לוס אנג'לס – FOX Sports and Premier Boxing Champions today announced eight televised world title fights in the first three months of the new deal, featuring eight world champions and more than two dozen of the world’s best boxers going toe-to-toe. The schedule includes five world-class boxing fight nights live on FOX and FOX Deportes, four more on FS1 and FOX Deportes, and the first FOX PBC Pay-Per-View in March.
“We’re thrilled to have Premier Boxing Champions’ brightest stars coming to FOX Sports reaching the biggest audiences on broadcast television,” says Mark Silverman, FOX Sports President, National Networks. “The 2019 PBC schedule kicks off with high-stakes action and excitement, making FOX the premier home for boxing and the continued leader in live sporting events.”
Schedule highlights include world champion twins Jermall and Jermell Charlo defending their titles in separate fights live in primetime on FOX on December 22; followed by welterweight champion Keith Thurman’s ring return on FOX January 26; featherweight champion Leo Santa Cruz headlining on FOX February 23; 147-pound Champ Shawn Porter defending his world title March 9 על FOX; and the blockbuster showdown between welterweight Champ Errol Spence Jr. and four-division world champion Mikey Garcia, on FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View March 16, live from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, טקסס.
FOX Sports and FOX Deportes also announced the on-air personalities who will call all the thrilling action. Former heavyweight world Champion Lennox Lewis and former lightweight world champion Ray “בום בום” Mancini join FOX Sports as boxing analysts, while Emmy Award-winning broadcaster Chris Myers and Emmy Award-nominee Kenny Albert serve as blow-by-blow announcers. Seasoned FOX broadcaster Kate Abdo joins as a studio and fight night host. יותר, Boxing Hall of Famer Larry Hazzard works as a Rules Expert/Unofficial Scorer.
FOX Deportes taps International Boxing Hall of Fame member and former four-division world champion Erik “נורא” מוראלס, working with Jaime Motta and Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award winner Jessi Losada.
More on the FOX Sports PBC Schedule:
Jermall Charlo vs. וילי מונרו, ג 'וניור. and Jermell Charlo vs. טוני הריסון, יום שבת, דצמבר 22, 2018, 8:00 PM ET on FOX. ברקליס מרכז, ברוקלין
Twin titans kick off the new season of PBC on FOX, as Jermall Charlo (27-0, 21 קוס) defends his WBC interim middleweight title against top-rated contender Willie Monroe, ג 'וניור. (23-3, 6 קוס), while Jermell Charlo (31-0, 15 קוס) makes the fourth defense of his WBC Super Welterweight Championship against hard hitting former title challenger Tony Harrison (27-2, 21 קוס). Rounding out the evening, WBC mandatory challenger and 2012 מתגורר בארה"ב. Olympian Dominic “צרות” BREAZEALE (19-1, 17 קוס) battles Carlos Negron (20-1, 16 קוס), a member of the Puerto Rican boxing team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Jose Uzcategui vs. כלב צמח, יום ראשון, ינואר 13, 2019, 8:00 PM ET on FS1. Microsoft Theater at L.A. לחיות בלוס אנג'לס
IBF Super Middleweight Champion Jose Uzcategui (28-2, 23 קוס) battles undefeated, top-rated challenger Caleb Plant (17-0, 10 קוס).
Keith Thurman vs. Josesito לופז, יום שבת, ינואר 26, 2019, 8:00 PM ET on FOX. ברקליס מרכז, ברוקלין
Undefeated WBA Welterweight Champion Keith Thurman (28-0, 22 קוס) ends a long injury layoff to defend his title and starts to reclaim the division against battle-hardened veteran Josesito Lopez (36-7, 19 קוס). Also that evening, האדם Kownacki (18-0, 14 קוס), one of the fastest rising stars in the heavyweight division, takes on his toughest challenge to date when he steps in against U.S. Navy veteran and USC football standout Gerald Washington (19-2-1, 12 קוס).
Leo Santa Cruz vs. מיגל פלורס, יום שבת, פבואר 16, 2019, 8:00 PM ET on FOX. לוס אנג'לס
WBA Featherweight Champion Leo Santa Cruz (35-1-1, 19 קוס), one of the highest volume punchers in the sport, defends his title against the always tough Miguel Flores (23-2, 11 קוס). יותר, former WBC Lightweight Champion Omar Figueroa Jr. (27-0-1, 19 קוס) returns after a long injury layoff to face former title challenger John Molina Jr. (30-7, 24 קוס).
