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Watch Thurman-Diaz Weigh-In, Via Stream
* * SHO SPORTS PRESS PASS LIVE * * SHOWTIME SPORTS® TO STREAM KEITH THURMAN vs. JULIO DIAZ WEIGH-IN LIVE VIA YOUTUBE & MORE THIS FRIDAY, APRIL 25, AT 4 P.M. ET / 1 P.M. PT
SHOWTIME Sports will offer a live stream of Friday’s official weigh-in for the showdown between interim WBA Welterweight World Champion Keith “One Time” Thurman and former world champion Julio “The Kidd” Diaz taking place this Saturday, April 26, live on SHOWTIME® (9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT) from StubHub Center in Carson, Calif.
In the co-features, Lucas Matthysse returns to face faces hard-hitting John Molina Jr., in a 10-round junior welterweight matchup and undefeated WBC Lightweight World Champion Omar Figueroa Jr., defends his belt against Jerry Belmontes. The telecast will immediately follow the premiere of Episode 2 of ALL ACCESS: Mayweather vs. Maidana.
The weigh-in will be available at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT LIVE via satellite feed, YouTube, Ustream and www.SHO.com/Sports in High Definition. The event will be hosted by Brian Custer from the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles.
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Thurman vs. Diaz, a 12-round fight for Thurman’s Interim WBA Welterweight World Championship on Saturday, April 26, is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and sponsored by Corona, AT&T and Casamigos Tequila. It will take place at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif., and will air as the main event of the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® telecast (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT) and will be available in Spanish via secondary audio programming (SAP). In the co-feature, Argentine knockout artist Lucas Matthysse faces hard-hitting John Molina in a 10-round junior welterweight bout that is presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Goossen Tutor Promotions. In the opening bout of the telecast, Omar Figueroa Jr. defends his WBC Lightweight title against fellow Texan Jerry Belmontes. Preliminary fights will air on SHOWTIME EXTREME®.
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