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Jimmy Lennon Jr. is an American boxing ring announcer who is employed primarily by Showtime and Fox Sports as ring announcer for their Showtime Championship Boxing and Premier Boxing Champions, also by Bob Arum's Top Rank on ESPN events. Lennon was also employed by Fox Sports when it previously had rights to professional boxing and was the ring announcer for Don King Promotions' fights that aired on various networks. He is best known for his catchphrase, "It's show time!" but the catchphrase is not spoken during Fox's fight coverage.
Acting Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Creed III | Ring Announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr. | 2023 |
| 18th & Grand: The Olympic Auditorium Story | Self | 2021 |
| Southpaw | Jimmy Lennon Jr. | 2015 |
| Premier Boxing Champions | Self - Ring Announcer / Self - Referee | 2015 |
| El Boxeo | Self | 2013 |
| Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson | Self - Announcer | 2011 |
| Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg | Announcer / Self | 2011 |
| Fight Camp 360: Inside the Super Six World Boxing Classic | Self | 2009 |
| MMA H.E.A.T. | Self | 2009 |
| 30 for 30 | Self | 2009 |
Acting Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Creed III | Ring Announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr. | 2023 |
| 18th & Grand: The Olympic Auditorium Story | Self | 2021 |
| Southpaw | Jimmy Lennon Jr. | 2015 |
| Premier Boxing Champions | Self - Ring Announcer / Self - Referee | 2015 |
| El Boxeo | Self | 2013 |
| Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson | Self - Announcer | 2011 |
| Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg | Announcer / Self | 2011 |
| Fight Camp 360: Inside the Super Six World Boxing Classic | Self | 2009 |
| MMA H.E.A.T. | Self | 2009 |
| 30 for 30 | Self | 2009 |
| Strikeforce Challengers | Self - Cage Announcer | 2009 |
| Strikeforce: Destruction | Himself - Announcer / Self - Announcer | 2008 |
| EliteXC Saturday Night Fights | Self - Ring Announcer / Self | 2008 |
| Tyson | Self | 2008 |
| The Breakout | Cage Announcer | 2008 |
| I Spy | Vegas Ring Announcer | 2002 |
| Resurrection Blvd. | Jimmy Lennon Jr. | 2000 |
| Love & Basketball | Sports announcer | 2000 |
| Price of Glory | Ring Announcer | 2000 |
| Hot Shots! | Ring Announcer | 1991 |
| Married... with Children | Ring Announcer | 1987 |
| Showtime Championship Boxing | Self - Ring Announcer | 1986 |
| Highway to Heaven | Ring Announcer | 1984 |
| Hunter | Ring Announcer | 1984 |
| HBO Boxing | Self - Ring Announcer | 1973 |
