2015 was a big year for boxing. It featured the start of a new organization, a return to network television, litigation (of course), controversy and the long-awaited fight people waited years to see. Mayweather-Pacquiao was the dream matchup that came several years too late. Still, the fight reaped the rewards due the brand names of its […]
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PBC on CBS Saturday posts 0.8 rating
Sports Business Daily (subscription required) reports that Saturday afternoon’s Premier Boxing Champions on CBS drew an overnight rating of 0.8 in the 4:00-6:00pm ET time slot. According to Sports Media Watch, 3 of the 4 PBC events on CBS have failed to earn at least a 1.0 overnight average. Saturday night’s fight on CBS featured […]
PBC adds FS1 to its stable of networks
With two network shows this past weekend, Premier Boxing Champions seems to be on every channel. You may now include Fox Sports as another network that has added PBC to its programming. Last week PBC replaced Golden Boy Promotions on FS1 as the network allowed its contract with Golden Boy end and signed a deal […]
PBC adds ESPN, ABC to network stable
ESPN reports that “Premier Boxing Champions,” the upstart promotion advised by Al Haymon will replace ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights” starting Saturday, July 11th. The two year deal will run through July 2017 and include two shows on the ABC network on Saturday afternoons. The deal with ESPN includes 24 events over the course of the […]
Premier Boxing Champions signs deal with CBS Sports and Showtime
Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports reports that CBS Sports and Showtime have brokered a deal with Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions to be aired on Saturday afternoons. The sides have agreed to an 8 show deal starting April 4th featuring light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson. In addition, shoulder programming will assist in promoting the fight […]