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BOXING RETURNS TO
PRIMETIME NETWORK TELEVISION
Tonakgolo Boxing CHAMPIONS DEBUTS ON NBC LE stelle-Powered SEHLOOHO EVENTS PHELA TSA MGM GRAND Garden Arena
AT 8:30 P.M. LE / 5:30 P.M. PT
Krrish Welterweight Star Keith “Nako E Le 'Ngoe” Thurman Motho o hloka Ka Moetsi Four-Karolo ea Lefatše Champion
Robert “The Moea” Guerrero In Welterweight Action
The Shoalane‘s, pele Main Event likoti Moetsi Three-Karolo ea Lefatše Champion Adrien “Bothata” Broner
Khahlanong le Hard-otla Super bobebe
John “The Gladiator“ Molina la Refresh.
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 “Nako E Le 'Ngoe” Thurman (24-0, 21 Kos) will take on former four-division world champion Robert “The Moea” Mohlabani (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.
Pele ka sehloohong ketsahalo ea lijo tsa mantsiboea tla Feature e mong oa papading ya ditebele tsa oa kgolo le ka ho fetisisa le qobellang linaleli, former three-division world champion Adrien “Bothata” Broner (29-1, 22 Kos) facing off against the always exciting John “The Gladiator” Molina la Refresh. (27-5, 22 Kos) in a super lightweight bout that will put the winner at the top of the division.
Ditekete tsa e phelang ketsahalo ba turu ka $400, $300, $100 le $50, ke ke ho akarelletsa le ho tshwanetseng tšebeletso liqoso le lekhetho, leng Sale hona joale. Ho laela ka ka fono ya hao le e kholo karata ya keretiti ya, bitsa Ticketmaster ka (800) 745-3000. Tickets ba fumaneha hape ho www.mgmgrand.com kapa www.ticketmaster.com.
U se ke ua hopotse ka motsotso ea PBC ka NBC bohato e le oa pele televised ntoeng ke NBC qala ka 8:30 p.m. LE / 5:30 p.m. PT Sharp!
“Sehlopha 'me ke ba fetisisa thabile' me re kaofela shebile pele ena monyetla oa ho loantša ka NBC. Ba bangata seo a sehlopha e ntse e tsoela re ke hore sena se o tla ho fetola ya dipapadi. E nkhopotsa hore ka morao mokoetlisi Ben Getty a sebelisa ho mpolella hore na, e le hore bohle ke lokela ho etsa'ng e ne e fumana ka e kholo sethala,” o ile a re Thurman. “Ke e le kannete lebeletse ho headlining ea qala ho bontsa. Ke thabela ho ba kwa morago MGM Grand le shebile pele haholo ka hore knockout. Sena ke e qala ho bōpa lelapeng le lebitso la ka.”
“Ho haholo ho khatholla ho tseba hore NBC e tlisa papading ya ditebele tsa khutlela primetime thelevishene,” o ile a re Guerrero. “Ho e le tlotla ho ba karolo ea qala ho bontsa, 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, hore ke tiisetso ka.”
“Ena ke pele khōlō instolmente ea 'AB ka NBC.’ Ha ho letho le ke sitoa ho etsa,” o ile a re Broner. “Ho e kholo ntoa ke ke feela bakeng sa bahlabani, empa bakeng sa Fans. Mong le e mong oa tseba hore kamehla ke tla ho loantša 'me ke tseba John Molina Refresh. o tla tla ho loantša. Ke talima pele go emisa Molina ka NBC. Ke rata ka thekgo le go mang kapa mang ea e tshehetsa 'na; Ke ea ho loantša bakeng sa bona. Sena ke feela e qala ea ka ea 'AB Show’ ka 2015.”
“Ke 'na fetisisa thabile ho ba e le karolo ea kgakolwa bontša ka NBC le ho ba ena sethaleng. Ke se ke ua emela ho tsoa moo 'me le etsa seo ke etsa molemo ka ho fetisisa ka pel'a batho ba limilione ba,” a re Molina Refresh. “Ke batla ho loantša molemo ka ho fetisisa le Broner ke e mong oa molemo ka ho fetisisa. Sena ke ho loana hore re ile a botsa nako e fetang months ago 'me qetellong re fumane. Ke 'na a thabile. Ha ke tsohile hang. Haeba ke ne ke tsohile, Ke ne e ke ke ena lefapha. Sena ke mofuta wa ntho eo sebele bahlabani lora ka. Ke bala fatše ea matsatsi.”
