World Bantamweight Championship Fight Between
Juan Carlos “Baby Pacquiao” Payano and Rau’shee “Nuke” Warren Headlines Card
Plus Four-Man Junior Middleweight Tournament:
Olympic Silver Medalist Yudel Jhonson vs. Jorge Cota &
Olympian John Jackson vs. Dennis Laurente
ATLANTA (July 21, 2015) – Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) comes to Bounce TVon Sunday, August 2 at 9:00 p.m. (ET), with the debut of a new monthly series kicked-off by Payano vs. Warren: PBC – The Next Round, which will showcase the sport’s future stars and potential champions.
Bounce TV is free on the broadcast signals of local television stations and corresponding cable carriage. The network announced today that it will also stream the telecast live on BounceTV.com.
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 tournament in the junior middleweight division: A 10-round match of Olympic Silver Medalist Yudel Jhonson (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.
Payano vs. Warren:PBC – The Next Round, promoted by Warriors Boxing and Sampson Boxing, will take place at Full Sail Live, the state-of-the-art performance venue on the campus of Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida.
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