Oosthuizen signs with PBC

Tommy Oosthuizen agrees PBC deal with Al Haymon Tommy Oosthuizen just won the boxing lottery. The undefeated IBO light-heavyweight champion will become the first South African to join Premier Boxing Champions, the exciting new boxing promotion created by Al Haymon. The PBC is shaking up world boxing with an unorthodox model that takes the action away from pay TV, ensuring mainstream exposure on the United States' major television networks (ABC, CBS, and NBC), their affiliated networks (ESPN, NBCSN and CBS Sports Network) and Spike and Bounce TV. Its slogan is unequivocal: "In boxing, there is no middle ground. It's stand or fall. All or nothing. Premier Boxing Champions: Where the Next Legends Collide." Golden Gloves has been in negotiation with PBC for a number of weeks and has just confirmed the deal. Not only will Oosthuizen's next fight ***8211; against Roberto Bolonti on June 6 ***8211; be broadcast Stateside, he will then go into the mix for a major September bout in the US via PBC. He could even be on a collision course with WBC champion Adonis Stevenson, who fights for Haymon, but there are many other PBC-linked light-heavyweights who could be lined up. Haymon manages and advises more than 150 fighters, chief among them pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather jnr. Golden Gloves was happy to do the deal, mainly because it guarantees massive exposure for Oosthuizen without surrendering their rights. The PBC Series was created for television by Haymon Boxing and bouts featured within the series are promoted by various licensed promoters. It's also true that Oosthuizen will enjoy a massive hike in purse fees under the new deal. Said promoter Rodney Berman: "Haymon is shaking boxing up with his revolutionary approach. The real winners are the boxers, who will earn good money and get good action. This is a massive step for Tommy, who can secure his financial future if he boxes as well as we all know he can." http://www.***************.net/2015/04/07/news/tommy-oosthuizen-agrees-pbc-deal-with-al-haymon Someone reassure me a WBC-IBO unification doesn't override a WBC mandatory...

Comments (12)

So I see him against Stevenson or Chavez Jr down the line..

11y ago

Barcham

Isn't he doing that already with Lee? or is that on Sho? Not much choice if he wants championship fights. How many title holders does he have in his stable? Besides, he must have promised Quillin that he would get him his title back. He paid Saunders a good sum to step aside, probably paid the judges and ref as much if not more. :) Quillin will get his belt back just in time to make a big show of vacating it when Haymon has his own titles ready to go. I figure he will try to get a belt holder of one level or another in all the prime divisions before having a special show to introduce the 'PBC World Champions' where they will vacate the titles they hold and exchange them for the new one. It will get a ton of free publicity.

11y ago

Eastcoast

Isn't he doing that already with Lee? or is that on Sho? I've been wondering about the exact nature of Lee's deal. We don't know if he breaks clean after he TKO's Quillin this Saturday.

11y ago

Hougigo

Isn't he doing that already with Lee? or is that on Sho? Well Lee is a Lou guy and Lou's already licking Haymon's ******* after he takes a shit to clean it.

11y ago

Weebler_I

If Haymon lets other fighters fight on PBC without having them sign with him, I'd say that's a good thing....And with the various networks that he has, inactivity shouldn't be that bad Isn't he doing that already with Lee? or is that on Sho?

11y ago

Hougigo

If Haymon lets other fighters fight on PBC without having them sign with him, I'd say that's a good thing....And with the various networks that he has, inactivity shouldn't be that bad

11y ago

SkillspayBills

im still shocked ward didnt sign with pbc. obviously roc nation over paid him knowing they would take a loss to get their name out there but i thought for sure he would. I think david haye is next Ward is ****ing weird man. Plus he has a manager that he is super loyal too so he wouldn't sign with Haymon and break that bond. Funny thing is Boo Boo Andrade is incredibly loyal to his manager as well but he can't ****ing wait to sign with Haymon.

11y ago

Hougigo

Hard to see Haymon letting it go down like that. Is there much incentive? That's what I'm trying to find out right now

11y ago

Cinci_Champ

Good, no Ward fight. All the more reason for Kovalev to sign with PBC. im still shocked ward didnt sign with pbc. obviously roc nation over paid him knowing they would take a loss to get their name out there but i thought for sure he would. I think david haye is next

11y ago

Weebler_I

Nah, he'd be stripped. So he signed with pbc, but not haymon? Is that what I'm seeing? Hard to see Haymon letting it go down like that. Good, no Ward fight. All the more reason for Kovalev to sign with PBC. Is there much incentive?

11y ago

Hougigo

http://www.***************.net/2015/04/07/news/tommy-oosthuizen-agrees-pbc-deal-with-al-haymon Someone reassure me a WBC-IBO unification doesn't override a WBC mandatory... Nah, he'd be stripped. So he signed with pbc, but not haymon? Is that what I'm seeing?

11y ago

Eastcoast

Good, no Ward fight. All the more reason for Kovalev to sign with PBC.

11y ago