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.
| PBC: The Next Round | |
|---|---|
 Logo | |
| Genre | Professional boxing bouts |
| Presented by | Fran Charles Kevin Cunningham Fred Hickman Austin Trout Deontay Wilder |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | Various |
| Production company | Bounce TV |
| Original release | |
| Network | Bounce TV |
| Release | August 2, 2015 – August 18, 2018 |
Coverage overview
editOn 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
editThe 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]
Commentators
edit- Fran Charles (blow-by-blow)
- Kevin Cunningham[16] (analysis)
- Fred Hickman[17] (host)
- Austin Trout[18] (analysis)
- Deontay Wilder[19] (analysis)
References
edit- ^ "Bounce TV Unveils 2015-16 Upfront Programming Slate". May 7, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
- ^ Bracelin, Jason (March 2, 2015). "Bounce TV to broadcast monthly Premier Boxing Champions series". PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS.
- ^ Rafael, Dan (March 3, 2015). "PBC cards also coming to Bounce TV". ESPN.
- ^ Crose, Sean (February 16, 2017). "Bounce TV Gets A Surprise(And Huge) Ratings Win With It's PBC Broadcast". Boxing Insider.
- ^ Lafayette, Jon (March 2, 2015). "Bounce TV Packing PBC Punch". Broadcasting Cable.
- ^ Premier Boxing Champions on Bounce TV Starting August 2, 2015 on YouTube
- ^ "PBC Debut on Bounce Draws 459K Viewers, Peak of 667K". Boxing Scene. August 5, 2015.
- ^ "Bounce TV To Air First Live Boxing Event". TVNewsCheck. November 8, 2012.
- ^ "Pursuit Channel, Bounce TV and Acquinity Sports to Broadcast Boxing Championship to TV Homes Nationwide". Yahoo! Finance. November 7, 2012.
- ^ "Premier Boxing Champions – The Next Round on Bounce TV "Smashing Debut"". The Sweet Science. August 5, 2015.
- ^ "Rau'shee "Nuke" Warren headlines debut of Premier Boxing Champions". Warfare Sports. July 2, 2015.
- ^ Dan Rafael (November 2, 2015). "Scorecard: Jermell Charlo wins easy, asks for world title shot". ESPN.com.
- ^ "Ladarius Miller vs. Dennis Galarza Tops PBC on Bounce, 8/3". BoxingScene.com. July 11, 2018.
- ^ Miller vs Galarza FULL FIGHT: August 3, 2018 - PBC on Bounce on YouTube
- ^ Heraldez vs Watts FULL FIGHT: August 3, 2018 - PBC on Bounce on YouTube
- ^ Sistrunk, Sistrunk (February 4, 2016). "From the corner to the camera: Kevin Cunningham joins PBC on Bounce TV". The St. Louis American.
- ^ "Premier Boxing Champions – The Next Round on Bounce TV Reaches 1.6 Million Viewers in "Smashing Debut"". Bounce TV. August 5, 2015.
- ^ "Fred Hickman, Fran Charles & Austin Trout to serve as PBC Next Round on Bounce TV telecast team". ProBoxing-Fans.com. July 28, 2015.
- ^ "Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder To Serve as Guest Analyst for Premier Boxing Champions – The Next Round On Bounce TV This Fri. Oct. 30 at 9:00 p.m. ET". Bounce TV. October 28, 2015.