Anthony Dirrell vs. אבני ילדרים, יום שבת, פבואר 23, 2019, 10:00 PM ET on FS1. The Armory, Minneapolis
Former WBC Super Middleweight Champion Anthony Dirrell (32-1-1, 24 קוס) battles once-beaten Avni Yildirim (21-1), who faces the stiffest competition of his career, in a clash for the vacant WBC Super Middleweight Championship.
Shawn Porter vs. יודניס אוגאס, יום שבת, מרץ 9, 2019, 8:00 PM ET on FOX. לאס וגאס
WBC Welterweight Champion Shawn Porter (29-2-1, 17 קוס) makes his first title defense against top-rated mandatory challenger Yordenis Ugas (23-3, 11 קוס), who gets his first world title shot.
ארול ספנס Jr. לעומת. מייקי גרסיה, יום שבת, מרץ 16, 2019, 9:00 PM ET on FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View. AT&T Stadium, ארלינגטון, טקסס
In one of the most highly anticipated and intriguing matches in boxing, IBF Welterweight Champion Errol Spence (24-0, 21 קוס) will defend his title against four-division world champion and current WBC Lightweight Champion Mikey Garcia (39-0, 30 קוס), who is moving up two weight classes to challenge Spence.
Lamont Peterson vs. Lipinets סרגיי, יום ראשון, מרץ 24, 2019, 8:00 PM ET on FS1. MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, MD
Former junior welterweight and welterweight world champion Lamont Peterson (35-4-1, 17 קוס) clashes with former junior welterweight champion Sergey Lipinets (14-1, 10 קוס).
Caleb Truax vs. פיטר Quillin, יום שבת, אפריל 13, 2019, 10:00 PM ET on FS1. The Armory, Minneapolis
Former super middleweight champion Caleb Truax (30-4-2, 19 קוס) meets former middleweight champion Peter Quillin (34-1-1, 23 קוס) in a battle to determine who climbs back into title contention.
דני גרסיה vs. אדריאן גרנדוס, יום שבת, אפריל 20, 2019, 8:00 PM ET on FOX.
Former junior welterweight and welterweight champion Danny Garcia (34-2, 20 קוס) wants to rebound from a razor-thin loss in his last bout to take on battle-tested Adrian Granados (20-6-2, 14 קוס).
FOX Sports PBC Additional Dates:
(Fights confirmed on a later date.)
יום שבת, מאי 11, 2019, FOX
יום שבת, מאי 25, 2019, FS1
יום שבת, יוני 1, 2019, FS1
יום ראשון, יוני 23, 2019, FOX
יום שבת, יולי 13, 2019, FS1
יום שבת, יולי 20, 2019, FOX
יום שבת, נִשׂגָב 3, 2019, FOX
יום שבת, נִשׂגָב 24, 2019, FS1
יום ראשון, ספטמבר 1, 2019, FOX
יום שבת, ספטמבר 21, 2019, FS1
יום שבת, נובמבר 9, 2019, FS1
יום שבת, דצמבר 14, 2019 על FOX
יום שבת, דצמבר 21, 2019 on FS1
With the recently announced four-year deal, the FOX broadcast network will feature 10 marquee fight nights in prime time each year, while FS1 and FOX Deportes will telecast 12 fight nights annually. The package includes FOX Sports-PBC Pay-Per-View events. The Emmy Award-winning FOX Sports production team will produce more than 175 hours of original PBC boxing content per year across its channels.
All PBC on FOX Sports events and programming will be streamed live on the FOX Sports app, available in English or Spanish through the FOX, FS1 or FOX Deportes feeds. FOX Sports will offer a platform inside the app to allow viewers to stream the PPV events. בנוסף, FOX Sports Digital will have a dedicated FOXSports.com and FOX Sports App page for PBC coverage, in addition to dedicated YouTube, פייסבוק, Twitter and Instagram channels.
FOX Sports and PBC launched the highly regarded primetime boxing series TOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS on FS1 and FOX Deportes in the fall of 2015, featuring PBC’s brightest up-and-coming boxers. The deal was expanded to include several fight nights on the FOX broadcast network, including exciting title fights such as heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder defending his title in February of 2016, July of 2016, and again in February of 2017, plus the exciting welterweight showdown between Danny Garcia and Robert Guerrero in January of 2016.
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