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Rising Dominican prospect Luis “The Twist” Nunez will battle fellow unbeaten Jonathan Fierro in the 10-round featherweight telecast opener live on SHOWTIME Saturday, May 21 from Gila River Arena in Glendale, Ariz. headlining a Premier Boxing Champions event.
More than a million viewers watched David Morrell Jr.’s most recent impressive performance on FOX. Nielsen Media Research released information Tuesday that indicated an average of 1,031,000 viewers saw Morrell’s fourth-round stoppage of Fox and the network’s post-fight coverage Saturday night from The Armory in Minneapolis. The Cuban-born Morrell (6-0, 5 KOs), who relocated to Minneapolis, dropped Fox (28-3-1, 13 KOs, 1 NC) in the fourth round before Fox’s father/trainer, Troy, implored referee Mark Nelson to stop their scheduled 12-round fight for Morrell’s WBA world super middleweight title.
Richardson Hitchins and Malik Hawkins couldn’t wait to fight on Friday, as the pair of Mayweather Promotions stablemates got into a scuffle on the scales during their weigh-in.
David Morrell looks to defend one of the few secondary WBA titles left in circulation. The unbeaten WBA “World” super middleweight titlist faces Alantez Fox atop a televised tripleheader airing live Saturday evening on Fox TV from The Armory in Morrell’s hometown of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Both boxers made weight for their scheduled 12-round affair.
Rising super lightweight contenders Richardson Hitchins and Malik Hawkins previewed their 10-round showdown before they step into the ring in the FS1 PBC Fight Night main event and on FOX Deportes this Saturday, December 18 from The Armory in Minneapolis.
Rising super lightweight contenders Richardson Hitchins and Malik Hawkins will square off in a 10-round showdown that headlines FS1 PBC Fight Night and on FOX Deportes Saturday, December 18 from The Armory in Minneapolis.
Unbeaten prospects will highlight the non-televised undercard this Saturday, July 3 as Angel Alejandro battles fellow unbeaten Rudy Ochoa in an eight-round super featherweight duel, while Shon Mondragón takes on José Pérez in a six-round featherweight attraction from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California in a Premier Boxing Champions event.
Undefeated lightweight prospect Jamaine "The Technician" Ortiz (14-0, 8 KOs), fighting out of Worcester, MA, displayed his tremendous gifts in the amateurs against some of today's most talented, young boxers.
Those that tuned in to watch Chris Colbert fight Saturday night were treated to much more entertainment than his previous televised appearance provided. According to numbers Nielsen Media Research released Tuesday, an average of 195,000 viewers watched Colbert beat Jaime Arboleda by 11th-round technical knockout in Showtime’s main event. Brooklyn’s Colbert (15-0, 6 KOs) dropped Panama’s Arboleda (16-2, 13 KOs) once late in the ninth round and three times in the 11th round at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. - Talented up-and-coming super lightweight prospect Richardson Hitchins (12-0, 5 KOs) remained unbeaten, scoring a split-decision victory over former world champion Argenis Mendez (25-6-3, 12 KOs). Two judges scored the 10-round contest 98-92 and 99-91 in favor of Hitchins, while one judge scored it 97-93 in Mendez’s favor.