Showtime to Replay Davis-Barrios PPV Fight as Part of July 3 Live Boxing Telecast

By R. Thomas Umstead
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 Showtime will re-air Saturday’s Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis-Mario Barrios pay-per-view fight as part of its July 3 live Showtime Boxing card headlined by the Chris Colbert-Tugstsogt Nyambayar super featherweight championship fight. 

The June 26 PPV fight saw Davis move up two weight classes to defeat previously unbeaten Barrios to capture the super lightweight championship belt. The July 3 live boxing telecast will also feature the Michel Rivera-Jon Fernandez lightweight fight.

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The July 3 live boxing telecast will be followed by a boxing special, All Access: Davis-Barrios epilogue that will take a behind-the-scenes look at both Davis and Barrios before and after the fight, said the network.

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.