25.08.04 – Former world welterweight champion and 2004 Hall of Fame inductee CARLOS PALOMINO has signed on as the new color commentator on “CMX Boxeo de Campeones,” the weekly Latin boxing broadcast series — now into its third full month of production –presented by CMXsports and promoted by Guilty Boxing.Palomino will make his series debut This Friday August 25, LIVE from The Orleans Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV.
Palomino, inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame this year, will provide the color commentary to newly elected World Boxing Hall of Fame inductee, Colonel Bob Sheridan’s blow-by-blow, on the English feed of the broadcast. Sheridan is a veteran of more than 750 world title fight broadcasts. The Spanish language feed of the broadcast 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.
Former Major League Baseball player Rich Perez, who hosts the weekly CMXsports Radio show, heard weekly Tuesday nights in Las Vegas at 8 P.M. PT in Las Vegas or via the internet at www.alltalkradio.net or www.klav1230am.com, provides the in-ring post-fight interviews. 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.
“Carlos Palomino will be an incredibly valuable asset to our telecast,” said Marty Corwin, Executive Producer of “CMX Boxeo de Campeones,” and Executive Vice President of CMXproductions. “CMXsports is extremely happy to be able to add another World Champion to our roster of on-air talent for ‘CMX Champions of Boxing.’ Carlos is not only one of the most popular Latin champions of all time, he is incredibly knowledgeable about the sport. He has even produced his own series of instructional tapes. Teamed up with The Colonel, boxing’s most experienced play-by-play announcer, this is perhaps the finest team of English language announcers ever assembled.”
Born in Mexico, Palomino, 31-4-3 (19 KOs), moved to Los Angeles at age 10 with his family in 1959. His amateur career included winning the All-Army welterweight title while serving in the U.S. Army in 1971 and 1972. He turned pro after defeating future Olympic gold medalist Sugar Ray Seales to capture the AAU Championship in 1972. Managed by Jackie McCoy, Palomino defeated nearly everyone in his path en route to winning the WBC welterweight title — knocking out defending champion John Stracey, June 22, 1976, in Wembley. Palomino successfully defended the title seven times during his two-year reign before losing it to future Hall-of-Famer Wilfredo Benitez via a 15-round split decision, January 14, 1979. A graduate of California State University at Long Beach, Palomino’s post-boxing career has been equally successful as an actor, where he has been involved in numerous motion pictures and television series. He gained an enormous amount of noteriety from his recurring role in the original Miller Lite beer TV commercial campaign of the early ’80s.
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.
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.