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PAUL VS. SILVA OFFICIAL WEIGHTS

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Most Valuable Promotions Event Takes Place Tomorrow, Saturday, October 29 Live on SHOWTIME PPV® at 9 PM ET/6 PM PT

Cruiserweight Bout – 8 Rounds
Jake Paul – 186 ½ lbs.
Anderson Silva – 186 lbs.
Referee: Wes Melton; Judges: Paul Calderon (Ariz.), Dennis O’Connell (Ariz.), Chris Wilson (Ariz.)

Lightweight Bout – 8 Rounds
Ashton Sylve – 132 ½ lbs.
Braulio Rodriguez – 132 ½ lbs.
Referee: Tony Zaino; Judges: Eric Curcio (Ariz.), Dennis O’Connell (Ariz.), Chris Wilson (Ariz.).

Bantamweight Bout – 10 Rounds
Alexandro Santiago – 118 lbs.
Antonio Nieves – 117 ¾ lbs.
Referee: Wes Melton; Judges: Eric Curcio (Ariz.), Dennis O’Connell (Ariz.), Chris Wilson (Ariz.)

Cruiserweight Bout – 4 Rounds
Uriah Hall – 198 ½ lbs.
Le’Veon Bell – 197 ½ lbs.
Referee: Tony Zaino; Judges: Eric Curcio (Ariz.), Dennis O’Connell (Ariz.), Chris Wilson (Ariz.)

Cruiserweight Bout – 4 Rounds
Chris Avila – 183 ¼ lbs.
Dr. Mike Varshavski – 182 ½ lbs.
Referee: Joey Chavez; Judges: Paul Calderon (Ariz.), Dennis O’Connell (Ariz.), Chris Wilson (Ariz.)

SHOWTIME PPV COUNTDOWN
Stream Live at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on the SHOWTIME SPORTS® YouTube Channel

Heavyweight Bout – 6 Rounds
Jeremiah Milton – 248 ¼ lbs.
Quintin Sumpter – 219 ½ lbs.
Referee: Wes Melton; Judges: Paul Calderon (Ariz.), Dennis O’Connell (Ariz.), Chris Wilson (Ariz.)

Super Middleweight Bout – 8 Rounds
Ogleidis Suarez – 169 lbs.
Shadasia Green – 169 ¼ lbs.
Referee: Joey Chavez; Judges: Paul Calderon (Ariz.), Dennis O’Connell (Ariz.), Chris Wilson (Ariz.)
Contracted weight: 169 pounds

Super Bantamweight Bout – 6 Rounds
Danny Barrios Flores – 122 ½ lbs.
Edgar Ortiz, Jr. – 120 ¼ lbs.
Referee: Tony Zaino; Judges: Eric Curcio (Ariz.), Dennis O’Connell (Ariz.), Chris Wilson (Ariz.)

Veteran sportscaster Brian Custer will host Saturday night’s SHOWTIME PPV telecast with MMA legend Georges St-Pierre serving as co-host. St.-Pierre was a two-division UFC champion and three-time UFC welterweight champion. They join the most versatile voice in combat sports Mauro Ranallo, along with International Boxing Hall of Famer Al Bernstein and leading mixed martial arts journalist Ariel Helwani in calling the action from ringside. Helwani will also handle pre-and-post-fight interviews and serve as the ringside reporter. Three more Hall of Famers round out the SHOWTIME telecast team - unofficial scorer and boxing historian Steve Farhood will score the fights, world-renowned ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr. will emcee the proceedings, and Barry Tompkins will call the international feed with former junior middleweight world champion and SHOBOX® commentator Raúl “El Diamante” Marquez providing analysis. The executive producer is four-time Emmy award winner David Dinkins, Jr. with Bob Dunphy directing. Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell, whose podcast MORNING KOMBAT was recently named Best Sports Podcast of the Year at the People’s Choice Podcast Awards, will host the SHOWTIME PPV COUNTDOWN show streaming live on the SHOWTIME SPORTS YouTube channel and SHOWTIME Boxing Facebook page.

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ABOUT PAUL VS. SILVA
International superstar and serial risk-taker Jake “The Problem Child” Paul will face the biggest challenge of his career when he takes on UFC legend and accomplished boxer Anderson “The Spider” Silva in an eight-round bout at a catchweight of 187 pounds on Saturday, October 29 in a Most Valuable Promotions event live on SHOWTIME PPV (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT) from Desert Diamond Arena, just outside of Phoenix, Ariz. In undercard action, teenage sensation Ashton Sylve will put his knockout streak on the line against Braulio Rodriguez in an eight-round lightweight bout contested at 133 pounds. Top 118-pound contenders and former world title challengers Alexandro “El Peque” Santiago and Antonio “Carita” Nieves will meet again in a 10-round rematch of their exciting 2016 showdown. Elite UFC striker Uriah Hall and former NFL star running back Le’Veon Bell will make their pro debuts in a four-round cruiserweight bout contracted at 195 pounds. In addition, Chris Avila, a disciple of UFC superstar Nate Diaz, will square off against “Doctor Mike” Varshavski, a board-certified family physician and social media influencer, in a four-round cruiserweight bout contracted at 185 pounds.




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