PBC – The Next Round Live from Orlando FeaturesWorld Title FightBetween Juan Carlos “Baby Pacquiao” Payano (16-0) and Rau’shee “Nuke” Warren (13-0)

Plus Junior Middleweight WBC Four-Man Tournament:

Olympic Silver Medalist Yudel Jhonson (17-1, 9 KOs) vs Jorge Cota (24-1, 22 KOs) & Olympian John Jackson (19-2, 15 KOs) vs Dennis Laurente (49-5, 30 KOs)

 

ATLANTA (Lub Xya hli ntuj 2, 2015) – Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) comes to Thaws TVrau Hnub xya, Lub yim hli ntuj 2 tom 9:00 p.m. (LI), with the debut of the new monthly series, PBC – The Next Round, which will showcase the sport’s future stars and potential champions.

 

The main event for the series premiere of PBC – The Next Round will be a 12-roundWorld Bantamweight Championship fight between Juan Carlos “Baby Pacquiao”Payano (16-0, 8 KOs) and Rau’shee “Nuke” Warren (13-0, 4 KOs). Both fighters are Olympians – Payano for the Dominican Republic and Cincinnati southpaw Warren, a three-time Olympian for the United States. Each fighter brings an undefeated record to the battle for the title.

The co-feature is a two-fight, WBC Tournament in the Junior Middleweight division: A 10-round match of Olympic Silver Medalist Yudel Johnson (17-1, 9 KOs) taking on the knockout machine Jorge Cota (24-1, 22 KOs), plus 10 rounds of Olympian John Jackson (19-2, 15 KOs) battling Dennis Laurente (49-5, 30 KOs). The winners of the two bouts will face-off on a date to be announced soon.

 

PBC – The Next Round, promoted by Warriors Boxing, will take place at Full Sail Live, the state-of-the-art performance venue on the campus of Full Sail University inWinter Park, Florida.

 

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