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Premier Boxing Champions Presents A Sizzling Slate Of Shows In June

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World Championship Bouts In The 175-pound
And 135-Pound Divisions Among
Five Thrilling Shows In The Month
Las Vegas (Tej zaum 31, 2017) – Errol Spence, Jr. brought an exhilarating conclusion to the month of May with a resounding 11th round knockout victory over Kell Brook to win a 147-pound world championship on Brook’s home turf of Sheffield, Hais. Spence’s exciting victory was presented live by Premier Boxing Champions on SHOWTIME this past Saturday hmo ntuj.
“Errol Spence, Jr. scored one of the most impressive knockout victories in boxing this year to win a world championship. There is no better way for Premier Boxing Champions to spring board into June,” said Tim Smith, Vice President of Communications for Haymon Boxing. “From top to bottom the schedule of shows in June is loaded with exciting matches featuring a pair of world championship bouts in two of the hottest divisions in boxing, boxers on the comeback trail and young prospects and contenders climbing the ladder to a championship.”
Kicking off June will be a highly charged rematch between 175-pound champion Adonis Stevenson thiab Andrzej Fonfara nyob rau ntawm lub Tswb Centre nyob rau hauv Montreal, Canada in Premier Boxing Champions action on SHOWTIME on Lub rau hli ntuj 3. Stevenson, one of the hardest punchers in boxing, won the first match by decision after 12 exciting rounds. Jean Pascal yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv Eleider Alvarez nyob rau hauv lub co-feature. Televised start time is set for 9 p.m. THIAB/6 p.m. PT.
In a special Sunday night edition of PBC on FS1 and FOX Deportes, Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios returns to the ring after an 18-month layoff to take on Mexican brawler Aaron Herrera in a 10-round welterweight match at the Pioneer Event Center in Lancaster, California on Lub rau hli ntuj 11. Televised coverage begins on FS1 and FOX Deportes at 10:30 p.m. THIAB/7:30 p.m. PT after the Mexico vs. USA World Cup qualifier on FS1 and will feature unbeaten Mario Barrios in a 10-round super lightweight contest against Mexico’s Jose Luis Rodriguez thiab undefeated prospect Jose Miguel Borrego squaring-off against once-beaten Kevin Watts Nyob rau hauv yim puag ncig super hnav lub pob tw.
Eddie Ramirez will be featured in a 10-round junior welterweight match on the PBC on FS1 and FOX Deportes “Ntiv taw xoo-RAU-Ntiv taw xoo hnub Tuesday” raws li nws yuav siv sij hawm rau Erik Bone from Sam’s Town in Las Vegas on Lub rau hli ntuj 20. Also in action is tough veteran Lionell Thompson who will try to derail promising prospect Earl Newman in a 10-round light heavyweight match.
Unbeaten Miguel Cruz thiab ib zaug ntaus Alex Martin will meet in a 10-round welterweight rematch on Tuesday, Lub rau hli ntuj 27 in the main event of PBC Ntiv taw xoo-RAU-Ntiv taw xoo hnub Tuesday rau FS1 thiab Boxing Champions on FOX Deportesfrom Sands Bethlehem Events Center in Bethlehem, Pa. In the first match in January, Cruz walked away with a split decision victory. Martin will be looking to even the score. Nyob rau hauv lub co-feature Jamal James thiab Xamuyee Figueroa square off in welterweight showdown. Televised start time is 9 p.m. THIAB/6 p.m. PT.
The month will come to a thrilling conclusion when unbeaten lightweight world champion Robert Easter, Jr. defends his title in his hometown against mandatory challenger Denis Shafikov in the main event of PBC on Bounce live from the Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio on Friday, Lub rau hli ntuj 30. Julian Williams yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv Yausua Conley in a 154-pound battle in the co-feature with televised coverage beginning at 9 p.m. THIAB/6 p.m. PT. Easter successfully defended his title in the same venue in February by knocking down Luis Cruz three times on the way to a unanimous decision.
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Special Sunday Edition of Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 & FOX Deportes on June 11 from The Pioneer Event Center in Lancaster, California

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Hard-Hitting Former World Champion Brandon Rios Battles
Mexico’s Aaron Herrera in the Main Event
Ntau! Undefeated Mario Barrios Faces Jose Luis Rodriguez While
Hard-Hitting Prospect Jose Miguel Borrego Takes on Lancaster’s
Kevin Watts
Uas tawm hauv TV pab them nqi pib ntawm 10:30 p.m. THIAB/7:30 p.m. PT
Daim pib rau muag khoom Tam sim no!
