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BOXING RETURNS TO PRIMETIME Whatunga POUAKA WHAKAATA

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BOXING RETURNS TO

PRIMETIME NETWORK TELEVISION

PREMIER BOXING Champions debuts ON NBC WITH ORA RUA STAR-powered EVENTS MAIN MEI MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA

AT 8:30 P.M. ME / 5:30 P.M. PT

Tūturu Welterweight Star Keith “Kotahi te Time” Ka kawea Thurman I te mua wha-Division World Champion

Robert “Ko te Varua” Guerrero I roto i te Action Welterweight

Ko te Evening‘s Tuatahi Main Event Rua mua toru-Division World Champion Adrien “Ko te Problem” Broner

Ki Hard-Patu Super Kōmāmā

John “Ko te Gladiator“ Molina Jr.

Las Vegas (January 28, 2015) – The return of prizefighting to primetime network television has finally arrived as the recently announced Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) series is set to debut on Saturday, March 7 with an action-packed double main event on NBC, live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

 

The inaugural PBC on NBC fight night will feature two spectacular bouts worthy of this historic occasion. In the second main event of the evening, undefeated welterweight knockout artist Keith “Kotahi te Time” Thurman (24-0, 21 Koó) will take on former four-division world champion Robert “Ko te Varua” Warrior (32-2-1, 18 Koó) in a showdown where both men look to prove they are amongst the best fighters in the world on the biggest stage in recent boxing history.

 

Ko te hui matua tuatahi o te ahiahi, ka ngā tetahi o nui, me te tino mālohi whetu o te mekemeke, former three-division world champion Adrien “Ko te Problem” Broner (29-1, 22 Koó) facing off against the always exciting John “Ko te Gladiator” Molina Jr. (27-5, 22 Koó) in a super lightweight bout that will put the winner at the top of the division.

 

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Kaua e ngaro i te meneti o te PBC i te NBC mahi rite ki te whawhai teata tuatahi i runga i NBC haamata i 8:30 p.m. ME / 5:30 p.m. PT SHARP!

 

“Ko te kapa me te ahau he tino hihiri, ā, e katoa titiro whakamua matou ki tenei faingamālie ki te whawhai i runga i NBC. He rota o te mea i toku rōpū e pupuri ana e mea ko e kei te haere tenei ki te huri i te hākinakina. Fakamanatu mai kiate au e whakamahia toku kaiwhakangungu te mutunga o Ben Getty ki te korero ki ahau, ko nga mea katoa e hiahiatia ana e ahau ki te mahi i whiwhi i runga i te atamira nui,” Said Thurman. “Au pono ahau titiro atu ki headlining i te whakaatu tuatahi. Au fiefia ki kia hoki i MGM Grand me te titiro atu ki te knockout nui. Ko te tīmatanga o te hanga i te ingoa whare tenei.”

 

“Ko te tino fakaivifo'ou ki te mohio, e te mea e kawe NBC mekemeke hoki ki te pouaka whakaata primetime,” Said Guerrero. “Ko te he honore ki te hei wahi o te whakaaturanga tuatahi, especially against an undefeated champion like Keith Thurman. Everyone knows I always come to fight. Let’s hope Thurman has the same mindset. He claims that he’s going to knock me out, but I see a totally different outcome. When this fight is over, everyone tuning in will know why boxing is one of the most exciting sports to watch, e taea e ahau te kī.”

 

“Ko te utunga nui tuatahi o 'AB i te NBC tenei.’ Kahore te tetahi mea e kore e taea e ahau,” Said Broner. “Ko te he whawhai nui e kore anake mo te whawhai, engari mo nga pā. Nga tangata katoa e matau ana i haere mai tonu ahau ki te whawhai me te mohio ahau ki John Molina Jr. Kei te haere mai ki te whawhai. Titiro atu ahau ki tu Molina i te NBC. Aroha ahau te tautoko me te tetahi e tautoko ana ahau; Kei te haere ahau ki te whawhai mo a ratou. He tika te tīmatanga o te 'Whakaatu AB tenei’ i roto i te 2015.”

