CN8, The Comcast Network Gets in the Ring to Air Evander Holyfield vs. Vinny Maddalone Fight Live Saturday, March 17, 10:00 PM/ET

CN8, The Comcast Network Gets in the Ring to Air Evander Holyfield vs. Vinny Maddalone Fight Live Saturday, March 17, 10:00 PM/ET

Exclusive CN8 Holyfield-Maddalone Boxing Broadcast to be Made Available to All Comcast Cable Systems Nationwide With an Opportunity to Reach More Than 24 Million Homes

NEW YORK and PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- CN8, The Comcast Network "sounds the bell" with exclusive live broadcast coverage of Evander "Real Deal" Holyfield vs. Vinny Maddalone on Saturday, March 17 at 10:00 PM/ET. In addition to airing on CN8, the Holyfield-Maddalone boxing event will be made available to all Comcast Cable systems nationwide with an opportunity to reach more than 24 million homes. The match-up is four-time world heavyweight champion Holyfield's third fight since coming out of retirement on a quest to win a fifth heavyweight title. The event airs live from the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas.

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"Evander Holyfield is one of the most well known names in boxing and his quest for a fifth world heavyweight championship is historic," said Jon Gurevitch, vice president, CN8 sports. "We're thrilled to provide CN8's passionate boxing audience with this momentous broadcast event."

Following the broadcast, the Holyfield-Maddalone fight will be available ON DEMAND at no additional cost to Comcast Digital Cable customers. For more information, please visit www.cn8.tv.

About CN8, The Comcast Network

CN8, The Comcast Network provides more than 9 million Comcast cable viewers with a unique brand of live, interactive television delivered over its own fiber-optic network to 12 states and 20 television markets stretching from Maine to Virginia and Washington, D.C. CN8 was founded in 1996 and has quickly grown to become the nation's leading regional cable network, airing more than 90 hours a week of original programming from its six studios in the Baltimore, Boston, Delaware, New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. areas. CN8 provides in-depth coverage and analysis of special events and important news that broadcast networks often ignore. Since its inception, CN8 has delivered on its mission to continually reshape and revolutionize regional television and its relevance to local, regional and national viewers. CN8's programming and hosts have been honored by the industry with more than 314 regional Emmy Award nominations.

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