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Unbeaten Prospect Faces Ghana’s Thomas Awimbono in
Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 & FOX Deportes Action
Субота, Фебруар 25 From Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Алабама
10 п.м. И/7 п.м. ПТ
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Бирмингхам, АЛ. (Фебруар 21, 2017) – Непоражен изгледи Калеб биља looks to continue his march towards world title contention when he battles Ghana’s Thomas Awimbono in the 10-round main event of of Премиер Бокс шампиона о ФС1 и ФОКС Спортс Субота, Фебруар 25 from Legacy Arena at the BJCC in Birmingham, Алабама.
Coverage on FS1 and FOX Deportes begins at 10 п.м. И/7 п.м. PT immediately following the PBC on FOX and FOX Deportes primetime show headlined by undefeated heavyweight world champion Деонтаи “Бронза бомбардер” Вилдер defending his title against unbeaten Џералд “Црна Петао” Вашингтон.
Televised coverage on FOX and FOX Deportes begins at 8 п.м. И/5 п.м. PT and also features a pair of exciting matchups as top super welterweight contenders Тони Харисон и Јарретт Херд meet in a 12-round world title showdown, plus hard-hitting Доминиц Бреазеале battles undefeated Izuagbe Ugonoh у тешкој категорији акцији.
Here is what Plant had to say from training camp in Las Vegas:
On retuning in a 10-round main event on FS1:
“Fighting on FS1 once again is a tremendous blessing to my career. The exposure I’ll get will be incredible. The goal is to win, and win impressively. The time is now to show the world who Caleb Plant is. I’m here to entertain the masses.”
On his matchup with Thomas Awimbono:
“Awimbono is a big puncher who has been in the ring with some top-level fighters. He’s never been knocked out so I know he’s tough as nails. This will be his second fight of 2017 so I’m expecting him to be in shape and ready to fight. This will be a nice step up fight and one I see myself winning.”
On recently being world ranked in the super-middleweight division:
“My career is progressing the way I envisioned it. Odmah, I’m currently rated #11 in the IBF and with a few more wins, I’ll be ready to challenge for a world title. Први, I must get past Awimbono. He is my main focus at the moment. But I’m thrilled to be moving up the rankings.”
On his recent training camp:
“Since I moved out to Las Vegas last August, this will be the first full training camp I’ve had out here. We got great sparring with some top competition. My trainer Justin Gamber, who flew out from Nashville and has been with me for the last month. We did everything we needed to do to be prepared for this fight. Спреман сам да идем.”
On fighting at the Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Алабама, the closest ever to his hometown of Nashville, ТН:
“I’m expecting a lot of family and friends to be in attendance since Alabama is only a couple of hours away from Nashville. This is the closest I’ve ever fought to home. I’m excited and I’m going to give all the fans a great night of entertainment.”
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Улазнице за догађају уживо, which is promoted by DiBella Entertainment and TBG Promotions in association with Bruno Event Team, крећу од $25 (не укључујући накнаде примењиве) и сада су у продаји. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster and by visiting AlabamaTitleFight.com.
Fans can live stream the fights on FOX Sports GO, available in English or Spanish through the FS1 or FOX Deportes feeds. The fight is available on desktop at FOXSportsGO.com and through the app store, or connected devices including Apple TV, Android TV, Fire TV, Xbox One and Roku. Додатно, the show will be simulcast on FOX Sports on SiriusXM channel 83 on satellite radios and on the SiriusXM app.
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