 

“Ko ahau tino oaoa ki te waiho i te wahi o te whakaaturanga tuatahi i runga i NBC, ki te hei i runga i tenei turanga. E kore e taea e ahau ki te haere atu ki reira, ka mahi i te mea e ahau pai mahi i roto i te mua o mirioni o te iwi tatari,” Na ka mea a Molina Jr. “E hiahia ana ahau ki te whawhai i te pai me te Broner ko tetahi o te pai. Ko te whawhai i ui tatou no te i runga i te tau i mua tenei a te pae hopea ka matou i te reira. Ko ahau na fiefia. Au e kore e tailiili i te katoa. Ki te mea i ahau io, E kore e waiho e ahau i roto i tenei ahumahi. Ko te momo o te mea e whawhai tūturu moemoea e pā ana ki tenei. Au tatau e ahau ki raro, i nga ra.”

 

Ko te hokinga mai o te mekemeke ki te primetime i runga i NBC he tata 30 tau i roto i te hanga, ki taua te wahi whakamutunga po tango whawhai May 20, 1985. That fight saw Larry Holmes win a 15-round decision and defend his IBF Heavyweight World Championship against Carl Williams in Reno, Nev.

 

Primetime te pouaka whakaata motu he home-roa mo etahi o nga ingoa tino mōhiotia i roto i te aamu o te hākinakina, with fighters such as Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman and Mike Tyson making a name for themselves in front of a national audience.

 

The PBC on NBC series will feature a cast of familiar names and voices who will lend their immense talents to the broadcasts. Seven-time Emmy Award winner Al Michaels will host the series while Academy Award winning composer Hans Zimmer will compose the music that brings the series to life. I tua atu, legendary boxer Sugar Ray Leonard will serve as lead analyst.

 

“Ahau na oaoa e pā ana ki PBC i runga i NBC. Ko ahau ohovale i ahau ka te piiraa, engari tika atu i mohio ahau hinaaro e ahau ki te waiho i te wahi o tenei,” Said Leonard. “Ko te aha te hiahia mekemeke tenei, me tenei, ko te mea e hiahia ana nga pā mekemeke.”

 

Ka whakatairanga Los Angeles-hāngai Whakatairanga Goossen tenei PBC tuatahi i runga i hui NBC.

 

“It’s an honor to be a part of this extraordinary and highly anticipated event

i runga i Maehe 7, te tuatahi o te 'Pirimia mekemeke Champions’ series on NBC,” said Tom Brown of Goossen Promotions. “These are two outstanding fights featuring four world class boxers and fans are in for a terrific night of action.”

 

Thurman has long proven his power by knocking out 18 o tona tuatahi 19 hoariri, engari ka riro ia ia te Ingoa wā WBA Welterweight World ki te 10th round knockout over Diego Chaves in July of 2013, maka e ia ki a ia i roto i te tūranga ki te whawhai i te pai rawa i roto i te hākinakina. -Tau 26-tau te Clearwater, Florida Maori kua mai hanga toru angitu parepare taitara ki te knockouts mo Ihu Soto Karass me Julio Diaz, i mua i tūtahi Leonard bundu i runga i tona ara ki te whakatau loto i roto i te Hakihea 2014. Na, Titiro Thurman ki te noho tūturu tonu, ka anga ia i tona whakamātautau uaua ki te rā i roto i te Guerrero.

 

He hōia whakamatauria te whawhai-, Warrior, o Gilroy, Calif., Kua i roto i nga whawhai whiriwhiri i roto i te mekemeke mo tau. He southpaw kaimekemeke-puncher, Kua riro Guerrero taitara ao i roto i te akomanga taimaha e wha i 130 ki 147 pauna, te patu i te momo o Andre Berto, Joel Casamayor, Michael Katsidis a Selcuk Aydin haere te ara. Tona toa puta noa i enei akomanga taimaha roaa ia he whawhai ki te kingi pauna-no te-pauna Floyd Mayweather i roto i 2013, i ngaro ia i te whakatau loto. “Ko te Varua” poipoia hoki kiri i roto i te Pipiri o 2014 ki te pakeke-whawhai wikitoria whakatau loto mo Yoshihiro Kamegai.

