PBC punches a new deal with FOX

FOX Sports is ringing in the New Year via a deeper media rights deal with Premier Boxing Champions that will now see multiple primetime Saturday evening bouts on the FOX broadcast network and FOX Deportes in 2016 in addition to its cards on FS1. PBC on FOX debuts Jan. 23 with a two-hour show that will be anchored by Danny “Swift” Garcia/Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero live from Staples Center in Los Angeles. The card marks the first of three PBC cards scheduled to appear on FOX in primetime during 2016. Brian Kenny hosts the inaugural edition with Gus Johnson calling the action ringside. On FOX Deportes, Daniel Ponce de Leon joins Jessi Losada and Ricardo Celis to call the action.

“We’re thrilled to present the first professional boxing on FOX in almost 20 years with Premier Boxing Champions’ exciting primetime Saturday shows,” said David Nathanson, FOX Sports Head of Business Operations. “With the success of the PBC’s Tuesday night boxing series on FS1 and FOX Deportes, we knew boxing would make a great addition to FOX alongside the FOX Sports portfolio that includes the world’s premier sports properties.”

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