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This is a list of events held and scheduled by the It's Showtime, a kickboxing and mixed martial arts organization based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The list consists of all the official It's Showtime events. The first event, It's Showtime - It's Showtime, took place on October 24, 1999, at Kennemer Sportcenter in Haarlem, Netherlands.
| 2012 events | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | No. | Event | Location | Venue |
| 2012-11-10 | 60 | It's Showtime 60 |  São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 2012-07-29 | VIII | REBELS.12 & It's Showtime Japan Countdown-2 |  Tokyo, Japan | Differ Ariake |
| 2012-07-21 | 59 | Street Culture, Federación Canaria de Kickboxing & Fightclub Group present: It's Showtime 59 |  Tenerife, Spain | |
| 2012-06-30 | 57&58 | Music Hall & BFN Group present: It's Showtime 57 & 58 |  Brussels, Belgium | Forest National |
| 2012-05-12 | 56 | Siam Gym Belgium presents: It's Showtime 56 | Kortrijk, Belgium | |
| 2012-01-28 | 54&55 | It's Showtime 2012 in Leeuwarden |  Leeuwarden, Netherlands | WTC Expo |
| 2012-01-21 | VII | REBELS.10 & It's Showtime Japan Countdown-7 | Japan | |
| 2011 events | ||||
| Date | No. | Event | Location | Venue |
| 2011-12-22 | VI | It's Showtime Japan 6 | Tokyo, Japan | Korakuen Hall |
| 2011-11-13 | V | It's Showtime Japan 5 | Tokyo, Japan | Differ Ariake |
| 2011-11-12 | 53 | Street Culture, Fight Club Group & Canary Kickboxing Federation presents: It's Showtime 53 | Tenerife, Spain | Pabellón Santiago Martín |
| 2011-10-23 | IV | REBELS.9 & It's Showtime Japan 4 | Tokyo, Japan | Differ Ariake |
| 2011-09-25 | 52 | BFN Group & Music Hall presents: It's Showtime "Fast & Furious 70MAX" | Brussels, Belgium | Forest National |
| 2011-09-11 | III | It's Showtime Japan 3 | Japan | |
| 2011-08-28 | II | It's Showtime Japan 2 | Japan | |
| 2011-07-18 | I | REBELS 8 & It's Showtime Japan Countdown-1 | Tokyo, Japan | Differ Ariake |
| 2011-06-18 | 51 | Fix Events & Fightclub Group presents: It's Showtime 2011 | Madrid, Spain | Palacio de Deportes |
| 2011-06-11 | 50 | BFN Group presents: It's Showtime Warsaw |  Warsaw, Poland | Warszawskie Centrum EXPO XXI |
| 2011-05-21 | 49 | Fightclub presents: It's Showtime 2011 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | The Sand |
| 2011-05-14 | 48 | It's Showtime 2011 Lyon |  Lyon, France | Palais des Sports de Gerland |
| 2011-03-26 | 47 | BFN Group presents: It's Showtime Brussels | Brussels, Belgium | The Event Lounge |
| 2011-03-06 | 46 | Fightingstars presents: It's Showtime Sporthallen Zuid | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Sporthallen Zuid |
| 2010 events | ||||
| Date | No. | Event | Location | Venue |
| 2010-12-18 | 45 | Fightclub presents: It's Showtime 2010 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | The Sand |
| 2010-12-11 | 44 | Yiannis Evgenikos presents: It’s Showtime Athens |  Athens, Greece | Peace and Friendship Stadium |
| 2010-09-12 | 43 | Fightingstars presents: It's Showtime 2010 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Sporthallen Zuid |
| 2010-05-29 | 41&42 | It's Showtime 2010 Amsterdam | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Amsterdam Arena |
| 2010-04-17 | 40 | It's Showtime 2010 Budapest |  Budapest, Hungary | Syma Sport and Events Centre |
| 2010-03-13 | 39 | Oktagon presents: It's Showtime 2010 |  Milan, Italy | PalaSharp |
| 2010-02-13 | 38 | It's Showtime 2010 Prague |  Prague, Czech Republic | O2 Arena |
| 2009 events | ||||
| Date | No. | Event | Location | Venue |
