NEW YORK -- Fox Sports Network plans to combine elements of three programs to air a heavyweight title match within a special live, 90-minute The Best Damn Sports Show Period on a Thursday night in late September. The network has arranged with promoter Dan Goosen to televise the IBO/IBA Heavyweight Championship between James Toney and Rydell Booker on Sept. 23. The bout will take place at the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, Calif. It's the first time Best Damn Sports will offer a live event, which will be hosted by the show's Tom Arnold, Chris Rose and John Salley. I, Max host Max Kellerman will serve as an analyst, with Sunday Night Fights personalities Barry Tomkins and Sean O'Grady calling the bout and reporting, respectively. "We're going to turn this into a big event, which it rightfully deserves," said George Greenberg, Fox Sports Net's executive vp programming and production.
- 7/30/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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