VERSUS SHOWCASES “FIGHT NIGHT: BEST OF LIVE” THIS THURSDAY

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS YEAR’S MATCHES TO BE FEATURED

It will be a holiday celebration of fisticuffs when VERSUS presents its Fight Night: Best of Live telecast this Thursday night, December 14 from 9-11 p.m. ET.  This year-end special will showcase some of the great performances televised this year as part of VERSUS’ Fight Night in conjunction with Top Rank Boxing.   Launched in July 2006, Fight Night consists of a series of live fights promoted by Bob Arum’s Top Rank group, as well as classic fights from their vast library.  Fight Night on VERSUS airs every Thursday night at 9 p.m. ET. 

Highlights of Fight Night: Best of Live will include a pair of exciting wins by the undefeated Youngstown, Ohio middleweight Kelly Pavlik; Kevin Kelly’s win over Carlo Hernandez; Omar Nino’s upset of previously unbeaten Brian Viloria for the WBC Light Flyweight title; Kid Diamond over Jairo Ramirez; and Bobby Pacquaio’s win over Hector Velasquez, among others.

The first Fight Night of 2007 is scheduled for January 11 at 9 p.m. ET.

Wally Matthews, a veteran boxing writer who has covered the sport for two decades, and Bob Papa, who has called boxing for ESPN and currently for NBC, will continue to host.  Michael Buffer, the tuxedoed announcer who coined the catchphrase "Let's get ready to rumble!" will again serve as the ring announcer for the live fights.

VERSUS (VERSUS.com) celebrates real competition in all its forms. The network is the national cable home of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the Stanley Cup Playoffs as well as best-in-class events like The Tour de France, the America's Cup, the Dakar Rally, the Professional Bull Riders (PBR), Professional Boxing, the Boston Marathon, AMA Motocross and Davis Cup. Now in more than 70 million homes, the network features the best field sports programming on television and is a destination for sports fans, athletes and sportsmen to find exclusive, competitive events that audiences can't find elsewhere. The network offers unique, competition-themed original programming and is the exclusive home of Survivor in syndication. VERSUS, a wholly owned company of Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA, CMCSK), is distributed via cable systems and satellite operators throughout the United States.