{"id":11697,"date":"2016-02-23T21:00:46","date_gmt":"2016-02-24T03:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=11697"},"modified":"2016-02-23T23:54:10","modified_gmt":"2016-02-24T05:54:10","slug":"11697","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/02\/23\/11697\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Release Update &#8211; Jim Ross joins CBS Sports for monthly boxing calls"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2896535622\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><strong>Update:\u00a0<\/strong>A press release was issued Tuesday night officially announcing Jim Ross&#8217;s new announcing gig with CBS Sports.<\/p>\n<p>Ross will call the &#8220;Knockout Night at The D&#8221; boxing card on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boxingnews24.com\/2016\/02\/live-stream-of-interactive-knockout-night-at-the-d-presser-tuesday-feb-23\/\" target=\"_blank\">Saturday, March 12 in Las Vegas<\/a>. The broadcast on\u00a0CBS Sports Network will\u00a0begin a series of eight monthly events.<\/p>\n<p>Other scheduled dates are April 16, May 13, and June 10. Planned dates\u00a0in September, October, November, and December will be announced at a later time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.therepublic.com\/view\/story\/6830f536c48047c1a48a301e043274e9\/BOX--Jim-Ross-Announcing\" target=\"_blank\">The Associated Press<\/a>\u00a0first reported Ross&#8217;s deal with CBS Sports on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Ross will be joined by Al Bernstein on commentary. The duo worked together when Ross called a one-off boxing show on Fox Sports in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can&#8217;t overnight become a boxing expert,&#8221; Ross told the AP.\u00a0&#8220;There will be learned boxing fans, long-time fans, that are going know infinitely more about boxing than I do, and I have no problem with that. My strengths are storytelling and getting you to know the fighter, and then bringing that spontaneity, that voice that cuts through the clutter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ross has a content deal with Fox Sports, now a boxing commentary deal with CBS Sports, an endorsement deal for the Fite TV App, and started a new pro wrestling\u00a0announcing role\u00a0with AXS TV earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>Ross&#8217;s first New Japan broadcast on AXS TV will air Friday, March 4, the weekend before his first boxing call for CBS Sports.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1003648069\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I never said I was retired,&#8221; Ross told the AP. &#8220;I never found the gig that fit what I needed. The need wasn&#8217;t just the money. It wasn&#8217;t the money. The need was, can I do something that I feel at this stage of my life, at 64 &#8211; what can I do that, I&#8217;m motivated to get up and go to work, get on that plane again, pack the bag again, check in the hotel again? It&#8217;s got to be a fun project.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>[ FYI:\u00a0The \u201cKnockout Night at the D\u201d series, created by the D Las Vegas and DLVC, along with Neon Star Media and Roy Englebrecht Promotions, will be held at the DLVEC open-air venue located adjacent to the D Las Vegas.\u00a0 The inaugural event on\u00a0<span data-term=\"goog_1793059374\">Mar. 12\u00a0<\/span>will take place inside the DLVEC\u2019s 20,000-square-foot tent. ]<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><span class=\"s1\">App Users: swipe right to view next article, swipe left to view previous article.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1373239889\"><div id=\"pwtor-1957936997\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Update:\u00a0A press release was issued Tuesday night officially announcing Jim Ross&#8217;s new announcing gig with CBS Sports. 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