Seimitapo Premieres Lokhu ngoMgqibelo, April 4, on CBS at 3 p.m. KANYE/Noon PT
I-NEW YORK (March 31, 2015) - Iqembu ukusakaza for the April 4 DEBUT of 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, the ukulwa Ziyobizwa play-by-play veteran ezihlukahlukene futhi ihlonishwe Kevin Harlan nge ringside abahlaziyi Paul Malignaggi futhi ukusakaza elisha Virgil Hunter.
The PBC on CBS amemezele iqembu uyoletha wokuqala kuze eyisishiyagalombili izenzakalo bukhoma lokhu konyaka lokhu Saturday, April 4, at 3 p.m. KANYE/Noon PT. Light wesibhakela world iqhawe Adonis Stevenson (25-1, 21 Kos), of Montreal, will defend his title against former super middleweight world champion Saki Taurus (32-6-3, 21 Kos), of Sydney, Australia. Opening the two-fight afternoon broadcast will be undefeated Russian-born Canadian light heavyweight Artur Beterbiev (7-0, 7 Kos), of Montreal, ezibhekene zangaphambili world iqhawe Gabriel Campillo (25-6-1, 12 Kos), of Madrid, Spain, kusukela Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City.
A veteran yezokusakaza, Harlan ubize NFL games for 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’ cula the NCAA Division I samadoda Basketball Championship kusukela 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,"The 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), kanye regionals (2009, 2010, 2011). Harlan’s boxing experience includes the 1995 Mike Tyson vs. Buster Mathis Jr. iziqubu on FOX and various izenzakalo ubuqhawe boxing aye wabiza radio. Harlan in yakhe 28th sizini ukusakaza NBA futhi ubize play-by-play action for Turner Sports’ cula the NBA Playoffs kusukela 1996 futhi njalo-isizini games for TNT and TBS kusukela 1997.
The Malignaggi oneminyaka engu-34 ubudala a-time ezimbili, ezimbili-division emhlabeni iqhawe. 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 kusebenza a lifetime of siqu boxing ubuchwepheshe to ashukumisayo, 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, Superstar British and zangaphambili ongenambangi 140-ganda emhlabeni iqhawe Amir Khan and zangaphambili emhlabeni welterweight iqhawe Andre Berto futhi yaqanjwa ngokuthi 2011 Trainer of the Year by the Boxing Writers Association of America. Hunter is making his first foray into announcing on April 4 futhi unikeza nombono fresh and eyenzeka PBC on CBS.
Stover has served as studio host for CBS Sports Network since 2011. He joined the network in 2010 futhi uye aphethwe izindima eziningi, kuhlanganise njengoba play-by-play ummemezeli for football, basketball and for Olympic sports. Prior to joining CBS Sports Network, Stover wakhonza njengoba host, isibambimenyu, intatheli bese ukudlala-by-play izwi for the Big Ten Network and Fox Sports Net Midwest / Southwest.
The Izitolimende wesibili PBC on CBS kuba Saturday, May 9, futhi ngeke uqhatha Ezingakanqotshwa Omar Figueroa, ngubani baphume yakhe Esilula World Championship ukuya phezulu in nesisindo 140 amakhilogremu, ngokumelene iqhawe zangaphambili Ricky Burns.
Nezinsuku Ezengeziwe Premier Boxing Champions on CBS kufanele wamemezela zihlanganisa ukusakazwa bukhoma in June, July and September, nezenzakalo ezintathu ekuqhubekeni 2015 ikhalenda. The live boxing ukusakaza on CBS, ngaphandle kudlalwé eshiwo ngenhla, izosakazwa bukhoma at 4 p.m. KANYE/1 p.m. PT.
The Premier Boxing Champions series was created for television by Haymon Boxing. Kuyinto engaguquki uchungechunge isethulo lokuqala isibhakela bukhoma CBS in 15 Eminyakeni. The network aired a one-off live event featuring current WBC Super Bantamweight Champion Leo Santa Cruz in 2012. Ngaphambi kwalokho, the last boxing bukhoma kwi network kwaba in 1997 lapho iqhawe ke-middleweight Bernard Hopkins akhishwe Glen Johnson.
Boxing Live kwaba okuyisisekelo on the network in the 1980, consistently featuring Hall of Famers Thomas esizayo "The Hitman" Hearns, Roberto Duran, Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini and others. Umlando Boxing on CBS kuhlehlela emuva 1948 lapho Pabst Blue Ribbon iziqubu premiered featuring edume igalelo-by-igalelo umhlaziyi Russ Hodges.