BOXING RETURNS TO

PRIMETIME NETWORK TELEVISION

PREMIER ndondi CHAMPIONS debuts ILIYO NBC NA TWO STAR-Powered MAIN EVENTS LIVE FROM MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA

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

Undefeated welterweight Star Keith “One Time” Thurman inachukua On zamani Tarakimu Idara World Champion

Robert “Roho” Guerrero Katika welterweight Action

Evening‘s Kwanza Kuu Tukio mashimo zamani Tatu-Idara World Champion Adrien “Tatizo” Broner

Dhidi ya Hard-Kupiga Super Lightweight

John “Gladiator“ Molina Jr.

LAS VEGAS (Januari 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, Machi 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 “One Time” Thurman (24-0, 21 Kos) will take on former four-division world champion Robert “Roho” Warrior (32-2-1, 18 Kos) 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.

kwanza tukio kuu ya jioni kipengele mmoja wa kubwa na wengi kulazimisha nyota ndondi ya, former three-division world champion Adrien “Tatizo” Broner (29-1, 22 Kos) facing off against the always exciting John “Gladiator” Molina Jr. (27-5, 22 Kos) in a super lightweight bout that will put the winner at the top of the division.

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Usikose dakika ya PBC juu ya NBC hatua kama kwanza ya televisheni kupambana na juu ya NBC huanza saa 8:30 p.m. NA / 5:30 p.m. PT SHARP!

“timu na mimi ni msisimko sana na sisi wote ni kuangalia mbele kwa nafasi hii ya kupambana na juu ya NBC. mengi ya nini timu yangu anaendelea kusema ni kwamba hii ni kwenda na mabadiliko ya mchezo. Inanikumbusha kwamba mkufunzi yangu marehemu Ben Getty kutumika kuniambia, kwamba wote mimi zinahitajika kufanya ni kupata juu ya hatua kubwa,” ulisema Thurman. “Mimi nina kweli kuangalia mbele kwa iliyoitwa show kwanza. Nina furaha kuwa nyuma katika MGM Grand na kuangalia mbele kwa mtoano kubwa. Huu ni mwanzo wa kujenga jina la kaya.”

“Ni refreshing sana kujua kwamba NBC ni kuleta ndondi nyuma televisheni primetime,” ulisema Guerrero. “Ni heshima kuwa sehemu ya show ya kwanza, 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, kwamba naweza kuthibitisha.”

“Hii ni mara ya kwanza kubwa awamu ya 'AB juu ya NBC.’ Kuna kitu mimi siwezi kufanya,” ulisema Broner. “Ni kupambana kubwa si tu kwa ajili ya wapiganaji, lakini kwa mashabiki. Kila mtu anajua kwamba mimi daima kuja kupambana na najua John Molina Jr. anakuja kupambana. Natarajia kuacha Molina juu ya NBC. Mimi upendo msaada na mtu yeyote kwamba inasaidia mimi; Mimi nina kwenda kupambana kwa ajili yao. Huu ni mwanzo tu wa 'AB Show’ mwaka 2015.”

“Mimi ni msisimko sana kuwa sehemu ya show ya uzinduzi na NBC na kuwa juu ya jukwaa hili. Siwezi kusubiri kwenda huko nje na kufanya kile mimi kufanya bora mbele ya mamilioni ya watu,” alisema Molina Jr. “Nataka kupambana bora na Broner ni mojawapo ya bora. Hii ni kupambana na kwamba sisi aliuliza kwa zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita na sisi hatimaye got ni. Mimi hivyo msisimko. Sina wasiwasi wakati wote. Kama ningekuwa neva, Napenda kuwa katika sekta hii. Hii ni aina ya kitu kwamba wapiganaji halisi ndoto kuhusu. Mimi nina kuhesabu chini ya siku.”

kurudi ndondi kwa primetime juu ya NBC ni karibu 30 miaka katika maamuzi, na mwisho kama kupambana usiku kuchukua nafasi Mei 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 televisheni ya taifa ilikuwa muda mrefu nyumbani kwa baadhi ya majina ya wengi kumtambua katika historia ya michezo, 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. Aidha, legendary boxer Sugar Ray Leonard will serve as lead analyst.

