Premier Boxing Champions
| Premier Boxing Champions | |
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| Starring | Various |
| Composer(s) | Hans Zimmer |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production company(s) | Premier Boxing Champions |
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English: NBC / NBCSN Spike CBS / CBSSN Bounce TV ABC / ESPN / ESPN2 Fox / FS1 Spanish: Telemundo / NBC Universo ESPN Deportes Fox Deportes Univisión / UniMás / UDN / UTDN / Galavisión Azteca 7 |
| Original release | March 7, 2015 – present |
Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) is a television boxing series organized by Haymon Boxing. The television series seeks primarily to bring renewed mainstream exposure to the sport of boxing, emphasizing a modern "concert"-like atmosphere, "high-quality" cards, television broadcasts through major networks and cable channels as opposed to pay television and pay-per-view events, and the use of technology to provide enhanced insight to the bouts.
The first Premier Boxing Champions card was broadcast by NBC on March 7, 2015; the promotion has reached deals with an array of broadcasters, with cards scheduled across all four of the United States' major television networks (ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC) and their affiliated sports-oriented cable networks (ESPN, CBS Sports Network, FS1, and NBCSN, respectively) as well as Spike and Bounce TV.
Premier Boxing Champions has proven controversial from a business perspective; both Golden Boy Promotions and Top Rank filed lawsuits against Haymon and the investors of PBC, arguing that through PBC and other internal intricacies, Haymon was serving as both a manager and promoter—actions which are forbidden under the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act. Additionally, the two promoters claimed violations of antitrust law, with Top Rank in particular claiming that Haymon was trying to effectively monopolize professional boxing in the United States by consolidating boxers, venue bookings, the events themselves, and broadcast rights under his ownership. Top Rank settled its suit in May 2016.
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