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VERSUS
SHOWCASES “FIGHT NIGHT: BEST OF LIVE” THIS THURSDAY
STAMFORD, CT (December 13, 2006) – It will be a holiday celebration of
fisticuffs when VERSUS presents its Fight Night: Best of Live telecast
this Thursday night, December 14 from 9-11 p.m. ET. This year-end
special will showcase some of the great performances televised this year
as part of VERSUS’ Fight Night in conjunction with Top Rank Boxing.
Launched in July 2006, Fight Night consists of a series of live fights
promoted by Bob Arum’s Top Rank group, as well as classic fights from
their vast library. Fight Night on VERSUS airs every Thursday night at 9
p.m. ET.
Highlights of Fight Night: Best of Live will include a pair of exciting
wins by the undefeated Youngstown, Ohio middleweight Kelly Pavlik; Kevin
Kelly’s win over Carlo Hernandez; Omar Nino’s upset of previously
unbeaten Brian Viloria for the WBC Light Flyweight title; Kid Diamond
over Jairo Ramirez; and Bobby Pacquaio’s win over Hector Velasquez,
among others.
The first Fight Night of 2007 is scheduled for January 11 at 9 p.m. ET.
Wally Matthews, a veteran boxing writer who has covered the sport for
two decades, and Bob Papa, who has called boxing for ESPN and currently
for NBC, will continue to host. Michael Buffer, the tuxedoed announcer
who coined the catchphrase "Let's get ready to rumble!" will again serve
as the ring announcer for the live fights.
VERSUS (VERSUS.com) celebrates real competition in all its forms. The
network is the national cable home of the National Hockey League (NHL)
and the Stanley Cup Playoffs as well as best-in-class events like The
Tour de France, the America's Cup, the Dakar Rally, the Professional
Bull Riders (PBR), Professional Boxing, the Boston Marathon, AMA
Motocross and Davis Cup. Now in more than 70 million homes, the network
features the best field sports programming on television and is a
destination for sports fans, athletes and sportsmen to find exclusive,
competitive events that audiences can't find elsewhere. The network
offers unique, competition-themed original programming and is the
exclusive home of Survivor in syndication. VERSUS, a wholly owned
company of Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA, CMCSK), is distributed
via cable systems and satellite operators throughout the United States.
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