“Mimi hivyo msisimko juu ya PBC juu ya NBC. Nilishtuka wakati mimi got wito, lakini haki mbali nilijua alitaka kuwa sehemu ya huu,” ulisema Leonard. “Hii ni nini ndondi mahitaji, na hii ni nini ndondi mashabiki haja.”

Los Angeles makao Goossen Promotions kukuza hii PBC uzinduzi juu ya NBC tukio.

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

Machi 7, kwanza ya 'Premier Boxing Mabingwa’ 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 wa kwanza wake 19 wapinzani, lakini wakati yeye alishinda mpito WBA welterweight Dunia Title pamoja 10^th round knockout over Diego Chaves in July of 2013, yeye kuweka mwenyewe katika nafasi ya kupambana na bora sana katika mchezo. 26 mwenye umri wa miaka Clearwater, Florida asili tangu alifanya mafanikio cheo ulinzi tatu na knockouts juu ya Yesu Soto Karass na Julio Diaz, kabla ya kuhodhi Leonard Bundu juu ya njia yake na uamuzi usiojulikana katika Desemba 2014. Sasa, Thurman inaonekana kubaki undefeated wakati yeye anakabiliwa na mtihani wake toughest kwa tarehe katika Guerrero.

vita majaribio mkongwe, Warrior, ya Gilroy, Calif., imekuwa miongoni mwa wapiganaji wasomi katika ndondi kwa miaka. southpaw boxer-puncher, Guerrero ameshinda majina dunia katika madarasa uzito nne kutoka 130 kwa 147 paundi, kumpiga anapenda wa Andre Berto, Joel Casamayor, Michael Katsidis na Selcuk Aydin njiani. Uwezo wake katika madarasa haya uzito ilimwezesha kupambana na pound-kwa-pound mfalme Floyd Mayweather katika 2013, ambayo alipoteza na uamuzi usiojulikana. “Roho” bounced nyuma nicely katika Juni ya 2014 na ngumu-wakapigana uamuzi ushindi usiojulikana juu ya Yoshihiro Kamegai.

Moja ya wengi maalumu nyota ndondi ya, Broner, Phenom umri wa miaka 25 ambaye imekusanya majina dunia katika 130, 135 na 147 paundi, ni kuweka vituko yake juu puncher hatari John Molina Jr. Machi 7. Broner ina nguvu juu ya anapenda wa Paulie Malignaggi, Daniel Ponce de Leon na Antonio Demarco juu ya njia ya kuwa na mitatu mgawanyiko bingwa. Pamoja na mateso hasara yake ya kwanza kwa Marcos Maidana katika Desemba 2013, Cincinnati-asili rebounded na ushindi nyuma-ya-nyuma juu ya Carlos Molina na Emmanuel Taylor.

Molina Jr. from Covina, Calif., imekuwa na mafanikio makubwa katika safu kitaalamu ikiwa ni pamoja mtoano ushindi kuvutia zaidi sasa bingwa wa dunia Mickey Bey kwamba imeonekana unaweza kamwe kuhesabu puncher nguvu nje ya kupambana. 32 mwenye umri wa miaka waliopotea scintillating Kupambana ya mgombea Mwaka kwa Lucas Matthysse katika 2014 na ni kuangalia kuanza mbali 2015 na ushindi mkubwa dhidi ya Broner.

usiku kamili ya kusisimua undercard kikohozi yatatangazwa hivi karibuni.

PBC juu ya NBC, will take place Saturday, Machi 7 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and is promoted by Goossen Promotions. tukio itakuwa hewa kuishi kwenye NBC (8:30 p.m. NA / 5:30 p.m. PT).

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