Danny Garcia-Lamont Peterson: different weights, different fight
Without a single belt on the line, RING junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia and IBF titlist Lamont Peterson hope to engage in a higher level of performance on April 11 on NBC.
read moreWill Andy Lee-Peter Quillin be a career-defining fight?
With as much mutual respect shared between WBO middleweight titlist and Peter Quillin, can their April 11 bout on NBC be a true career-defining fight for either man?
read moreA deeper dive into PBC on NBC
Was the inaugural episode of NBC’s ‘Premier Boxing Champions’ everything it was cracked up to be? Michael Woods takes a deeper look into the ‘re-branding of boxing.’
read moreHolmes reflects on NBC’s last prime time championship hurrah
It’s been nearly 30 years since championship boxing has been broadcast on NBC in prime time. Former heavyweight champion Larry Holmes fought on that card on May 20, 1985 and shares his experience and thoughts on the sport’s return on Saturday night.
read moreBroadcast icon Al Michaels lends credibility to boxing’s return to NBC
Securing broadcasting heavyweight Al Michaels to host boxing’s return to NBC suggests how serious the organizers of Premier Boxing Champions are about creating a credible image for the new “PBC on NBC” series which debuts on Saturday.
read moreMolina ready for braggadocious Broner
Junior welterweight John Molina Jr. has so much – and so many – to fight for when he faces Adrien Broner Saturday on NBC’s ‘Premier Boxing Champions.’
read moreRobert Guerrero: ‘I will test Keith Thurman’s chin’
This Saturday, NBC kicks off its “Premier Boxing Champions” series with a welterweight bout between Keith Thurman and Robert Guerrero. Anson Wainwright recently caught up with “The Ghost” to get his thoughts on the fight.
read moreGarcia-Peterson, Lee-Quillin doubleheader lands at Barclays Center
The Premier Boxing Champions doubleheader featuring the Danny Garcia-Lamont Peterson fight and the WBO middleweight title bout between Andy Lee and Peter Quillin will take place on April 11 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NBC Sports announced on Thursday.
read moreGarcia ordered to face Postol after Peterson bout
Although RING junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia has been approved for a non-title bout on April 11 opposite IBF titleholder Lamont Peterson, he must face WBC mandatory contender Viktor Postol afterward.
read moreAdrien Broner: ‘I definitely will be world champion at 140 pounds’
Having skipped 140 pounds when making his transition from lightweight to welterweight, Adrien Broner is now looking for a prolonged return at junior welterweight, complete with a title shot.
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