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BOXING RETURNS TO
PRIMETIME NETWORK TELEVISION
Premier tinju juara DEBUTS ON Néglasari sareng dua béntang-Powered Wanayasa utama hirup tina THE hermansah Grand Taman aréna
AT 8:30 P.M. JEUNG / 5:30 P.M. PT
Undefeated Welterweight Star Keith “Hiji Waktos” Thurman dicokot Urut Opat-Divisi World Jawara
Robert “Pocong nu” Guerrero Dina Welterweight Aksi
Sore‘s Kahiji utama Pajajaran, ngadu Urut Tilu-Divisi World Jawara Adrien “Masalahna” Broner
Ngalawan Hard-nganiaya Super Lightweight
John “Nu Gladiator“ Molina JR.
Las Vegas (Januari 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, Maret 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 “Hiji Waktos” Thurman (24-0, 21 KOs) will take on former four-division world champion Robert “Pocong nu” Soldadu (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.
Kajadian utama Kahiji tunggang gunung bakal Fitur salah sahiji béntang pangbadagna jeung paling compelling tinju sacara, former three-division world champion Adrien “Masalahna” Broner (29-1, 22 KOs) facing off against the always exciting John “Nu Gladiator” Molina JR. (27-5, 22 KOs) in a super lightweight bout that will put the winner at the top of the division.
Tiket eta kanggo kajadian nu hirup nu dibanderol di $400, $300, $100 jeung $50, teu kaasup ongkos layanan lumaku jeung pajeg, anu diobral ayeuna. Pikeun ngeusi batre ku télépon jeung kartu kiridit utama, nelepon Ticketmaster di (800) 745-3000. Tiket ogé bisa ditempo di www.mgmgrand.com atawa www.ticketmaster.com.
Teu luput hiji menit ti PBC dina aksi Néglasari salaku televised fight kahiji dina Néglasari dimimitian di 8:30 p.m. JEUNG / 5:30 p.m. PT seukeut!
“Tim jeung kuring pisan bungah jeung urang sakabeh nempo maju ka kasempetan ieu tarung dina Néglasari. A loba naon tim mah ngajaga nyebutkeun yen ieu bade ngarobah olahraga. Eta reminds kuring nu ahir palatih mah Ben Getty dipaké pikeun ngabejaan ka kuring, yén sadaya mah diperlukeun pikeun ngalakukeun ieu meunang asup ka tahap gedé,” Ngadawuh Thurman. “Kaula sabenerna nempo maju ka headlining acara kahiji. Aku happy jadi deui di hermansah Grand jeung néangan maju ka hiji knockout gede. Ieu tempat mimiti nyieun ngaran somah.”
“Bener pisan refreshing nyaho nu Néglasari nyaéta bringing tinju deui ka televisi primetime,” Ngadawuh Guerrero. “Ieu hiji ngahargaan jadi bagian ti acara kahiji, 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, mah bisa ngajamin.”
“Ieu installment gedé munggaran 'AB dina Néglasari.’ Aya nanaon mah teu bisa ngalakukeun,” Ngadawuh Broner. “Ieu gelut gede henteu ngan keur pejuang, tapi pikeun fans. Sarerea weruh mah sok datang tarung jeung saha atuh John Molina JR. aya nu datang tarung. Kuring kasampak maju ka stopping Molina dina Néglasari. Abdi bogoh pangrojong jeung saha nu ngarojong kuring; Kaula bade ngalawan maranehna. Ieu mah sakadar tempat mimiti 'AB témbongkeun’ dina 2015.”
“Kami pisan bungah janten bagian sahiji acara inaugural dina Néglasari jeung jadi dina platform ieu. Mah teu bisa sabar pikeun muka kaluar aya jeung ulah naon atuh pangalusna di hareup juta urang,” ceuk Molina JR. “Kuring hayang gelut anu pangalusna jeung Broner mangrupa salah sahiji anu pangalusna. Ieu gelut yén urang dipénta leuwih sataun katukang urang pamustunganana meunang eta. Kami jadi bungah. Kaula mah saraf di sadaya. Lamun mah nya éta saraf, Abdi teu bakal di industri ieu. Ieu tipe hal nu pejuang nyata impian ngeunaan. Kaula cacah turun poe.”
