PBC: The Next Round

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PBC: The Next Round
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Genre Professional boxing bouts
Presented by Fran Charles
Kevin Cunningham
Fred Hickman
Austin Trout
Deontay Wilder
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running timeVarious
Production company Bounce TV
Original release
Network Bounce TV
ReleaseAugust 2, 2015 (2015-08-02) –
August 18, 2018 (2018-08-18)

PBC: The Next Round is the branding [1] used for monthly Premier Boxing Champions cards [2] [3] broadcast on the Bounce TV [4] digital multicast network.

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Coverage overview

On May 7, 2015, Bounce TV announced that they would be airing live boxing events from Premier Boxing Champions. Rather than having the broadcasters pay the promotion a rights fee, the telecasts are brokered by Al Haymon [5] to the networks in exchange for a cut of advertising revenue. Bounce's first PBC card aired on August 2, 2015. [6] The inaugural live telecast delivered 459,000 total viewers [7] and averaged 333,000 households between 9:00 p.m.-12:15 a.m. It hit a peak audience of 667,000 total viewers and 444,000 households.

This wasn't the first time that Bounce carried boxing events. In 2012, Bounce carried World Boxing Association (WBA) Title matches and undercards. [8] [9]

Notable bouts

The inaugural card [10] consisted of a four-man super welterweight tournament, John Jackson winning a 10-round unanimous decision over Dennis Laurente. The second tournament bout featured Jorge Cota defeating Yudel Johnson. In the main event, Juan Carlos Payano defeated Rau'shee Warren [11] in a close, 12-round split decision to retain his Bantamweight Title.

On October 30, 2015 at The Venue at UCF in Orlando, Florida on Bounce TV, Gervonta Davis defeated former featherweight world titleholder Cristobal Cruz (40–18–4, 24 KOs) of Mexico. [12]

Bounce's final PBC card was broadcast on August 3, 2018. [13] [14] [15]

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References

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  11. ↑ "Rau'shee "Nuke" Warren headlines debut of Premier Boxing Champions". Warfare Sports. July 2, 2015.
  12. ↑ Dan Rafael (November 2, 2015). "Scorecard: Jermell Charlo wins easy, asks for world title shot". ESPN.com.
  13. ↑ "Ladarius Miller vs. Dennis Galarza Tops PBC on Bounce, 8/3". BoxingScene.com. July 11, 2018.
  14. ↑ Miller vs Galarza FULL FIGHT: August 3, 2018 - PBC on Bounce on YouTube
  15. ↑ Heraldez vs Watts FULL FIGHT: August 3, 2018 - PBC on Bounce on YouTube
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  18. ↑ "Fred Hickman, Fran Charles & Austin Trout to serve as PBC Next Round on Bounce TV telecast team". ProBoxing-Fans.com. July 28, 2015.
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