NBC “Premier Boxing Championship” series will be in full swing this summer and we already have couple of exciting fights to look forward to in NBC this June. Adrien Broner will take on Shawn Porto on 20th June 2015 in Mgm Grand, Las Vegas which will be a quality fight at catchweight of 144. Broner has been recovering from his devastating loss against Marcos Maidana couple of years ago and since than he has been going though tune up fights. But credit must be given to Broner for taking another fight against pressure boxer like Shawn Porto and many experts did not expect him to take on someone like Porter after his defeat to Maidana.
Shawn Porter on the other hand lost his IBF walterweight crown against British Kell Brook and he will be keen to get back on track. Reading some of the comments after the fight was announced seems to me many people are predicting another Maidana like smashing for Broner but since its a catchweight and favours Broner a bit more it will be much more event contest in my eyes.
Broner vs Porter Official Weigh-in
DATE | TIME | VENUE | CHANNELS |
20 June 2015 | 10:00 PM ET | MGM Grand, Las Vegas | NBC (US), BoxNation (UK) |
The best thing about the fight is that it will be broadcasting on NBC channel and american public wont have to fork out any PPV money. Since both fighters are recovering from their major defeats this fight will go along way to establish the winner back in the reckoning as more audience set to tune in on free tv in America.
You can also watch this fight live in the UK if you have subscription to “BoxNation” channel which is a dedicated 24/7 boxing channel. It cost around 10gbp per month and they have tv rights for most of the US based PPV and non-ppv.