 

Ko e taha o whetu rawa te pai-mohiotia te mekemeke, Broner, te phenom 25-tau tawhito, kua nei i kohia taitara ao i 130, 135 a 147 pauna, Kei te whakanoho i ona mātanga i runga i te puncher kino John Molina Jr. i runga i Maehe 7. Ka kaha Broner kua runga i nga momo o Paulie Malignaggi, Daniel Ponce de Leon me Antonio Demarco i runga i te ara ki te hoko i te toa e toru-te wehenga. Ahakoa te mamae tona mate tuatahi ki Marcos Maidana i Hakihea 2013, i turapa te Cincinnati-Māori ki te hoki-ki-hoki whakaora mo Carlos Molina me Emmanuel Taylor.

 

Molina Jr. from Covina, Calif., Kua i angitu nui i roto i nga rarangi ngaio tae atu i te wikitoria knockout faahiahia i runga i te toa o nāianei te ao Mickey Bey i whakamatauria e kore koutou e taea te tatau i te puncher kaha i roto i te whawhai. Ngaro te 32-tau-tawhito te Whawhai scintillating o te kaitono Tau ki Lucas Matthysse i roto i 2014 a ka te titiro ki te tīmata atu 2015 ki te wini nui ki a Broner.

 

Kia ka kauwhautia tata te ki tonu te po i te pāngia undercard whakaongaonga.

 

PBC i te NBC, will take place Saturday, March 7 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and is promoted by Goossen Promotions. Ka rangi te hui ora i runga i NBC (8:30 p.m. ME / 5:30 p.m. PT).

 

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BERMANE STIVERNE AND DEONTAY WILDER TALK TRAINING CAMP AND THEIR PLACE IN HEAVYWEIGHT HISTORY BEFORE THEIR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWDOWN ON SATURDAY, Jan. 17 AT MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA LIVE ON SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®

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Las Vegas (Jan 9, 2015) – As we near the epic return of world championship heavyweight action in the United States, WBC Heavyweight World Champion Gold Cup (24-1-1, 21 Koó) and unbeaten knockout specialist Deontay Wilder (32-0, 32 Koó) are deep in training camp for their championship showdown on SHOWTIME®.

 

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Read below for what the fighters have to say about how training is going, what their place in heavyweight history is and what the fans can expect to see on Jan. 17 i te MGM Grand Garden Arena i Las Vegas:

 

Q: Where have you been training? Who have you been training with? How has training been going?

 

Gold Cup: I am in Vegas training at the Mayweather Gym. I have had many sparring partners, seven total and they have been alternating since it has been a very long camp. I began training camp in August because we didn’t even know when this fight was going to happen so we had to be ready for any time and we did better than ever. It has been a long, long training camp and I am in the best shape I have ever been in.

 

I plan to go in the ring between 238 a 242 pauna. We thought about going lower but I am a super heavyweight and that is the weight where I am best.

Deontay Wilder: Camp has been great. It’s been a long hard road but we’re here now. I had my whole team which was excellent — Jay Deas, Mark Breland, Russ Anber, Cuz Hill and my strength coach Peter Khoury, so it couldn’t have been any better.

Q: How do you feel about fighting on the big stage as the main event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena?

 

BS: Fighting at the MGM Grand is a dream come true. I have been dreaming of becoming a champion my whole life. When I think of the MGM I think of all the history and I want to write a new chapter.

DW: I’m super excited about fighting on the big stage. The bigger the better! The more attention and people watching, the more I like it. We’ve been working towards this for a long time, and I am glad we have gotten to this level.

 

Q: If you could meet any heavyweight champ who would it be? Is there a heavyweight that you would say you emulate?

BS: Muhammad – he was the greatest, he called himself “The Greatest” before he even knew he was The Greatest. He worked hard every single day to fulfill it and that is what I do. No corners cut.