| 2009-11-21 | 37 | It's Showtime 2009 Barneveld | Barneveld, Netherlands | Veluwehal |
| 2009-10-24 | 36 | It's Showtime 2009 Lommel | Lommel, Belgium | De Soeverein |
| 2009-08-29 | 35 | It's Showtime 2009 Budapest | Budapest, Hungary | Papp László Sportaréna |
| 2009-08-15 | 34 | It’s Showtime 2009 Istanbul (Cancelled) |  Istanbul, Turkey | Inönü Stadyumu |
| 2009-05-16 | 33 | It's Showtime 2009 Amsterdam | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Amsterdam Arena |
| 2009-03-14 | 32 | Oktagon presents: It's Showtime 2009 | Milan, Italy | PalaSharp |
| 2009-02-08 | 31 | Fights at the Border presents: It's Showtime 2009 | Antwerp, Belgium | Lotto Arena |
| 2008 events | ||||
| Date | No. | Event | Location | Venue |
| 2008-11-29 | 30 | It's Showtime 2008 Eindhoven | Eindhoven, Netherlands | Indoor Sportcentrum Eindhoven |
| 2008-09-06 | 29 | It's Showtime 2008 Alkmaar | Alkmaar, Netherlands | Hoornse Vaart |
| 2008-03-15 | 26 | Balans: It’s Showtime 75MAX Trophy Final 2008 | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Maasport |
| 2007 events | ||||
| Date | No. | Event | Location | Venue |
| 2007-09-23 | 25 | It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy 2007 - Portugal |  Vilamoura, Portugal | Casino Vilamoura |
| 2007-03-24 | 23&24 | Fights at the Border presents: It's Showtime Trophy 2007 | Lommel, Belgium | Soeverein Hal |
| 2007-02-25 | 22 | It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy 2007 - Manchester |  Altrincham, Greater Manchester, UK | Altrincham Leisure Centre |
| 2007-02-02 | 21 | It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy 2007 - Zwolle | Zwolle, Netherlands | WRZV Hallen Zwolle |
| 2006 events | ||||
| Date | No. | Event | Location | Venue |
| 2006-12-03 | 20 | It's Showtime 2006 Alkmaar | Alkmaar, Netherlands | Hoornse Vaart |
| 2006-09-23 | 19 | It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy Final 2006 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | TOP Sporthallen Rotterdam |
| 2006-02-18 | 17 | It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy, 1st Round - Belgium | Mortsel, Belgium | Sporthal Den Drab |
| 2005 events | ||||
| Date | No. | Event | Location | Venue |
| 2005-12-18 | 16 | It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy, 1st Round - Prague | Prague, Czech Republic | Kongresové centrum Praha |
| 2005-10-30 | 15 | It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy, 1st Round - Alkmaar | Alkmaar, Netherlands | Hoornse Vaart |
| 2005-10-02 | 14 | It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy, 1st Round - Tilburg | Tilburg, Netherlands | Stadssporthal |
| 2005-06-12 | 12&13 | It's Showtime Boxing & MMA Event 2005 Amsterdam | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Amsterdam Arena |
| 2004 events | ||||
| Date | No. | Event | Location | Venue |
| 2004-05-20 | 10&11 | It's Showtime 2004 Amsterdam | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Amsterdam Arena |
| 2003-06-08 | 8&9 | It's Showtime 2003 Amsterdam | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Amsterdam Arena |
| 2002-09-29 | 6&7 | It's Showtime – As Usual / Battle Time | Haarlem, Netherlands | Kennemer Sportcenter |
| 2001-10-21 | 5 | It's Showtime - Original | Haarlem, Netherlands | Kennemer Sportcenter |
| 2000-12-12 | 4 | It's Showtime - Christmas Edition | Haarlem, Netherlands | Kennemer Sportcenter |
| 2000-10-22 | 3 | It's Showtime - Exclusive | Haarlem, Netherlands | Kennemer Sportcenter |
| 1999-10-24 | 1&2 | It's Showtime - It's Showtime | Haarlem, Netherlands | Kennemer Sportcenter |
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