Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Glory signs deal with CBS Sports Network, Glory 7 set to air on tape delay


Glory has signed a deal with CBS Sports Network to air Glory 7 Milan on tape delay. Glory 7 will feature Giorgio Petrosyan vs. Hafid El Boustati in the main event on Saturday, April 20. The event will air on CBS Sports Network at 1:00 a.m. ET/10:00 p.m. PT on Sunday, April 21 (Same day delay), as part of Glory's new programming agreement with the national TV platform. Also airing on CBS Sports Network will be Glory 8 Tokyo which will take place next month and feature a 143lb one night 8 man tournament. Mosab Amrani and Liam Harrios will be participating in the tournament as well as Canadian Gabriel Varga.

You can read the official press release from Glory below.


GLORY SIGNS TELEVISION AGREEMENT WITH
CBS SPORTS NETWORK TO SHOWCASE
WORLD’S PREMIER KICKBOXING ACTION

ACTION KICKS OFF WITH TELECAST OF
STAR-STUDDED GLORY 7 MILAN EVENT

SINGAPORE (April 17, 2013) –Glory Sports International and CBS Sports Network have reached an agreement to showcase action from the world’s premier kickboxing league, beginning with the star-studded GLORY 7 event in Milan, Italy on Saturday, April 20.

The CBS Sports Network telecast of the nine-bout GLORY 7 Milan kickboxing event from Mediolanum Forum, headlined by a showdown between world No. 1 ranked lightweight (154 pounds/70 kilograms) Giorgio Petrosyan (75-1, 35 KOs) of Italy and fellow sensation Hafid El Boustati (67-7-3, 18 KOs) of The Netherlands, will air at 1:00 a.m. ET/10:00 p.m. PT on Sunday, April 21 (Same day delay).


“We look forward to expanding our relationship with CBS Sports Network, a tremendous national sports television platform, and bringing U.S. sports fans some of the hardest-hitting, world-class kickboxing action featuring elite martial arts fighters from around the world,” said GLORY Sports International CEO Andrew Whitaker.

GLORY action on CBS Sports Network continues from Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan with a one-night, eight-man, single-elimination tournament in GLORY’s featherweight (143 pounds/65 kilograms) division that airs Sunday, May 5 at 2:00 a.m. ET/11:00 p.m. PT (Same day delay).  In addition to the tournament, several Superfights, including a heavyweight rematch between all-time great Jerome Le Banner (73-21-2, 59 KOs) of France and Muay Thai champion Koichi (26-8-1, 15 KOs) highlight the card. 

Additional CBS Sports Network telecast dates of GLORY events will be announced soon.

GLORY made its debut on CBS Sports Network from Tokyo on December 31, 2012 with GLORY 4 Tokyo, a one-night, 16-man ‘Grand Slam’ tournament loaded with an unprecedented lineup of the world’s greatest heavyweight fighters.

CBS Sports Network is available across the country through local cable, video and telco providers and via satellite on DirecTV Channel 613 and Dish Network Channel 158. For more information, and to access the CBS Sports Network channel finder, go to www.cbssportsnetwork.com.

For more information, visit www.gloryworldseries.com.
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