DW: I’ve never patterned myself after any other heavyweight, but if I could meet one from the past it would be Joe Louis. He’s part of my nickname. He was the ‘Brown Bomber’ and since I’m from Alabama like he was and I won the Bronze medal at the Olympics, I’m the ‘Bronze Bomber.’

Q: How do you feel about being in the biggest heavyweight title fight in the United States in a decade?

 

BS: The Heavyweight Champion is what it’s all about. It’s the King of the Jungle. It is the Champion of all the Champions. I am happy to bring it back. Boxing is alive and well.

DW: It’s time for the heavyweight division to be important again and I’m the guy to do it, so I can’t wait.

 

Q: Which heavyweights inspired you or did you admire on your climb to this point?

 

BS: Iron Mike Tyson and James Toney – I really admire the way they fought. I loved Iron Mike’s explosiveness and speed and his fast hands. Tyson could hurt you with any punch at any angle and that is my forte. When I hit somebody, I see it in their eyes and their legs and I feel their pain.

DW: My daughter is my inspiration. I always admired guys like Muhammad Ali and Larry Holmes though.

Q: Is there any extra motivation fighting for the WBC title that has been held by so many of the greatest including Muhammad Ali?

BS: The WBC heavyweight belt has been held by many great champions. It’s the biggest prize out there.

DW: A lot of great champions have held the WBC title belt, so it’s the big one and I’m honored and excited to be fighting for it.

 

Q: How important is it for you to represent your home country in this fight? Do you feel any additional pressure because of it?

BS: I am blessed to have been born in Haiti and lived in Quebec, Canada and now Las Vegas and I like to think of myself as an inspiration to kids in Haiti that have suffered so much – just like me. I want them to know that if they work hard they can achieve their dreams.

DW: Ka rite ki mea ahau, I am honored and excited. A lot of greats have held the belt and I am ready to make history and be one of the greats. Representing the U.S. in a heavyweight fight, bringing it back home, it’s an honor.

Q: He aha koe e whakaaro o tou hoa tauwhainga, does anything he does concern you?

BS: I think Wilder is a clown. Wilder thinks this is the WWE. He acts like it’s the WWE. This is for real. It is going to hurt very bad.

DW: I have no thoughts about Bermane Stiverne. I’m just ready to fight and leave it all out in the ring.

Q: What should the fans expect on Jan. 17? E whai koe i te matapae?

BS: On Jan. 17 I will hurt Wilder and I will knock him out and it will be a lasting image in peoples’ minds for a very long time.

DW: Fans should expect a great night of boxing and everyone will see Jan. 17. -. Be there or tune in on TV if you can’t. You don’t want to miss it!

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SHOWTIME Sports® will present WÄTEA KATOA: Stiverne VU. Wilder te po nei,Rāmere, Jan. 9 i 10:45 p.m. ET / PT i runga i SHOWTIME.
"RETURN ki te kororia": Stiverne VU. Wilder, he whawhai 12-a tawhio noa mō te wahi WBC Heavyweight Championship tango a Stiverne Rāhoroi, Jan. 17 i te MGM Grand Garden Arena i Las Vegas, Kei te ruruku whakatairangatia ana-e Don King Productions a Whakatairanga Boy Golden. I roto i te 12-a tawhio noa tahi-āhuatanga, hinga kore WBC Super whā World Champion Leo Santa Cruz tohe ki Ihu Ruiz a tūturu Amir ahau tutaki Fidel Maldonado Jr. i roto i te 10-a tawhio noa a'ee super ono tekau. Ka tango i te hui te wahi i te MGM Grand Garden Arena i Las Vegas, Nev., a ka Air ora i runga i SHOWTIME® (10:00 p.m. AND/ 7:00 p.m. PT). Ka hoki te telecast wātea i roto i te reo Pāniora mā hōtaka ororongo Tuarua (SAP). Ka teata pāngia e afaro ora i runga i SHOWTIME EXTREME (8:00 p.m. AND/PT, roa i runga i te Tai Te Hau-ā-uru).

 

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