Tarver, Barrera, Holmes To Kick Off New PPV Series

NEW YORK, May 31 – How much would you pay for a boxing show featuring light heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver, three-division titlist Marco Antonio Barrera, and heavyweight legend Larry Holmes? $30, $40, $50? More? How does $14.95 sound? In an unprecedented move to bring some of the most exciting moments from boxing’s classic bouts to diehard fight fans around the country on a monthly basis, CSI Sports is pleased to announce the launch of ‘USA Tuesday Night Fights Knockouts’ on Tuesday, June 6th at 9pm (ET) / 6pm (PT)..

The series, which will be available on pay-per-view television at a suggested retail price of $14.95, will feature dozens of the greatest knockouts, brawls, and fighters that were featured on the classic USA Tuesday Night Fights series. The premiere episode will contain a seven-bout card featuring light heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver in one of his early bouts against Shelby Gross, heavyweight legend Larry Holmes battling Curtis Shepard, and a clash of champions between ‘The Baby Faced Assassin’, Marco Antonio Barrera, and Agapito ‘El Ciclon’ Sanchez. Also on the card will be exciting knockouts spotlighting Lamar Parks, Sergei Artemiev, Leeonzer Barber, and Josue Blocus.

“We’re very excited about the launch of the USA Tuesday Night Fights Knockouts’ series and bringing these knockouts to fight fans around the United States,” said Craig Miele of CSI Sports. “The USA Tuesday Night Fights series has always held a special spot in the hearts of diehard fans, and with this series, not only can they re-live these moments, but new fans can see what they were missing all these years. Plus, we’ve kept true to the spirit of the series by premiering each episode on a Tuesday night.”

In addition to seeing some of the greatest knockouts in each fight card, each one hour episode will also feature in-depth profiles on the featured fighters, behind the scenes footage and interviews, and clips of some of the most memorable moments ever seen on the Tuesday Night Fights series. Future episodes will contain devastating knockouts by boxing superstars such as Oscar De La Hoya, Arturo Gatti, Bernard Hopkins, Hasim Rahman, George Foreman, Floyd Mayweather Jr., and Roy Jones Jr.

Episode two of ‘USA Tuesday Night Fights Knockouts’ will premiere on Tuesday, July 4th with bouts starring Arturo Gatti, Tracy Harris Patterson, John Ruiz, and Rafael Ruelas.

For more Pay-Per-View information, please call 1.877.456.7781 or 1.877.4KO.PPV1