19.08.04 – Now into its third full month of production, the first internet broadcast boxing series, presented by CMXsports and promoted by Guilty Boxing “CMX Boxeo de Campeones “ returns This Friday! August 20, LIVE from the Las Pulgas Club in Tijuana, Mexico. Knockout artist JOSE ARAIZA looks to extend his six year, 24-bout winning streak, against GIOVANNI URBINA in the 10-round super bantamweight main event, which will headline the eight-bout all-action card. The exciting co-main event will pit JESUS RIOS, from Sinaloa, Mexico, against ARTURO BRACAMONTES, from Sonora, Mexico, in a 10-round bantamweight rumble.
Boxing fans from around the world can catch all the action via a live internet stream, and access the replay, at www.cmxsports.com for a monthly subscription fee of just $4.95. The series airs every Friday night, beginning at 11 P.M. ET / 8 P.M. PT. Subscribers will also be able to access archived fight footage and get behind-the-scenes interviews, previews and articles. The broadcasts will be available in English and Spanish. “The Colonel” Bob Sheridan, newly elected to the World Boxing Hall of Fame, and a veteran of more than 750 world title fight broadcasts, handles the English broadcasts. The Spanish broadcast team features former NFL All-Pro kicker and veteran sports announcer Benny Ricardo and former five-time world champion Manuel Medina, doing the blow-by-blow and color, respectively. Internationally renowned broadcaster and actress Maria Felipe provides the in-ring post-fight interviews and be the ring announcer. Boxing historian Bert Randolph Sugar, former editor of The Ring and Boxing Illustrated, and the author of more than 50 books, has signed on as CMXsports Senior Boxing Analyst At-Large, providing weekly columns to the CMXsports website and commentary to the broadcasts. A new Sugar column, “Sugar ‘N Spice,” runs on CMXsports.com every Friday.
The Araiza – Urbina rumble will be the fight of the night between two warriors with a combined record of 42-9-2 (26 KOs)! Since losing his pro debut in 1998, there has been no stopping the mighty Araiza, 24-1 (17 KOs), who has strung together 23 straight victories, which included the Pacific super flyweight title in 2002 and the WBA FEDECENTRO flyweight title last year. Urbina, 18-8-2 (9 KOs), has been on a hot streak of late himself, and promises to take the fight straight to Araiza. “Streaks are made to be broken,” declared Urbina. “But first I will break Araiza. Viva Urbina!”
Rios, 15-1 (12 KOs), and Bracamontes, 16-5 (12 KOs), boast a combined record of 31-6 (24 KOs), and are known s two of Mexico’s biggest head hunters, always going for the knockout. This is a fight that screams “KO!!” “Tell the fans in the first row to bring baseball mitts because they may be catching Bracamontes’ head Friday night,” exclaimed Rios.
CMXsports and Guilty Boxing will produce 48 two-hour shows a year over a three-year period with two cards each month emanating from Las Vegas –The Orleans Hotel & Casino and the Gold Coast Hotel & Casino. The remaining two shows per month will be broadcast from different locations, including, southern California and Mexico. Recent shows have emanated from Las Pulgas Club in Tijuana, Mexico.
“CMX Boxeo de Campeones” will showcase the very best in action-packed Latin fights, a staple of Guilty Boxing shows over the past decade, as well as an extensive amount of high-quality features on boxing. CMXsports will complement the broadcast with the Internet’s capability to provide fans around-the-clock, behind-the-scenes information about the fighters before and after the show, and the state-of-the-art CMXlivecam, allowing fans unprecedented access to the fighters on a real-time basis. In short, CMXsports is leveraging the latest in Internet streaming and interactive technology to produce an unprecedented experience for the viewer.
CMXsports is one of the rapidly growing members of the CMX family of sports and entertainment companies founded by A. Demetrius (Tony) Brown. Brown, a former professional basketball player, established a successful metal trading company that later evolved into CMXchange, a successful Internet-based trading exchange. Over the past two years, Brown has purchased or created a number of companies focused at a range of sports and entertainment products and services.