Series Premieres Nke a Saturday, April 4, na CBS na 3 p.m. NA/Chiefs na pt
NEW YORK (March 31, 2015) - The na agbasa ozi n'ikuku otu maka April 4 mpụta mbụ nke Premier Boxing agbachitere (PBC) on CBS features a blend of highly respected sportscasters and shrewd boxing minds. Hosted by CBS Sports Network’s Brent Stover, ọgụ ga-akpọ site vasatail na-akwanyere ùgwù play-site-play vetiran Kevin Harlan na ringside nnyocha Paul Malignaggi na agbasa ozi n'ikuku newcomer Virgil Hunter.
The PBC na CBS gwa otu ga-eweta nke mbụ nke ruo asatọ ndụ ihe afọ a na-amalite a Saturday, April 4, na 3 p.m. NA/Chiefs na pt. Ìhè heavyweight n'ụwa onye mmeri Adonis Stevenson (25-1, 21 Kos), nke Montreal, will defend his title against former super middleweight world champion Saki Taurus (32-6-3, 21 Kos), nke Sydney, Australia. Opening the two-fight afternoon broadcast will be undefeated Russian-born Canadian light heavyweight Artur Beterbiev (7-0, 7 Kos), nke Montreal, ihu mbụ n'ụwa onye mmeri Gabriel Campillo (25-6-1, 12 Kos), nke Madrid, Spain, si Pepsi Egwuregwu nke dị n'Ogige Quebec City.
A vetiran n'ikuku, Harlan kpọrọ NFL egwuregwu 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’ mkpuchi nke NCAA Division m Men si Bọọlụ Nkata Asọmpi Onye Mmeri ebe 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 Night Football,"Ndị 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), nakwa dị ka regionals (2009, 2010, 2011). Harlan’s boxing experience includes the 1995 Mike Tyson vs. Buster Mathis Obere. n'obi na Fox iche iche na egwuregwu ọkpọ ihe ọ kpọrọ nke redio. Harlan dị ya 28nke oge akpọsa NBA na kpọrọ play-site-play edinam maka Turner Egwuregwu’ mkpuchi nke NBA Playoffs ebe 1996 na mgbe nile-oge egwuregwu TNT hà nhata na TBS ebe 1997.
The 34-afọ Malignaggi bụ abụọ oge, abụọ na-nkewa n'ụwa onye mmeri. 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 emetụta a ndụ nke onwe onye ọkpọ nka ike, 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 na mbụ undisputed 140-paụnd n'ụwa onye mmeri Amir Khan na mbụ welterweight n'ụwa onye mmeri Andre Berto na aha ya bụ ndị 2011 Trainer of the Year by the Boxing Writers Association of America. Hunter is making his first foray into announcing on April 4 na-enye a ọhụrụ na iche na PBC na CBS.
Stover has served as studio host for CBS Sports Network since 2011. He joined the network in 2010 na ẹkenịmde a ọnụ ọgụgụ nke ọrụ, gụnyere dị ka play-site-play ogwaokwu maka football, basketball and for Olympic sports. Prior to joining CBS Sports Network, Stover jere ozi dị ka ndị ọbịa, arịlịka, akụkọ na egwu-site-play olu ka Big Iri Network na Fox Egwuregwu Net Midwest / Southwest.
Nke abụọ na nkeji nkeji nke PBC na CBS bụ Saturday, Ka 9, ga-olulu undefeated Omar Figueroa, onye vacated ya Kedu otu m ga World Asọmpi Onye Mmeri ịkwaga ke ibu 140 pound, megide mbụ onye mmeri Ricky Burns.
Agbakwunyere ụbọchị maka Premier Boxing agbachitere na CBS ndị na-mara ọkwa na-agụnye ndụ na redio na June, July na September, na ruo atọ fọdụrụ ihe ndị na- 2015 kalenda. The ndụ ọkpọ-agbasa ozi na CBS, ọzọ karịa hotara na mbụ premiere, ga-ohuru ndụ na 4 p.m. NA/1 p.m. Pt.
The Premier Boxing Champions series was created for television by Haymon Boxing. Ọ bụ nke mbụ na-agbanwe agbanwe usoro ngosi nke ndụ ọkpọ na CBS na 15 afọ. The network aired a one-off live event featuring current WBC Super Bantamweight Champion Leo Santa Cruz in 2012. Tupu na, ikpeazụ ndụ ọkpọ na netwọk dị 1997 mgbe ahụ-middleweight onye mmeri Bernard Hopkins kụrụ aka Glen Johnson.
Live ịkụ ọkpọ bụ a staple na netwọk na 1980., anọgide na-egosi ga-eme n'ọdịnihu Ụlọ Nzukọ nke Famers Thomas "The Hitman" Hearns, Roberto Duran, Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini and others. Boxing akụkọ ihe mere eme na CBS AFỌ azụ 1948 mgbe Pabst Blue Ribbon oké premiered featuring kpara igbu-na-igbu nkọwa Russ Hodges.