Nu mulang ka tinju ka primetime dina Néglasari nyaéta ampir 30 taun pembuatan nu, jeung panungtung saperti tempat tarung peuting nyokot Méi 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 televisi nasional ieu imah lila-ayeuna keur sababaraha ngaran paling recognizable dina sajarah olahraga, 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. Salaku tambahan, legendary boxer Sugar Ray Leonard will serve as lead analyst.
“Aku jadi bungah ngeunaan PBC dina Néglasari. Mah ieu kaget lamun kuring meunang telepon, tapi katuhu jauh mah emang mah hayang janten bagian ti antawisna ieu,” Ngadawuh Leonard. “Ieu naon pangabutuh tinju, jeung ieu nu kudu fans tinju.”
Los Angeles basis Goossen promosi bakal ngamajukeun PBC inaugural ieu dina kajadian Néglasari.
“It’s an honor to be a part of this extraordinary and highly anticipated event
dina Maret 7, nu perdana tina 'Premier tinju 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 tina kahijina 19 lawan, tapi lamun manéhna meunangkeun Ibing WBA Welterweight World interim jeung 10th round knockout over Diego Chaves in July of 2013, manéhna nunda dirina dina hiji cicingan tarung pisan pangalusna dina olahraga. Nu Clearwater 26 taun heubeul, Florida asli saprak geus dijieun tilu defenses judul suksés jeung knockouts leuwih Yesus Soto Karass jeung Julio Diaz, saméméh dominating Leonard Bundu dina jalan ka kaputusan unanimous dina bulan Désémber 2014. Ayeuna, Thurman kasampak tetep undefeated sabot nyanghareup test-Na toughest ka kaping dina Guerrero.
A Samaun perang-dites, Soldadu, tina Gilroy, Calif., geus di antara pejuang elit di tinju pikeun taun. A southpaw petinju-puncher, Guerrero geus meunang pikeun judul dunya dina opat kelas beurat ti 130 ka 147 kilogram, ngéléhkeun nu likes tina Andre Berto, Joel Casamayor, Michael Katsidis jeung Selcuk Aydin sapanjang jalan. Prowess-Na di sakuliah kelas beurat ieu earned manéhna gelut jeung pound-pikeun-pound raja Floyd Mayweather di 2013, Anjeunna leungit ku kaputusan unanimous. “Pocong nu” bounced deui nicely Juni tina 2014 jeung meunangna kaputusan unanimous keras perang leuwih ti Yoshihiro Kamegai.
Salah sahiji béntang tinju sacara pang alusna-dipikawanoh, Broner, nu phenom yuswa 25 taun anu geus dikumpulkeun pikeun judul dunya di 130, 135 jeung 147 kilogram, ieu setelan wisata-Na dina puncher bahaya John Molina JR. dina Maret 7. Broner geus prevailed ngaliwatan likes tina Paulie Malignaggi, Daniel Ponce de Leon jeung Antonio Demarco dina cara jadi jawara tilu division. Najan nalangsara leungitna kahijina ka Marcos Maidana dina bulan Désémber 2013, nu Cincinnati-asli rebounded jeung deui-ka-deui victories leuwih Carlos Molina jeung agan Mekarwangi.
Molina JR. from Covina, Calif., geus miboga kasuksésan gede di jajaran panarjamah kaasup hiji meunangna knockout impressive leuwih jawara dunya kiwari Mickey Bey nu dibuktikeun Anjeun can pernah ngitung nu puncher kuat kaluar ti perang. 32 taun heubeul leungit gelut scintillating tina calon Taun ka Lucas Matthysse di 2014 jeung keur néangan pikeun ngamimitian off 2015 jeung kira meunang badag ngalawan Broner.
Hiji peuting pinuh ku bouts undercard seru bakal ngumumkeun teu lila.
PBC dina Néglasari, will take place Saturday, Maret 7 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and is promoted by Goossen Promotions. Acara bakal hawa langsung dina Néglasari (8:30 p.m. JEUNG / 5:30 p.m. PT).
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