Sexeeb Premieres Qhov no Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 4, on CBS ntawm 3 p.m. THIAB/Tav su PT
TSHIAB YORK (Lub peb hlis ntuj 31, 2015) - Cov broadcast pab neeg rau lub Plaub Hlis Ntuj 4 debut ntawm 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, lub sib ntaus yuav raug hu los ntawm ntau yam thiab hwm ua si-by-ua si qub tub rog Kevin Harlan nrog ringside kws tshuaj ntsuam Paul Malignaggi thiab broadcast newcomer Virgil Hunter.
Lub PBC rau CBS tshaj tawm pab neeg no yuav usher nyob rau hauv thawj ntawm mus txog yim nyob txheej xwm xyoo no pib no Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 4, ntawm 3 p.m. THIAB/Tav su PT. Teeb Heavyweight ntiaj teb no yeej Adonis Stevenson (25-1, 21 Kos), ntawm Montreal, will defend his title against former super middleweight world champion Saki Taurus (32-6-3, 21 Kos), ntawm Sydney, Australia. Opening the two-fight afternoon broadcast will be undefeated Russian-born Canadian light heavyweight Artur Beterbiev (7-0, 7 Kos), ntawm Montreal, txojkev qub ntiaj teb no yeej Gabriel Campillo (25-6-1, 12 Kos), ntawm Madrid, Spain, los ntawm Pepsi Coliseum nyob rau hauv Quebec City.
Ib tug qub tub rog broadcaster, Harlan tau hu NFL kev ua si rau 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’ kev pab them nqi ntawm lub NCAA Division I Txiv neej Basketball Championship txij li thaum 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 “Monday Hmo ntuj Football,"Lub playoffs, 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), raws li zoo raws li lub regionals (2009, 2010, 2011). Harlan’s boxing experience includes the 1995 Mike Tyson vs. Buster Mathis Jr. sib ntau sib tw nyob rau hauv HMA LIAB thiab ntau yam championship boxing txheej xwm nws tau hu rau xov tooj cua. Harlan yog nyob rau hauv nws 28th lub caij broadcasting lub NBA thiab tau hu ua si-by-ua si txiav txim rau Turner kev ua si’ kev pab them nqi ntawm cov NBA Playoffs txij li thaum 1996 thiab kev-lub caij ua si rau TNT thiab TBS txij li thaum 1997.
Lub 34-xyoo-laus Malignaggi yog ib tug ob-lub sij hawm, ob-faib lub ntiaj teb no yeej. 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 siv ib lub neej ntawm tus kheej boxing txawj ntse los dynamic, 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, British superstar thiab yav tas los undisputed 140-phaus lub ntiaj teb no yeej Amir Khan thiab yav tas los Welterweight ntiaj teb no yeej Lwm Berto thiab npe hu ua cov 2011 Trainer of the Year by the Boxing Writers Association of America. Hunter is making his first foray into announcing on Plaub Hlis Ntuj 4 thiab muaj ib tug tshiab thiab cim foundations rau lub PBC rau CBS.
Stover has served as studio host for CBS Sports Network since 2011. He joined the network in 2010 thiab tau tuav ib tug xov tooj ntawm cov cwj pwm, xws li raws li kev ua si-by-ua si announcer rau football, basketball and for Olympic sports. Prior to joining CBS Sports Network, Stover pab raws li lub party, thauj tog rau nkoj, reporter thiab ua si-by-ua si suab rau cov loj Kaum Network thiab hma liab ua si Net Midwest / Southwest.
Qhov thib ob phuv ntawm PBC rau CBS yog Saturday, Tej zaum 9, thiab yuav pit undefeated Omar Figueroa, uas vacated nws Sib ntiaj teb Championship rau koj tsiv nyob rau hauv hnyav rau 140 phaus, tiv thaiv yav tas los yeej Ricky Burns.
Ntxiv cov hnub rau Premier Boxing Champions nyob rau hauv CBS yog yuav tsum tau tshaj tawm muaj xws li nyob broadcasts nyob rau hauv Lub rau hli ntuj, Lub Xya hli ntuj thiab lub Cuaj Hli Ntuj, muaj txog li peb seem txheej xwm nyob rau hauv lub 2015 daim ntawv qhia hnub. Nyob boxing broadcasts rau CBS, lwm yam tshaj qhov aforementioned premiere, yuav tshaj tawm hauv xov nyob rau ntawm 4 p.m. THIAB/1 p.m. PT.
The Premier Boxing Champions series was created for television by Haymon Boxing. Nws yog thawj raws li series nthuav qhia ntawm nyob boxing nyob rau hauv CBS nyob rau hauv 15 xyoo. The network aired a one-off live event featuring current WBC Super Bantamweight Champion Leo Santa Cruz in 2012. Ua ntej ntawd, kawg nyob boxing nyob rau hauv lub network nyob rau hauv 1997 thaum ces-Middleweight yeej Bernard Hopkins khob qhov rooj tawm Glen Johnson.
Nyob boxing yog ib tug staple nyob rau hauv lub network nyob rau hauv lub 1980s, li qhia siv kuj featuring neej yav tom ntej nrog cov Famers Thomas "Tus Hitman" Hearns, Roberto Duran, Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini and others. Boxing zaj keeb kwm rau CBS hnub rov qab mus rau 1948 thaum lub Pabst Blue Ribbon bouts premiered featuring legendary tshuab-by-tshuab commentator Russ Hodges.