The Featherweight showdown that everyone has been waiting for is almost here. Leo “El Terremoto” Santa Cruz (30-0-1, 17 KOs) takes on former three-division world champion Abner Mares (29-1-1, 15 KOs), live August 29 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
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Top Polish fighters Krzysztof Glowacki (24-0, 15 KOs), Artur Szpilka (19-1, 14 KOs) and Kamil Laszczyk (20-0, 8 KOs) held a media luncheon in Manhattan Monday to discuss their respective Friday, August 14 bouts at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
On Friday night, August 28 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in the nation's capital of Washington, DC, King's Promotions will present a spectacular night of boxing that will feature some of the best talent in the United States.
Danny “Swift” Garcia made his move up in weight to the 147 pound Welterweight division with a ninth-rounde stoppage this past Saturday night, over Paulie “The Magic Man” Malignaggi.
SHOWTIME Sports will offer a live stream of the kickoff press conference to announce the upcoming showdown between pound-for-pound champion Floyd Mayweather and former world champion Andre Berto taking place on Saturday, Sept. 12, live on SHOWTIME PPV® (8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT) from MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
The series premiere of Premier Boxing Champions - The Next Round on Bounce TV on Aug. 2 was a knockout success.
The second edition of ESPN’s Premier Boxing Champions on ESPN presented by Corona Extra (PBC on ESPN) series—featuring Danny García vs. Paulie Malignaggi and Daniel Jacobs vs. Sergio Mora—on Saturday, Aug. 1, delivered the largest boxing audience on ESPN since 1998 (5/22/98 Bronco McKart vs Ronald Weaver).
Due to unprecedented ticket demand, additional sections will be opened up at STAPLES Center for the highly anticipated featherweight clash between Leo "El Terremoto" Santa Cruz (30-0-1, 17 KOs) and Abner Mares (29-1-1, 15 KOs) taking place on Premier Boxing Champions on ESPN Saturday, August 29 in Los Angeles.
FOX Sports today announced that it has reached a multi-year, multi-platform agreement to telecast Premier Boxing Champions (PBC), under which it will be the exclusive boxing program for FOX Sports 1, with content also going to FOX Deportes, bringing the sport's best and brightest stars to both networks.
Juan Carlos Payano (17-0, 8 KOs) defeated Rau'shee Warren (13-1, 4 KOs) by 12-round split decision in the debut of PBC: The Next Round on Bounce TV.
The main event was a scheduled 12 round battle of the undefeated bantamweights as Juan Carlos “Baby Pacquiao” Payano (16-0, 8 KOs) faced off in defense of his WBA championship with Rau'shee “Nuke” Warren (13-0, 4 KOs).
Yudel Jhonson (17-1, 19 KOs) made the short trip from Cuba to Florida to meet Jorge Cota (24-1, 22 KOs) of Mexico in a Super Welterweight fight scheduled for 10 rounds.
In a 10-round super welterweight fight, solid puncher John Jackson (19-2, 15 KOs) of the Virgin Islands confronted veteran from the Philippines Dennis Laurente (49-5, 30 KOs).
Sunday, August 2, 2015, Premier Boxing Champions debuts PBC: The Next Round On Bounce TV.
