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38: 102:' fights that aired on various networks. He is best known for his catchphrase, "It's showtime!" but the catchphrase is not spoken during Fox's fight coverage. 443: 433: 330: 438: 359: 114:, Lennon has been a ring announcer for over 25 years, during which he has been at the microphone for some historic fights, including 453: 305: 458: 280: 236: 17: 155: 143: 46: 190:
Lennon, much like his father, speaks Spanish and makes an effort to pronounce all fighters' names correctly.
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Lennon has been inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame. He was also selected as an inductee into the
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This article is about the ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr. For his father, also a ring announcer, see
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when it previously had rights to professional boxing and was the ring announcer for
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Lennon began doing ring introductions with PBC promotions in January 2019.
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who was a ring announcer as well. He also announced MMA fight cards for
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and even Buffer subbed for Lennon on Showtime Championship Boxing.
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He has appeared as himself in several movies, most notably
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Jimmy Lennon, Jr.
Jimmy Lennon

Carl Froch
Super Six World Boxing Classic
Hartwall Arena
Helsinki
Showtime
Fox Sports
Showtime Championship Boxing
Premier Boxing Champions
Bob Arum
Top Rank
ESPN
Fox Sports
Don King Promotions
Santa Monica, California
Mike Tyson
Evander Holyfield
Winky Wright
Félix Trinidad
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Manny Pacquiao
Jimmy Lennon
Strikeforce
CBS
Showtime
Strikeforce
Showtime
Elite XC

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