“The Premier Boxing Champions series will continue its mission in 2017 of making the sport available to the widest possible audience,” 蒂姆·史密斯说, Vice President of Communications for Haymon Boxing. “Through its first two seasons the PBC will have broadcast over 90 节目, featuring surprising upsets, spectacular knockouts and hard-fought championship matches. 该 2017 season of the PBC series will be the most exciting yet.”

该 2016 season saw some very exciting and compelling showdowns such as Keith Thurman vs. Shawn Porter and Leo Santa Cruz vs. 卡尔·弗兰普顿, and featured the most viewed boxing matches of the year. Thurman-Porter peaked at 3.94 million viewers on CBS on 六月 25, while Danny Garcia-Robert Guerrero peaked at 3.5 million viewers on FOX on 一月. 23. The PBC also registered the largest television audience for a boxing show 在 18 岁月 when the 147-pound match between Errol Spence, JR. and Leonard Bundu scored a peak of 6.3 million viewers on NBC on八月 21.

该 2016 PBC season will close with two outstanding shows as Danny Garcia battles Samuel Vargas on Spike on十一月. 12, with a huge 147-pound championship showdown against Keith Thurman hanging in the balance for Garcia. Next up will be a scintillating doubleheader featuring two world title fights as Jesus Cuellar and Abner Mares square off in a hotly contested 126-pound showdown and Jermall Charlo and Julian Williams meet in a 154-pound title match on 十二月. 10.

该 2017 PBC season will continue the great tradition of compelling matches in all weight classes from heavyweight on down. There will be particular fireworks in the hottest and deepest divisions in the sport at 147 英镑, 154 磅， 126 英镑. With so much talent in all these divisions, competitive matchups abound.

在 2017 the PBC series will continue it’s broadcast partnerships with FOX, FS1, Spike, NBC, ESPN, SHOWTIME/CBS and Bounce TV and will feature more primetime networks shows next year than in either of the first two seasons.

FOX will broadcast three prime time network shows, the first of which will be on 二月 25. FS1 will broadcast 25 节目, running from February-October.

NBC will broadcast three primetime network shows in the second half of 2017, beginning with the first show on 七. 23.

ESPN will broadcast 12 shows from April-August with the first show on 四月 14.

Spike will regularly broadcast shows as part of its Combat Sports 星期五 platform, beginning with the first show on 一月. 13.

Bounce TV will feature a quarterly boxing show with the first broadcast on March. 31.

SHOWTIME/CBS will broadcast select PBC series fights on dates throughout the year. The first show on SHOWTIME/CBS for the 2017 season will be the highly-anticipated 126-pound title rematch between Carl Frampton and Leo Santa Cruz on 一月. 28, followed by a super-fight for 147-pound supremacy between champions Keith Thurman and Danny Garcia on 三月 4.

“We’re excited for the 2017 PBC series on FOX, FS1 和 FOX Deportes, with a robust schedule of outstanding matches at all levels of boxing including exciting champions, contenders and prospects,” says David Nathanson, 业务运营FOX体育主管. “We’ve enjoyed our thrilling 星期二 night series on FS1 and FOX Deportes and had several major title fights on the FOX broadcast network, including the heavyweight championship of the world. We’re looking for more great fights in the coming year.”

“We are thrilled to continue showcasing excellent bouts between top fighters when Premier Boxing Champions returns to NBC in 2017,” 说乔恩·米勒, 编程的NBC体育和NBCSN总统.

“We are thrilled to welcome Premier Boxing Champions back on ESPN in 2017. The PBC series has delivered exciting boxing events that have garnered solid boxing viewership for ESPN,” said Burke Magnus, executive vice president, programming and scheduling for ESPN. “We are looking forward to showcasing a new season of fights next year.”

“在 2016, the PBC series once again delivered another year of exciting fights with many of boxing’s biggest names, including Danny Garcia, 丹尼尔·雅各布斯, Adrien Broner and Adonis Stevenson,” said Kevin Kay, 总统, 斯派克电视. “We look forward to broadcasting the PBC series again in 2017, for more hard-hitting action that fits in with our highly-successful combat sports lineup that includes Bellator MMA and Bellator Kickboxing.”

Premier Boxing Champions is a live boxing series created for TV and cable by Haymon 体育, LLC. The series features the greatest array of international boxing talent in all weight divisions, with fighters representing over 10 countries including the United States and Mexico. From former Olympians to Champions of all nationalities, the series can be seen on over 10 networks in the U.S., 加拿大, Mexico and the U.K.