ESPN to Air Vasyl Lomachenko, Terence Crawford Boxing Matches

By R. Thomas Umstead
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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ESPN in August will air live boxing matches featuring world champions Vasyl Lomachenko and Terence Crawford, network executives said Friday.

World Boxing Organization junior lightweight champion Lomachenko will defend his title Aug. 5 against Miguel “Escorpión” Marriaga on the network. Two weeks later, ESPN on Aug. 19 will televise Terence Crawford's defense of his World Boxing Association junior welterweight title against Julius Indongo, network officials said.

The fights come on the heels of ESPN’s live coverage of theJuly 1 Manny Pacquiao-Jeff Horn welterweight championship fight.

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R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.