SUPERSTARS ADRIEN BRONER AND SHAWN PORTER MEET IN ACTION-PACKED SHOWDOWN AS PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS RETURNS TO NBC PRIMETIME SATURDAY, JUNE 20 TSA MGM GRAND Garden Arena

Also featuring 2012 U.S. Olympian and rising star Errol Spence Jr.

Taking On Roberto Garcia

PBC on NBC Coverage Starts at 8:30 P.M. LE/5:30 P.M. PT

Las Vegas (Ka 15, 2015) – A highly anticipated showdown between former world champions Adrien “Bothata” Broner (30-1, 22 Kos) le “Nako Ea Lipontšo” Shawn Porter (25-1-1, 16 Kos) headlines the Premier Boxing Champions on NBC primetime event Moqebelo, June 20 live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

 

E boetse e e kareteng e, ea Krrish Errol Spence Refresh. (16-0, 13 Kos) beha tlaleho ea hae le mola khahlanong le thata-ho otla veteran Roberto “The Tšokelo” Garcia (37-3, 23 Kos) a le kgwetlho ka ea ba hae ba banyenyane mosebetsi. The PBC on NBC action begins at 8:30 p.m. LE/5:30 p.m. PT

 

It’s time for AB on NBC and I can’t wait for the opportunity,” o ile a re Broner. “This is a great fight that the fans wanted and I wanted. I’m going to come prepared and I’m going to put on a show. I’ve never lost at MGM Grand and I don’t plan on starting now. Porter is a strong guy but he’s never been in the ring with someone like me.

 

I feel like this fight is what the PBC is all aboutbringing big fights to network TV and this is one of the biggest so far,” o ile a re Porter. “I am excited to be the headliner against Adrien Broner. I’m always ready for a fight and facing Adrien is definitely going to be a challenge, but I’ve watched his career, even in the amateurs and I know he can be beat. I’m also looking forward to fighting at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. We moved to Las Vegas for opportunities like this and I would love to make MGM Grand my home.

 

I’m excited to have the chance to fight Roberto Garcia,” a re Spence Refresh. “He is a great fighter and I’m happy to have an opportunity to fight on this huge card. It is definitely the biggest opportunity of my career so far and I won’t disappoint.

 

I can’t wait to get back in the ring and showcase my skills on the biggest stage,” o ile a re Garcia. “Spence Refresh. is a strong up and coming fighter but I have experience on my side and I’m going to show it on June 20th.”

 

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Mayweather Promotions is looking forward to promoting this major event on NBC, and taking part in furthering the effort to bring boxing back to larger mainstream audiences” o ile a re Leonard Ellerbe, CEO ea Mayweather ho phahamiswa. “The fights set for the June 20th card showcase some of the best talent in the sport and we expect nothing less than an entertaining night of boxing that you won’t want to miss.

 

We are looking forward to presenting another exciting primetime PBC show on NBC,” said Jon Miller, President of Programming for NBC and NBCSN. “With Adrien Broner returning to the big stage against Shawn Porter plus Errol Spence facing Roberto Garcia, we are expecting some pre-Fourth of July fireworks.

 

One of boxing’s biggest stars, Broner, ea lilemo tse 25 li phenom ea bokella lefatše litlotla ka 130, 135 le 147 lik'hilograma tse, is looking to add another win to his impressive resume. The Cincinnati-born star scored a dominant victory over John Molina Jr. ka March 7 at MGM Grand and will look to return to the same big stage and take down his fellow Ohio-native Porter. Broner o hlōla ea like ea Paulie Malignaggi, Daniele Ponce de Khao Leon le Antonio Demarco tseleng ea ho ea ho ba tse tharo karohano mampoli.

 

Ea baatlelete hlolloa, tse 27 lilemo li Aamir Khan is eager to keep his momentum going after scoring a fifth-round knockout over Erick Bone on the inaugural March 13 PBC on Spike fight. The Akron-native dominated Devon Alexander in December 2013 to win his previously held world title. O ile a latela hore nyoloha ka overpowering pele e neng e tse peli karohano mampoli Paulie Malignaggi le ea bone pota stoppage ka April 2014.

 

A 2012 U.S. Olympian ea neng a haholo khabisitsoeng tsenwe mosebetsi, tse 25 ea lilemo liSpence Refresh. will look to remain undefeated when he steps into the ring for the biggest challenge of his career. The Desoto, Texas born fighter was dominant in his PBC debut onApril 11 e le a ba hlōla Samuele Vargas ka bohlano ho pota knockout.

 

A veteran ea ya dipapadi lilemo tse ka bang 15 lilemo tse, the 35-year-old Garcia has racked up nine straight victories and will look to extend that streak to 10 when he faces Spence Jr. kaJune 20. The Weslaco, Texas native has most recently put together wins over Victor Manuel Cayo, Breidis Prescott and a unanimous decision victory over James Stevenson on the April 24 PBC karete.

 

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