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BOXING RETURNS TO
PRIMETIME NETWORK TELEVISION
Premier feerka CHAMPIONS ugu horeeyay ON NBC iyadoo labo STAR-Powered dhacdooyinka muhiimka ah NOOSHAHAY KA SOO MGM Grand GARDEN Arena
AT 8:30 P.M. IYO / 5:30 P.M. PT
Beyer Welterweight Star Keith “One Time” Thurman qaadanaysaa hore ee Four-Division World Champion
Robert “Ruuxa” Guerrero In Welterweight Action
Evening ayaa‘s Main First Event Godadka hore ee Three-Division World Champion Adrien “Dhibaatada” Broner
Against Hard-Garaacista Super cadaa
John “Gladiator The“ Molina Jr.
Las Vegas (January 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, March 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 “One Time” Thurman (24-0, 21 KOs) will take on former four-division world champion Robert “Ruuxa” Warrior (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.
Dhacdada koowaad weyn ee fiidkii ciyaari doonaa mid ka mid ah xiddigaha ugu waa weyn iyo inta badan qasab ah feerka ee, former three-division world champion Adrien “Dhibaatada” Broner (29-1, 22 KOs) facing off against the always exciting John “Gladiator The” 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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Ha ka maqnaan daqiiqo ee ah PBC ku saabsan tallaabo NBC sida dagaalka ugu horeysay ee telefishanka NBC ku bilaabataa 8:30 p.m. IYO / 5:30 p.m. PT SHARP!
“Kooxda oo aan waa mid aad ugu faraxsanahay oo aan la sugayay oo dhan Weeraryahanka in fursaddan si ay ula dagaalamaan on NBC. Qaar badan oo ka mid ah waxa aan kooxda ku hayaa, waa in ay tani waxaa la socday in la beddelo Isboortiga. Waxaa igu xusuusinayaa in tababaraha aan soo daahay Ben kooxda loo isticmaalaa in lagu ii sheeg, in dhamaan aan u baahnaa in la sameeyo ahaa heli masraxa weyn,” Saciid Thurman. “Waxaan si dhab ah rajeynaynaa in aan ka fasaxday show ugu horeysay. Waxaan ku faraxsanahay inaan dib ugu MGM Grand iyo calankeena knockout weyn noqon ahay. Tani waxaa ay bilow u abuuraya magac a.”
“Waa mid aad u xiiso mudan in la ogaado in NBC ayaa la keeno feerka in television barnaamijka PrimeTime dib,” Saciid Guerrero. “Waxaa sharaf noo ah in qayb ka mid ah show kowaadna waa in la, 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, in aan ku ballan qaadi karno.”
“Tani waa qaybta kowaad weyn ee 'AB on NBC.’ Ma jiraan wax aanan samayn karin ay,” Saciid Broner. “Waa dagaal weyn ma aha oo kaliya ah dagaalyahanada, laakiin taageerayaasha. Qof walba waa ogyahay in aan mar walba u dagaalamaan oo waan ogahay John Molina Jr. waxaa soo socda si ay ula dagaalamaan. Waxaan ku hanweynahay inaan joojiyo Molina on NBC. Waxaan jeclahay taageerada iyo qof kasta in uu ii kaalmeeyaa; Waxaan doonayaa inaan iyaga u dagaalamaan. Tani waa uun bilowga 'AB Show’ 2015.”
“Waxaan ahay mid aad u faraxsan yahay in aan qayb ka mid ah bandhigga caleemo saarka ee NBC iyo inay ka mid noqdaan madal this. Ma sugi karo inaan baxo, waxaa oo sameeyo wixii wanaagsan ayaan samaynayaa hore ee malaayiin qof,” ayaa sheegay in Molina Jr. “Waxaan doonayaa in aan la dagaalamo ugu fiican iyo Broner waa mid ka mid ah kuwa ugu fiican. Kani waa dagaal aan weydiiyay muddo sannad ka hor, waxaana ugu dambeyntii u helay. Aad baan u faraxsanahay. Ma nervous waxaan ahay at dhan. Haddii aan dareemayaasha ahaayeen, Anigu ma noqon doono in industry this. Tani waa nooca wax tilmaamaya in dagaalyahanno dhab ah ku riyoonayaa. Waxaan hoos tirinta maalmood ah.”
Soo laabashada feerka in barnaamijka PrimeTime on NBC ku dhow yahay 30 sano sameynta, iyadoo sida meesha qaadashada habeen ee la soo dhaafay dagaal May 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.
