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BOXING RETURNS TO
PRIMETIME NETWORK TELEVISION
PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS DEBUTS ON NBC WITH TWO STAR-POWERED MAIN EVENTS LIVE FROM THE MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA
AT 8:30 P.M. ET/5:30 P.M. PT
Undefeated Welterweight Star Keith “Unu fojo” Thurman Prenas Sur Eksa Kvar-Divido Monda #?ampiono
Robert “La Fantomo” Guerrero En Welterweight Ago
La Vespero‘S Unue #?efa Evento Interbataligas Eksan Tri-Divido Monda #?ampiono Adrien “La Problemo” Broner
#Kontra? Malfacila-Frapanta Ekstran Malpeza
John “La Gladiatoro“ Molina Jr.
LASa VEGAS (Januaro 28, 2015) – The return of prizefighting to primetime network television has finally arrived as the recently announced Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) series is set to debut on Saturday, Marto 7 with an action-packed double main event on NBC, live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
The inaugural PBC on NBC fight night will feature two spectacular bouts worthy of this historic occasion. In the second main event of the evening, undefeated welterweight knockout artist Keith “Unu fojo” Thurman (24-0, 21 KOs) will take on former four-division world champion Robert “La Fantomo” Guerrero (32-2-1, 18 KOs) in a showdown where both men look to prove they are amongst the best fighters in the world on the biggest stage in recent boxing history.
The first main event of the evening will feature one of boxing’s biggest and most compelling stars, former three-division world champion Adrien “La Problemo” Broner (29-1, 22 KOs) facing off against the always exciting John “La Gladiatoro” Molina Jr. (27-5, 22 KOs) in a super lightweight bout that will put the winner at the top of the division.
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Don’t miss a minute of the PBC on NBC action as the first televised fight on NBC begins at 8:30 P.M. ET/5:30 P.M. PT SHARP!
“The team and I are extremely excited and we are all looking forward to this opportunity to fight on NBC. A lot of what my team keeps saying is that this is going to change the sport. It reminds me that my late trainer Ben Getty used to tell me, that all I needed to do was get on a big stage,” said Thurman. “I’m truly looking forward to headlining the first show. I’m #feli?a esti reen #?e MGM Granda kaj rigardanta #anta?a al granda #knoka?to. #Tio ?i estas la komenco krei familian nomon.”
“?i’s tre #refre?igi scii tiun NBC estas alportanta boksanta #malanta?a al primetime televido,” Dirita Guerrero. “?i’s honoro esti parto de la unua rezulto, especially against an undefeated champion like Keith Thurman. Everyone knows I always come to fight. Let’s hope Thurman has the same mindset. He claims that he’s going to knock me out, but I see a totally different outcome. When this fight is over, everyone tuning in will know why boxing is one of the most exciting sports to watch, that I can guarantee.”
“This is the first big installment of ‘AB on NBC.’ There’s nothing I can’t do,” said Broner. “It’s a great fight not only for the fighters, but for the fans. Everyone knows that I always come to fight and I know John Molina Jr. is coming to fight. I look forward to stopping Molina on NBC. I love the support and anyone that supports me; I’m going to fight for them. This is just the start of the ‘AB Show’ in 2015.”
“I am extremely excited to be a part of the inaugural show on NBC and to be on this platform. I can’t wait to go out there and do what I do best in front of millions of people,” said Molina Jr. “I want to fight the best and Broner is one of the best. This is a fight that we asked for over a year ago and we finally got it. I am so excited. I’m not nervous at all. If I were nervous, I wouldn’t be in this industry. #Tio ?i estas la tipo de afero ke veraj batalantoj revas proksimume. I’m kalkulanta malsupren la tagojn.”
La reveno boksi al primetime sur NBC estas #preska? 30 Jaroj en la faranta, Kun la lasta tia batala nokto okazanta majon 20, 1985. That fight saw Larry Holmes win a 15-round decision and defend his IBF Heavyweight World Championship against Carl Williams in Reno, Nev.
Primetime nacia televido estis longa-tempa hejmo por kelkaj de la plej rekoneblaj nomoj en la historio de la sporto, with fighters such as Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman and Mike Tyson making a name for themselves in front of a national audience.
The PBC on NBC series will feature a cast of familiar names and voices who will lend their immense talents to the broadcasts. Seven-time Emmy Award winner Al Michaels will host the series while Academy Award winning composer Hans Zimmer will compose the music that brings the series to life. Krome, legendary boxer Sugar Ray Leonard will serve as lead analyst.
“I’m sekve ekscitita pri PBC sur NBC. I was shocked when I got the call, but right away I knew I wanted to be a part of this,” said Leonard. “This is what boxing needs, and this is what the boxing fans need.”
Los Angeles-based Goossen Promotions will promote this inaugural PBC on NBC event.
“It’s an honor to be a part of this extraordinary and highly anticipated event
Sur marto 7, the debut of the ‘Premier Boxing Champions’ series on NBC,” said Tom Brown of Goossen Promotions. “These are two outstanding fights featuring four world class boxers and fans are in for a terrific night of action.”
Thurman has long proven his power by knocking out 18 de lia unua 19 Oponantoj, but when he won the interim WBA Welterweight World Title with a 10Th round knockout over Diego Chaves in July of 2013, he put himself in a position to fight the very best in the sport. The 26-year-old Clearwater, Florida native has since made three successful title defenses with knockouts over Jesus Soto Karass and Julio Diaz, before dominating Leonard Bundu on his way to a unanimous decision in December 2014. Nun, Thurman looks to remain undefeated when he faces his toughest test to date in Guerrero.
A battle-tested veteran, Guerrero, of Gilroy, Calif., has been among the elite fighters in boxing for years. A southpaw boxer-puncher, Guerrero has won world titles in four weight classes from 130 Al 147 Funtoj, beating the likes of Andre Berto, Joel Casamayor, Michael Katsidis and Selcuk Aydin along the way. Lia lerteco trans #?i tiu pezaj klasoj gajnis lin batalo kun funto-pro tio ke-funta #re?o Floyd Mayweather je 2013, Kiu li perdis de unuanima decido. “La Fantomo” Resaltis reen agrable en junio de 2014 Kun malfacila-batalita unuaniman decidan venkon super Yoshihiro Kamegai.
Unu el boksanta’s plejparto de puto-sciita stelojn, Broner, La 25-jaro malnova phenom kiu kolektis mondajn titolojn #?e 130, 135 Kaj 147 Funtoj, Estas fiksanta liajn vidojn sur la #dan?era puncher John Molina Jr. Sur marto 7. Broner triumfis super la #?ati de Paulie Malignaggi, Daniel Ponce de Leon kaj Antonio Demarco sur la vojo al #fari?i tri-divida #?ampiono. #Malgra? suferanta lian unuan perdon al Marcos Maidana en decembro 2013, La Cincinnati-#indi?eno resaltita kun #malanta?a-al-#malanta?a venkoj super Carlos Molina kaj Emmanuel Taylor.
Molina Jr. from Covina, Calif., Havis grandan sukceson en la profesiaj rangoj inkluzivanta imponan #knoka?to venkon super nuna monda senegala Mickey Bey kiu pruvis vin neniam povas kalkuli la potencan puncher ekstere de batalo. The 32-year-old lost a scintillating Fight of the Year candidate to Lucas Matthysse in 2014 and is looking to start off 2015 with a big win against Broner.
Plena nokto eksciti undercard vicoj estos anoncita abrupte.
PBC sur NBC, will take place Saturday, Marto 7 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and is promoted by Goossen Promotions. The event will air live on NBC (8:30 P.M. ET/5:30 P.M. PT).
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