Tugstsogt Nyambayar remains a knockout every time out. The 2012 Olympic Silver medalist from Mongolia tore through Brooklyn-based featherweight Rafael Vasquez, scoring three knockdowns in a 1st round stoppage in their Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on ESPN-televised affair Friday evening at Horseshoe Casino in Tunica, Mississippi.
It’s gonna be a good summer for Bryant “Goodfella” Perrella. The unbeaten welterweight prospect from Ft. Myers, Florida will make his second straight ESPN-televised appearance in a span of just over two months. He will face Yordenis Ugas in a scheduled 10-round battle, which takes place August 12 at Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, New York as part of the Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on ESPN series.
Mario Barrios moved to within one win of competing for a major title, but it was a painfully dull 12-round journey in getting to the #2 spot after dominating Devis Boschiero in their Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on ESPN-televised main event Saturday evening at Sun National Bank Center in Trenton, New Jersey. Scores were 120-107 across the board in favor of Barrios, who scored a knockdown in the 12th and final round but otherwise settled for a paint-by-the-numbers win over an opponent unwilling to engage.
Jamel Herring and Denis Shafikov were both on weight for Saturday's headlining edition of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on ESPN, which airs live from Santander Arena in Reading, Pennsylvania. Both fighters weighed in at 135 pounds for their scheduled 10-round lightweight affair.
Keith Thurman continues the steady transition from "One Time" to primetime. The unbeaten welterweight titlist was forced to walk through hell and beyond in order to prevail over Shawn Porter in their Fight-of-the-Year level 12-round war Saturday evening at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The CBS-televised headliner carries even more good news, with the fantastic battle pulling in an average of just over 2.4 million viewers according to the first round of ratings results provided by Nielsen Media Research, making it the most watched bout of 2016 to date.
Rynell Riley would normally have Texas-sized support in his home state. However, the Ft. Worth native wound up disappointing the local crowd in scoring a 2nd round knockout of San Antonio's own Tommy Kamara in a battle of middleweight debutants.
By Cliff Rold - The news was not good. Last Saturday, fight fans got an interesting upset on national television when Joe Smith stopped light heavyweight contender Andrzej Fonfara in the first round. Too bad national television didn’t tune in. One could look at this from a glass half full perspective. The Smith-Fonfara...
If there has been one constant among the otherwise inconsistent Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) movement, it's that the prospect level has become survival of the fittest. Bryant "Goodfella" is among those who has proven to be up for the challenge.
According to Television By Numbers, Saturday's Premier Boxing Champions televised card on NBC drew an overnight rating of 1.32 million viewers. This edition of PBC on NBC, which began at 8:30PM EST and ran until 11:00PM, saw heavy underdog Joe Smith Jr. make a big statement in the light heavyweight division with a shocking first round knockout of highly ranked Andrzej Fonfara.