A ka khutlela papading ya ditebele tsa ho primetime ka NBC ke hoo e ka bang 30 lilemo ba le ho etsa, ho ba ho qetela joalo ntoa bosiu etsahalang 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 naha thelevishene e ne e nako e telele nako e lapeng ho ba bang ba ka ho fetisisa amogelwang le maina a histori ea ya dipapadi, 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. Holim'a moo, legendary boxer Sugar Ray Leonard will serve as lead analyst.
“Ke a thabile ka PBC ka NBC. Ke ne ke ka haroha letsoalo ha ke ile ka ya call, empa hang feela e ke ne ke tseba Ke ne ke batla ho ba karolo ea,” o ile a re Leonard. “Sena ke seo papading ya ditebele tsa litlhoko, 'me sena se ke seo papading ya ditebele tsa Fans hlokang.”
Los Angeles e thehiloeng Goossen ho phahamiswa tla ho kgothaletsa ena kgakolwa PBC ka NBC ketsahalo.
“It’s an honor to be a part of this extraordinary and highly anticipated event
ka March 7, ea qalo ea ka ea 'Tonakgolo Boxing 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 la hae la pele 19 bahanyetsi ba, empa ha a hlōla nakwana WBA Welterweight ea Lefatše Title le 10go th round knockout over Diego Chaves in July of 2013, o ile a beha eena ka le boemong ba ho loantša molemo ka ho fetisisa a ya dipapadi. A 26 a lilemo li Khao Lak, Florida habo o ho tloha ka ile a etsa tse tharo atleha tlotla ho itsireletsa le knockouts ka Jesu Soto Karass le Julio Diaz, pele laola Leonard Bundu tseleng ea hae ho e ntsoe-leng qeto ka December 2014. Hona joale, Thurman o sheba ho lula Krrish ha a ne a tobane hae toughest teko ya ya letsatsing le Guerrero.
A ntoa a lekoa veteran, Mohlabani, ea Gilroy, Dorella., e bile har'a a phahameng sechabeng bahlabani mabole ka lilemo. A southpaw Boxer-puncher, Guerrero o hlōla lefatše litlotla tse 'ne boima lihlopha ho tloha 130 ho 147 lik'hilograma tse, ikotla ea like ea Andre Berto, Joel Casamayor, Michael Katsidis le Selcuk Aydin hammoho ka tsela eo. Hae bonatla ba ka mose tsena boima lihlopha e sebelelitseng mo tsa loana le boima ba-di-boima ba morena Floyd Mayweather a 2013, tseo a ileng a lahleheloa ka ntsoe-leng qeto. “The Moea” bounced khutlela hantle mantsoe a ka June ea 2014 le ka thata-loana ntsoe-leng qeto hlola Yoshihiro Kamegai.
E mong oa papading ya ditebele tsa ho fetisisa tsebahalang linaleli, Broner, ea lilemo tse 25 li phenom ea bokella lefatše litlotla ka 130, 135 le 147 lik'hilograma tse, e ho beha hae Turístico ka o kotsi puncher John Molina Refresh. ka March 7. Broner o hlōla ea like ea Paulie Malignaggi, Daniele Ponce de Khao Leon le Antonio Demarco tseleng ea ho ea ho ba tse tharo karohano mampoli. Ho sa tsotellehe a utloa bohloko la hae la pele tahlehelo ho Marcos Maidana ka December 2013, ea Cincinnati-habo rebounded le khutlela-le-khutlela tlholo e Carlos Molina le Emmanuel Taylor.
Molina la Refresh. from Covina, Dorella., o bile le katleho e kholo tsa litsebi har'a ho akarelletsa le e tsotehang knockout hlola hona joale lefatše mampoli Mickey Bey hore e bile o ka mohla bala e matla puncher tsoa ho loana. A 32 e lilemo li lahlehetsoe ke scintillating Ntoa ea Year candidat na Lucas Matthysse a 2014 le o batla ho qala ho theoha 2015 le e kholo hlola ntoa khahlanong le Broner.
A feletseng bosiung ba la e thabisang undercard bouts tla ile a phatlalatsa nakoana ka.
PBC ka NBC, will take place Saturday, March 7 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and is promoted by Goossen Promotions. Ketsahalo tla Air phela ka NBC (8:30 p.m. LE / 5:30 p.m. PT).
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