Heavyweight-Championship Fight to Air on PPV

By R. Thomas Umstead
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New York-based CSI Sports will distribute the June 2 Shannon Briggs-Sultan Ibragimov heavyweight-championship fight on pay-per-view beginning at 9 p.m.

The fight, which will take place in Atlantic City, N.J., will retail at a suggested price of $29.95. In Demand, DirecTV, EchoStar Communications and TVN Entertainment will distribute the event, according to CSI Sports.

In other heavyweight-boxing news, former champion Evander Holyfield will step into the PPV ring June 30 when he faces Lou Savarese. The Main Events-distributed fight will retail at a suggested price of $29.95, the company said.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.