LAS VEGAS (Μάιος 1, 2017) – Ο Premier Πυγμαχία Τσάμπιονς series will follow a very busy April with an extremely exciting month of May. The slate of shows will run the weight spectrum from featherweight to super middleweight.

“The Premier Boxing Champions series schedule for May has a slate of shows where several boxers get an opportunity to step up to world title matches,” είπε ο Τιμ Σμιθ, Vice President of Communications for Haymon Sports. “With so much on the line those kinds of challenges typically lead to action-packed, fan-friendly matches.”

Kicking off the month is a thrilling 10-round lightweight clash between John Redkach (20-2-1, 16 KOs) και ο πρώην παγκόσμιος πρωταθλητής Argenis Mendez (23-5-1, 12 KOs) επί ΤΡΙΤΗ toe-to-toe για FS1 και Πυγμαχία Τσάμπιονς on FOX Deportes from the Sportsmen’s Lodge in Studio City, California on Μάιος 2. Τηλεοπτική κάλυψη ξεκινά από9 μ.μ. ΚΑΙ/6 μ.μ. PT.

The show will be staged by featherweight world champion Leo Santa Cruz’s Last Round Promotions, and will include an 8-round junior featherweight match between Μπράντον Figueroa και Luis Saavedra and a 6-round bantamweight match between Antonio Σάντα Κρουζ και Arturo Torres. The show will be a family affair as Brandon Figueroa is the younger brother of Omar Figueroa and Antonio is the cousin of Leo Santa Cruz.

David Benavidez (17-0, 16 KOs), an ascending star, θα συνεδριάσει πρώην αμφισβητίας παγκόσμιου τίτλου Rogelio “Χοιροειδής” Medina (37-7, 31 KOs) in a super middleweight title elimination match from Laredo Energy Arena in Laredo, Τέξας Μάιος 20. Benavidez will face the toughest test of his career against Medina, a veteran who has already fought for a world title. The winner will get a shot at the 168-pound world champion.

Τηλεοπτική κάλυψη θα αρχίσει στις 10 μ.μ. ΚΑΙ/7 μ.μ. PT with unbeaten 126-pound contender Jorge Lara (28-0-2, 20 KOs) taking on hard-hitting brawler Mario Briones (28-5-2, 22 KOs) in a 10-round featherweight match.

Unbeaten top welterweight star Errol Spence, Jr. (21-0, 19 KOs) will travel from his home in Desoto, Texas to take on Kell Brook (36-1, 25 KOs) in his hometown at Bramall Lane Football Ground in Sheffield, England in a Premier Boxing Championship match on SHOWTIME.

In other non-PBC matches of interest to boxing fans in the month of May, Gervonta Davis (17-0, 18 KOs) will defend his 130-pound world title against No. 1 αντίπαλος Liam Walsh (21-0, 14 KOs) from Copper Box Arena in London, England on SHOWTIME on Μάιος 20.

On the same night Γκάρι Ράσελ, Jr. (21-1, 16 KOs) will defend his 126-pound world title against Όσκαρ Escandon (25-2, 17 KOs) at MGM National Harbor outside Washington D.C. σε SHOWTIME. Στο ομο-χαρακτηριστικό γνώρισμα Andre Dirrell (25-2, 16 KOs) θα συναντηθεί Jose Uzcategui(26-1, 22 KOs) for the vacant 168-pound championship. Επιπλέον,Rances Βαρθολομαίος (25-0, 13 KOs) πρόσωπα Kiryl Relikh (21-1, 19 KOs) in a lightweight world title eliminator.