Showtime Sets Mayweather-Maidana 2 'All Access' Series

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Showtime Sports will chronicle the training camps of boxers Marcus Maidana and Floyd Mayweather in the latest edition of its documentary series All Access beginning Aug. 30, said network officials.

The three-part series will lead up to the network’s big Sept. 13 Mayweather vs. Maidana 2 pay-per-view boxing event in Las Vegas. The Aug. 30 premiere event of All Access will be followed by a live ShoBox: The New Generation boxing card.

Episode 1 of All Access will take viewers inside the minds of Maidana and Mayweather after the fighters’ May 3 pay-per-view event in which Mayweather won by decision, said network officials.

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.