LANCASTER, XWS LI. (Tej zaum 25, 2017) – Yav tas los lub ntiaj teb champion Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios (33-3-1, 24 Kos) returns to the ring to take on Mexico’s Aaron Herrera (32-6-1, 21 Kos) in the main event of a Special Edition of Premier Boxing Champions rau FS1 thiab FOX Deportes on Sunday, Lub rau hli ntuj 11 from The Pioneer Event Center in Lancaster, California.
Televised kev pab them nqi pib thaum 10:30 p.m. THIAB/7:30 p.m. PT after the Mexico vs. USA World Cup qualifier on FS1 and FOX Deportes and will feature unbeatenMario Barrios (18-0, 10 Kos) in a 10-round super lightweight contest against Mexico’s Jose Luis Rodriguez (23-8-1, 13 Kos) thiab undefeated prospect Jose Miguel Borrego (11-0, 10 Kos) squaring-off against once-beaten Kevin Watts (11-1, 4 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib yim-round super sib bout.
“This is my first fight in Southern California in almost five years and I can’t wait to put on a show for those fans who have supported me throughout my career,” said Rios. “I’ve always given the fans a great show and I’m planning on picking up right where I left off and being better than ever when I get back in the ring. I’ve been training for a while in preparation for a great victory on June 11 on FS1 and FOX Deportes.”
“This is a terrific opportunity for me to face a fighter the caliber of Brandon Rios,” hais tias Herrera. “He’s had a great career and fought many champions and I look forward to giving him everything I have. Fighting Rios is a great test for me and I’ll be ready to pass on Lub rau hli ntuj 11.”
Daim pib rau lub nyob kev tshwm sim, uas yog txhawb los ntawm TGB Promotions, yog luv nqi ntawm $30 thiab yog muag tam sim no. To purchase tickets visit the Pioneer Event Center’s website: www.uavpec.com
“Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 and FOX Deportes has come to epitomize all-action, fan-friendly matches, and this card fits perfectly into that mold,” hais tom av, Thawj Tswj Hwm ntawm TGB Promotions. “Brandon Rios is never in a boring fight. After a long layoff, I expect him to come out firing against Aaron Herrera and I don’t expect Herrera, a rugged Mexican brawler, to back down. I’m also excited to see the progress of Mario Barrios, who is moving up to 140 phaus, and Jose Miguel Borrego, a dangerous power puncher. It promises to be another fantastic night of boxing for those at the Pioneer Event Center in Lancaster, California and those watching the PBC on FS1.”
After a stellar amateur career, Rios, an all-action brawler, went unbeaten in his first 27 pro fights before he stopped Miguel Acosta in 2011 to win a lightweight world title. The 31-year-old added victories over Richar Abril, Urbano Antillon and John Murray before winning two out of three fights in a trilogy against Mike Alvarado. The Oxnard, California-native has challenged top welterweights Manny Pacquiao and Tim Bradley and will look to work his way towards another world title show in the 147-pound division.
Fighting out of Yucatan, Mexico, Herrera enters this fight on a three-bout knockout streak since October 2016. The 28-year-old was unbeaten in his first 24 pro fights including 16 knockouts before challenging for a regional title in 2013. He fights in the U.S. rau plaub lub sij hawm nyob rau Lub rau hli ntuj 11 when he takes on Rios.
A tall fighter for his division at more than six feet, Lub 21-xyoo-laus Barrios khaws Xya yeej nyob rau hauv lub jam-ntim 2015 in which he stopped five opponents inside the distance and followed it up in 2016 with three more victories, including a 12-round decision over Devis Boschiero in July. The San Antonio native began his 2017 campaign with a stoppage victory over Yardley Suarez on the Keith Thurman vs. Danny Garcia undercard in Brooklyn in March. He continues his campaign at 140-pounds when he enters the ring on Lub rau hli ntuj 11.
The 30-year-old Rodriguez enters this fight on a three bout winning streak including a third round TKO win in April in his last bout. Fighting out of Nuevo Leon, Mexico, Rodriguez will make his U.S. debut rau Lub rau hli ntuj 11 having won seven of his last eight contests with his only defeat coming via a 10-round decision against unbeaten Felix Verdejo last April.
Ntawm cia li 19-xyoo-laus, Borrego has burst onto the scene displaying big knockout power as he made his U.S. debut in February with a first round stoppage and followed it by stopping John Delperdang in the seventh-round of a televised contest this April. Fighting out of Aguascalientes, Mexico, Borrego will fight in California for the first time since turning pro in 2015.
Yug los hauv Lancaster, California and fighting out of Los Angeles, Watts muab pro hauv 2013 and picked up victories over previously unbeaten Maximilliano Becerra plus once-beaten fighters Michal Chudecki and Manuel Damairias Lopez before suffering his first loss last September to unbeaten prospect Eddie Ramirez. The 25-year-old who has fought professionally since 2013 will look to get back in the win column in his hometown on Lub rau hli ntuj 11.
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