summer and early fall boxing schedule.

Showtime’s full newly announced fight schedule:

  • May 15-Luis Nery vs. Brandon Figueroa, WBC Super Bantamweight World Title Fight
    • Danny Roman vs. Ricardo Espinoza Franco, Super Bantamweight Fight,
    • Xavier Martinez vs. Abraham Montoya, WBA Super Featherweight Fight
  • May 29 – Nordine Oubaali vs. Nonito Donaire, WBC Bantamweight World Title Fight
    • Subriel Matias vs. Batyrzhan Jukembayev, IBF Super Lightweight Title Eliminator
  • June 19 – Jermall Charlo vs. Juan Macias Montiel, WBC Middleweight World Title Fight
  • June 26 – SHOWTIME PPV Gervonta Davis vs. Mario Barrios, WBA Super Lightweight World Title Fight
    • Erickson Lubin vs. Jeison Rosario, WBC Junior Middleweight Title Eliminator
  • July 3 – Chris Colbert vs. Yuriorkis Gamboa, WBA Super Featherweight Interim Title Fight
  • July 17 – Jermell Charlo vs. Brian Castaño, Undisputed IBF, WBA, WBC & WBO Junior Middleweight World Title Unification Fight
  • Aug. 14 – Guillermo Rigondeaux vs. John Riel Casimero, WBO Bantamweight World Title Fight
  • Aug. 28– David Benavidez vs. Jose Uzcategui, WBC Super Middleweight Title Eliminator
  • Sept. 11 – Stephen Fulton, Jr. vs. winner of Nery-Figueroa, Super Bantamweight World Title Unification Fight

Look for the events after the May 15 card to fill in with more high-profile undercards. The main and co-main events are set, but the remaining contests on these dates are still at play.

Showtime and PBC certainly made a big announcement and gave boxing fans something to look forward to for the next five months.

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