ЛОС-АНДЖЕЛЕС – 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 на 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, в прямом эфире из АТ&T стадион в Арлингтоне, Техас.
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 “Boom Boom” 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. Больше, 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 “Ужасно” Моралес, working with Jaime Motta and Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award winner Jessi Losada.
More on the FOX Sports PBC Schedule:
Джермалл Чарло vs. Вилли Монро, Младший. and Jermell Charlo vs. Тони Харрисон, Суббота, Декабрь 22, 2018, 8:00 PM ET on FOX. Barclays Center, Brooklyn
Twin titans kick off the new season of PBC on FOX, as Jermall Charlo (27-0, 21 КО) defends his WBC interim middleweight title against top-rated contender Willie Monroe, Младший. (23-3, 6 КО), while Jermell Charlo (31-0, 15 КО) makes the fourth defense of his WBC Super Welterweight Championship against hard hitting former title challenger Tony Harrison (27-2, 21 КО). Rounding out the evening, WBC mandatory challenger and 2012 U.S. Olympian Dominic “Беда” Breazeale (19-1, 17 КО) battles Carlos Negron (20-1, 16 КО), a member of the Puerto Rican boxing team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Jose Uzcategui vs. Калеб завод, Воскресенье, Январь 13, 2019, 8:00 PM ET на FS1. Microsoft Theater at L.A. Жить в Лос-Анджелесе
IBF Super Middleweight Champion Jose Uzcategui (28-2, 23 КО) сражения непобежденные, top-rated challenger Caleb Plant (17-0, 10 КО).
Keith Thurman vs. Josesito Лопес, Суббота, Январь 26, 2019, 8:00 PM ET on FOX. Barclays Center, Brooklyn
Undefeated WBA Welterweight Champion Keith Thurman (28-0, 22 КО) ends a long injury layoff to defend his title and starts to reclaim the division against battle-hardened veteran Josesito Lopez (36-7, 19 КО). Also that evening, Адам Kownacki (18-0, 14 КО), 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 КО).
Лео Санта-Крус vs. Мигель Флорес, Суббота, Февраль 16, 2019, 8:00 PM ET on FOX. Лос-Анджелес
WBA Featherweight Champion Leo Santa Cruz (35-1-1, 19 КО), one of the highest volume punchers in the sport, defends his title against the always tough Miguel Flores (23-2, 11 КО). Больше, former WBC Lightweight Champion Omar Figueroa Jr. (27-0-1, 19 КО) returns after a long injury layoff to face former title challenger John Molina Jr. (30-7, 24 КО).
Энтони Диррелл против. Авни Йылдырым, Суббота, Февраль 23, 2019, 10:00 PM ET на FS1. Оружейная палата, Миннеаполис
Former WBC Super Middleweight Champion Anthony Dirrell (32-1-1, 24 КО) 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. Yordenis Угас, Суббота, Март 9, 2019, 8:00 PM ET on FOX. Лас-Вегас
WBC Welterweight Champion Shawn Porter (29-2-1, 17 КО) makes his first title defense against top-rated mandatory challenger Yordenis Ugas (23-3, 11 КО), who gets his first world title shot.
Эррол Спенс младший. против. Майки Гарсия, Суббота, Март 16, 2019, 9:00 PM ET on FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View. AT&T стадион, Arlington, Техас
In one of the most highly anticipated and intriguing matches in boxing, IBF Welterweight Champion Errol Spence (24-0, 21 КО) will defend his title against four-division world champion and current WBC Lightweight Champion Mikey Garcia (39-0, 30 КО), who is moving up two weight classes to challenge Spence.
Lamont Peterson vs. Сергей Lipinets, Воскресенье, Март 24, 2019, 8:00 PM ET на FS1. MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Мэриленд
Former junior welterweight and welterweight world champion Lamont Peterson (35-4-1, 17 КО) clashes with former junior welterweight champion Sergey Lipinets (14-1, 10 КО).
Caleb Truax vs. Петр Quillin, Суббота, Апреля 13, 2019, 10:00 PM ET на FS1. Оружейная палата, Миннеаполис
Former super middleweight champion Caleb Truax (30-4-2, 19 КО) meets former middleweight champion Peter Quillin (34-1-1, 23 КО) in a battle to determine who climbs back into title contention.
Дэнни Гарсия против. Адриан Гранадос, Суббота, Апреля 20, 2019, 8:00 PM ET on FOX.
Former junior welterweight and welterweight champion Danny Garcia (34-2, 20 КО) wants to rebound from a razor-thin loss in his last bout to take on battle-tested Adrian Granados (20-6-2, 14 КО).
FOX Sports PBC Additional Dates:
(Fights confirmed on a later date.)
Суббота, Мая 11, 2019, FOX
Суббота, Мая 25, 2019, FS1
Суббота, Июнь 1, 2019, FS1
Воскресенье, Июнь 23, 2019, FOX
Суббота, Июль 13, 2019, FS1
Суббота, Июль 20, 2019, FOX
Суббота, Август 3, 2019, FOX
Суббота, Август 24, 2019, FS1
Воскресенье, Сентябрь 1, 2019, FOX
Суббота, Сентябрь 21, 2019, FS1
Суббота, Ноябрь 9, 2019, FS1
Суббота, Декабрь 14, 2019 на FOX
Суббота, Декабрь 21, 2019 на 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, на английском или испанском языке через FOX, FS1 или FOX Депортес каналы. FOX Sports will offer a platform inside the app to allow viewers to stream the PPV events. В дополнение, FOX Sports Digital will have a dedicated FOXSports.com and FOX Sports App page for PBC coverage, in addition to dedicated YouTube, Facebook, 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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