Barnaamijka PrimeTime telefishanka qaranka ahaa guriga muddo dheer qaar ka mid ah magacyada ugu garan karo ah ee taariikhda Isboortiga, 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. Waxaa intaa dheer, legendary boxer Sugar Ray Leonard will serve as lead analyst.
“Farxday PBC on NBC aan ahay. Waan naxay markii aan telefoon ka helay, laakiin isla markiiba waan ogaa in aan doonayo in qayb ka mid ah tani waxay noqon,” Saciid Leonard. “Tani waa waxa baahida feerka, oo waxanuna waa waxa taageerayaasha feerka ee u baahan.”
Los Angeles ku salaysan dalacaad Goossen kor doonaa tan PBC caleemo saarka ee dhacdo NBC.
“It’s an honor to be a part of this extraordinary and highly anticipated event
on March 7, kulankiisii ugu horeysay ee ka mid ah 'Boxing Champions Premier’ 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 ee ugu horeysay 19 horjeeda, laakiin markii uu ku guulaystay ku meel gaarka ah WBA Welterweight World Title leh a 10th round knockout over Diego Chaves in July of 2013, , wuxuu iska dhigay in boos si ay ula dagaalamaan ugu wanaagsan ee Isboortiga. 26-sano jirka ah Clearwater, Florida hooyo ayaa tan iyo markii uu ka dhigay saddex difaaca horyaalka guul la group Ciise Soto Karass iyo Julio Diaz, ka hor inta badan heysteen Leonard Bundu inuu ku sii jeedo go'aan loo dhan yahay ee December 2014. Hadda, Thurman u muuqataa inay ku sii badinin marka uu wajahayo uu tijaabo adag si ay taariikhda ee Guerrero.
Halyeeyga dagaal-baaro A, Warrior, of Gilroy, Message., ayaa ka mid ah dagaalyahanada Kooxaha ee feerka ee sano. A southpaw feeryahanka-puncher, Guerrero ayaa ku guuleystay horyaalka adduunka ee miisaanka afar fasalo ka 130 si ay u 147 pounds, garaaceen ciyaartoyda Andre Berto, Joel Casamayor, Michael Katsidis iyo Selcuk Aydin jidka. Awoodiisa gooldhalin ee guud ahaan miisaanka kuwaas fasalo isaga kasbaday dagaal uu la boqorkii pound-u-pound Floyd Mayweather ee 2013, oo uu ku waayay ay go'aan loo dhan yahay. “Ruuxa” ka soo kabsatay xunna ee June of 2014 go'aanka guul dagaal adag loo dhan yahay in ka badan Yoshihiro Kamegai.
Mid ka mid ah xiddigaha feerka ee ugu fiican u yaqaan, Broner, phenom 25-sano jir ah ayaa laga soo ururiyey horyaal oo adduunka ee 130, 135 iyo 147 pounds, waxaa indhaha ku baahinaya on puncher halista John Molina Jr. on March 7. Broner ayaa kaga adkaaday ciyaartoyda Paulie Malignaggi, Daniel Ponce de Leon iyo Antonio Demarco jidkii uu u soo noqdo horyaalka saddex-kala qaybsameen. In kasta oo ay u Marcos Maidana la il daran uu guuldaradoodii ugu horeysay ee December 2013, the-Cincinnati hooyo darbo la dib-iyo-gadaal guulo ay ka gaareen Carlos Molina iyo Emmanuel Taylor.
Molina Jr. from Covina, Message., ayaa uu guul weyn oo ku tiirsan xirfadeed oo ay ka mid ah knockout guul cajiib badan horyaalka aduunka ee hadda Mickey Bey oo caddaysay in aysan marnaba ma tirin karaa puncher u awood badan oo ka mid ah dagaalka. 32-sano jirka ah ayaa ku Dagaallami kubadeed oo musharax Sannadka in Lucas Matthysse in 2014 iyo waxa ay raadineysaa in ay bilaabaan off 2015 hadii ay guul weyn ka dhanka ah Broner.
Habeen A oo ay ka buuxaan roonaadaan undercard xiiso leh waxaa lagu dhawaaqi doonaa muddo yar.
PBC on NBC, will take place Saturday, March 7 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and is promoted by Goossen Promotions. Munaasabadan ayaa waxaa ku NBC hawada u noolaan doonaan (8:30 p.m. IYO / 5:30 p.m. PT).
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