SeRies premijere Ove subote, April 4, na CBS u 3 poslije podne. I/Noon PT
NEW YORK (Mart 31, 2015) - Emisija tim za April 4 debi Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on CBS features a blend of highly respected sportscasters and shrewd boxing minds. Hosted by CBS Sports Network’s Brent Stover, borbe će se zvati po svestran i poštuju play-by-play veteran Kevin Harlan sa ringa analitičari Paul Malignaggi i broadcast newcomer Virgil Hunter.
U PBC na CBS najavljuje tim će uvesti u prvoj do osam live događaja ove godine počinju ovo Subota, April 4, u 3 poslije podne. I/Noon PT. Light svjetski prvak u teškoj kategoriji Adonis Stevenson (25-1, 21 KOs), of Montreal, will defend his title against former super middleweight world champion Sakio Bika (32-6-3, 21 KOs), Sydney, Australija. Opening the two-fight afternoon broadcast will be undefeated Russian-born Canadian light heavyweight Artur Beterbiev (7-0, 7 KOs), of Montreal, suočavaju bivši svjetski šampion Gabriel Campillo (25-6-1, 12 KOs), u Madridu, Španija, od Pepsi Coliseum u Quebec City.
A veteran emiter, Harlan je pozvao NFL igre za 30 consecutive years. He joined CBS Sports’ NFL broadcast team as a play-by-play announcer in 1998. Harlan called CBS Sports’ HDTV coverage of the 2001 AFC Championship and Super Bowl XXXV. He has called CBS Sports’ pokrivenost NCAA Division I za muškarce u košarci od 1999, including this year’s CBS/Turner coverage of the West Regional from Los Angeles. A well-versed radio broadcaster, this past season Harlan once again called play-by-play for NFL games with Boomer Esiason on Westwood One Radio Sports. Harlan and Esiason were the lead announce team on Westwood One for “Ponedjeljak Night Football,"Doigravanju, a Conference Championship game and the Super Bowl. This season marked Harlan’s fifth consecutive Super Bowl. Harlan called the NCAA Final Four and Championship games for CBS Radio Network and Westwood One for five consecutive years (2003-07), kao i regionalno (2009, 2010, 2011). Harlan’s boxing experience includes the 1995 Mike Tyson vs. Buster Mathis Jr. bout na FOX i razne prvenstva u boksu događaja je pozvao na radio. Harlan je u njegovom 28th sezona emitovanja NBA i pozvao play-by-play akcije za Turner Sports’ pokrivenost NBA doigravanje od 1996 i redovne-sezone igre za TNT i TBS od 1997.
U 34-godišnji Malignaggi je dva puta, dvije-podjela svjetski prvak. He is known for his passionate and honest assessment of live fights and fighters as an analyst for SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING. An invaluable asset at ringside, Malignaggi primjenjuje doživotnu ličnih boks stručnosti u dinamičnom, ever-changing situations in the ring and articulates with aplomb. He’s been a regular ringside analyst since 2012.
The knowledgeable and sage Hunter is one of the most prominent and respected trainers in boxing. He has coached unbeaten super middleweight kingpin Andre Ward, Britanski superstar i bivši neprikosnoveni 140-pound svjetski prvak Amir Khan i bivši prvak u velter svijeta Andre Berto i proglašen je 2011 Trainer of the Year by the Boxing Writers Association of America. Hunter is making his first foray into announcing on April 4 i nudi svjež i jedinstvenu perspektivu na PBC na CBS.
Stover has served as studio host for CBS Sports Network since 2011. He joined the network in 2010 i održao brojne uloge, uključujući kao play-by-play spiker za igru, basketball and for Olympic sports. Prior to joining CBS Sports Network, Stover služio kao domaćin, sidro, reporter i play-by-play glasa za Big Ten Network i Fox Sports Net Midwest / Jugozapad.
Druga tranša PBC na CBS je Subota, Maj 9, i okuša neporažena Omar Figueroa, koji je iselio njegov Lagane Svjetsko prvenstvo za pomicanje gore u težinu 140 funti, protiv bivšeg prvaka Ricky Burns.
Dodatni termin za Premier Boxing Champions na CBS moraju se najaviti uključuju uživo u junu, Julu i septembru, sa do tri preostale događaja na 2015 kalendar. Uživo boks emisije na CBS, osim navedenih premijere, će se emitirati uživo u 4 poslije podne. I/1 poslije podne. PT.
The Premier Boxing Champions series was created for television by Haymon Boxing. To je prvi konzistentan niz prezentacija uživo boksa na CBS u 15 godina. The network aired a one-off live event featuring current WBC Super Bantamweight Champion Leo Santa Cruz in 2012. Prije toga, posljednjih live boksu na mreži bio u 1997 kada je tadašnji prvak u srednjoj kategoriji Bernard Hopkins nokautirao Glen Johnson.
Live boks bila sječena na mreži u 1980, dosljedno featuring buduće Hall of poljoprivrednicima Thomas "The Hitman" Hearns, Roberto Duran, Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini and others. Boks povijesti na CBS datira 1948 kada je Pabst Blue Ribbon Bouts premijerno sadrži legendarni blow-by-blow komentator Russ Hodges.