Fred Hickman (CNN Cov kev ua si, ESPN) to Host,

Fran Charles (NFL Network, MLB Network) Hu Tshuab-by-Tshuab,

Former World Champion Austin Trout Provides Analysis

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Juan Carlos “Tus me nyuam Pacquiao” Payano thiab Rau'shee “Nuke” Warren

Atlanta (Lub Xya hli ntuj 28, 2015) – Thaws TV today announced a seasoned line-up of on-air sports talent

PBC-The Next Round Host Fred Hickman

for the debut of its new monthly series Premier Boxing Champions – Tus tom ntej Round beginning this Sunday, Lub yim hli ntuj 2 ntawm 9:00 p.m. (THIAB), which will also be streamed live on BounceTV.com. Fred Hickman will anchor PBC – Tus tom ntej Round raws li lub party, Fran Charles will call the blow-by-blow action ringside joined by former Super Welterweight World Champion Austin “Tsis muaj ntseeg” Trout, who will provide insight and analysis.

Cov ntsiab tshwm sim rau lub series premiere ntawm PBC – Tus tom ntej Round will be a 12-round Bantamweight World Championship fight between Juan Carlos “Tus me nyuam Pacquiao”Payano (16-0, 8 Kos) thiab Rau'shee “Nuke” Warren (13-0, 4 Kos). Both fighters are Olympians – Payano rau cov koom pheej Dominican thiab Cincinnati southpaw Warren, ib tug peb-lub sij hawm Olympian rau lub tebchaws United States. Txhua fighter theem ib undefeated cov ntaub ntawv mus rau lub sib ntaus sib tua rau lub title.

“Fred and Fran combine for more than 50 years of major sports event coverage and Austin will help put viewers in the ring with his current and fresh perspective. We are thrilled to assemble such an impressive and talented team of announcers for our Premier Boxing Champions debut,” commented Ryan Glover, President of Bounce TV.

Hickman spent nearly 20 years with CNN Sports where he co-hosted the country’s original daily sports-highlights show CNN Sports Tonight. He also served as an anchor for CNN/Sports Illustrated, a host for both NBA and NFL pre-game shows, a co-host of the 1992 thiab 1994 Winter Olympic Games and a co-host of the 1994 Goodwill Games. Hickman moved to ESPN in 2004, appearing onflagship shows such as SportsCenter, Baseball Tonight, NBA Shootaround, thiab NBA Coast to Coastand he has also hosted pre-and post-game shows for the YES Network. Uas nyuam qhuav, he served as the sports director for WVUE-TV, Bounce TV’s affiliate in New Orleans.

Charles served as a blow-by-blow announcer for more than seven years. He was also a studio host for NFL Network, where he contributed to NFL GameDay Final, NFL Total Access thiab Around the League. Charles was also the host of the weekly golf show, PGA Tour Sunday on USA Network, serving as lead anchor for studio segments during PGA Tour events. Charles currently serves as a host and reporter for MLB Network.

Nyob rau hauv 2004, Trout yeej lub U.S. National Amateur Welterweight Championship and after climbing up the ranks as an elite boxer, he won a Super Welterweight World Championship in 2004 los ntawm defeating Rigoberto Alvarez. Nws mus rau tiv thaiv uas title plaub lub sij hawm, xws li ib tug tseem ceeb kov yeej Miguel Cotto nyob rau hauv New York. He is currently on a three-fight win streak as he works towards another world title opportunity.

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The co-feature Sunday night is a two-fight tournament in the junior middleweight division: Ib tug 10-round match uas pom Olympic nyiaj medalist Yudel Jhonson (17-1, 9 Kos) noj nyob rau lub knockout tshuab Jorge Cota (24-1, 22 Kos), ntau 10 rounds ntawm Olympian John Jackson (19-2, 15 Kos) battling Dennis Laurente (49-5, 30 Kos). The winners of the two bouts will face-off on a date to be announced soon.

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