Las Vegas (May 1, 2017) – Ing Premier Boxing Champions 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,” said Tim Smith, 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 Ivan Redkach (20-2-1, 16 KOs) lan mantan juara donya Argenis Mendez (23-5-1, 12 KOs) ing Tuesdays jempol-TO-jempol ing FS1 lan Boxing Champions on FOX Deportes from the Sportsmen’s Lodge in Studio City, California on May 2. Jangkoan televisi wiwit ing9 P.M. Lan/6 P.M. 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 Brandon Figueroa lan Luis Saavedra and a 6-round bantamweight match between Antonio Santa Cruz lan 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, bakal ketemu mantan Challenger judhul donya Rogelio “Porky” Medina (37-7, 31 KOs) in a super middleweight title elimination match from Laredo Energy Arena in Laredo, Texas ing May 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.

Televisi jangkoan bakal miwiti ing 10 P.M. Lan/7 P.M. 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 contender Liam Walsh (21-0, 14 KOs) from Copper Box Arena in London, England on SHOWTIME on May 20.

On the same night Gary Russell, Jr. (21-1, 16 KOs) will defend his 126-pound world title against Oscar Escandon (25-2, 17 KOs) at MGM National Harbor outside Washington D.C. ing BANDILA. Ing co-fitur Andre Dirrell (25-2, 16 KOs) bakal ketemu Jose Uzcategui(26-1, 22 KOs) for the vacant 168-pound championship. Tambahan,Rances Barthélemy (25-0, 13 KOs) pasuryan Kiryl Relikh (21-1, 19 KOs) in a lightweight world title eliminator.