Fred Hickman (CNN Sports, ESPN) to Host,

Fran Charles (NFL Network, MLB Network) Opkald Blow-by-Blow,

Former World Champion Austin Trout Provides Analysis

PBC – Den næste runde Live fra Orlando Egenskaber Verden titel Fight Mellem

Juan Carlos “Baby Pacquiao” Payano og Rau'shee “Nuke” Warren

ATLANTA (Juli 28, 2015) – Bounce TV today announced a seasoned line-up of on-air sports talent

PBC-The Next Round Host Fred Hickman

for the debut of its new monthly series Premier Boxing Champions – Den næste runde beginning this Søndag, August 2 på 9:00 p.m. (OG), which will also be streamed live on BounceTV.com. Fred Hickman will anchor PBC – Den næste runde as host, Fran Charles will call the blow-by-blow action ringside joined by former Super Welterweight World Champion Austin “No Doubt” Ørred, who will provide insight and analysis.

Den vigtigste begivenhed for serien premieren på PBC – Den næste runde will be a 12-round Bantamweight World Championship fight between Juan Carlos “Baby Pacquiao”Payano (16-0, 8 KOS) og Rau'shee “Nuke” Warren (13-0, 4 KOS). Both fighters are Olympians – Payano for Den Dominikanske Republik og Cincinnati southpaw Warren, en tre-tiden olympiske for USA. Hver fighter bringer en ubesejret rekord til kampen om titlen.

“Fred and Fran combine for more than 50 years of major sports event coverage and Austin will help put viewers in the ring with his current and fresh perspective. We are thrilled to assemble such an impressive and talented team of announcers for our Premier Boxing Champions debut,” commented Ryan Glover, President of Bounce TV.

Hickman spent nearly 20 years with CNN Sports where he co-hosted the country’s original daily sports-highlights show CNN Sports Tonight. He also served as an anchor for CNN/Sports Illustrated, a host for both NBA and NFL pre-game shows, a co-host of the 1992 og 1994 Winter Olympic Games and a co-host of the 1994 Goodwill Games. Hickman moved to ESPN in 2004, appearing onflagship shows such as SportsCenter, Baseball Tonight, NBA Shootaround, og NBA Coast to Coastand he has also hosted pre-and post-game shows for the YES Network. Senest, he served as the sports director for WVUE-TV, Bounce TV’s affiliate in New Orleans.

Charles served as a blow-by-blow announcer for more than seven years. He was also a studio host for NFL Network, where he contributed to NFL GameDay Final, NFL Total Access og Around the League. Charles was also the host of the weekly golf show, PGA Tour Sunday on USA Network, serving as lead anchor for studio segments during PGA Tour events. Charles currently serves as a host and reporter for MLB Network.

I 2004, Ørred vandt US. National Amateur Welterweight Championship and after climbing up the ranks as an elite boxer, he won a Super Welterweight World Championship in 2004 ved at besejre Rigoberto Alvarez. Han fortsatte med at forsvare denne titel fire gange, herunder en dominerende sejr over Miguel Cotto i New York. He is currently on a three-fight win streak as he works towards another world title opportunity.

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The co-feature Sunday night is a two-fight tournament in the junior middleweight division: En 10-runde kamp, ​​der ser Olympiske Sølv Medalist Yudel Jhonson (17-1, 9 KOS) tager på knockout maskine Jorge Cota (24-1, 22 KOS), mere 10 runder af Olympian John Jackson (19-2, 15 KOS) kæmper 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 – Den næste runde,fremmes af Warriors boksning og Sampson boksning, vil finde sted på Full Sail live, state-of-the-art ydeevne mødested på campus i Full Sail University i Winter Park, Florida.

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