Although Premier Boxing Champions did not unveil any specific fights on Wednesday, it announced its general plans for its third year in 2017, and those plans include fight cards on at least nine television networks.PBC, founded by adviser/manager Al Haymon and funded with around $500 million of investor money for the largely time-buy series, also said it would emphasize the junior middleweight, welterweight and featherweight divisions. They are three of boxings strongest weight classes in which so much of Haymons talent fights. He has a stable of around 200 fighters.PBC announced it would continue to have fights on ESPN/ESPN Deportes, Fox, Fox Sports 1/Fox Deportes, NBC, Spike, Bounce TV and Showtime, as well as potential bouts on CBS, Showtimes sister network.ESPNs 12-card slate, which is simulcast on ESPN Deportes in Spanish, will run from April to August with the season debut taking place on April 14. That is a modified schedule from when PBC and ESPN announced their partnership in 2015 under which monthly cards were initially scheduled.We are thrilled to welcome Premier Boxing Champions back on ESPN in 2017, said Burke Magnus, executive vice president, programming and scheduling for ESPN. The PBC series has delivered exciting boxing events that have garnered solid boxing viewership for ESPN. We are looking forward to showcasing a new season of fights next year.Fox once again will air three prime-time network shows, the first of which will take place Feb. 25. Sister network FS1 will televise 25 cards between February and October. Those cards are simulcast on Fox Deportes.Were excited for the 2017 PBC series on Fox, FS1 and Fox Deportes with a robust schedule of outstanding matches at all levels of boxing, including exciting champions, contenders and prospects, said David Nathanson, Fox Sports head of business operations. Weve enjoyed our thrilling Tuesday night series on FS1 and Fox Deportes and had several major title fights on the Fox broadcast network, including the heavyweight championship of the world [with Deontay Wilder]. Were looking for more great fights in the coming year.NBC was due to televise several cards on broadcast network and cable network NBC Sports net in the second half of 2016 but they were canceled. However, NBC will televise three prime time network shows in the second half of 2017, beginning with the first show on Sept. 23. Gone from the PBC schedule are regular cards on NBC Sports Net, which televised the series regularly during its first two years of operation.Spike, which typically puts on one PBC show per month, will continue to run Friday night cards in 2017, beginning on Jan. 13. It still has a Nov. 12 card and possibly a December card remaining this year. Spike featured many of the top fighters on the PBC roster this year, including Daniel Jacobs, Adrien Broner and Adonis Stevenson.Bounce TV, a network aimed primarily at African-American viewers, will feature quarterly cards with the first scheduled for March 31.Showtime, which pays significant rights fees to PBC for the fights it airs, announced a slate of five cards on Tuesday and will show fights throughout the year, while sister network CBS could air the highly anticipated Keith Thurman-Danny Garcia welterweight unification fight scheduled for March 5 much like it did in June when it televised Thurman-Shawn Porter under the banner of Showtime Boxing on CBS Presented by Premier Boxing Champions. Custom Sports Jerseys . The Nashville Predators were glad their captain was still on their side. Weber had a goal and two assists, and Roman Josi scored the shootout winner to lift the Predators to a 4-3 win over the Flyers on Thursday night. College Michael Jordan Jersey . The Vikings announced Thursday that Priefer will be one of seven holdovers from the previous staff, along with offensive line coach Jeff Davidson, wide receivers coach George Stewart and others. Norv Turner will mark his 30th year of coaching in the NFL as the offensive co-ordinator, as widely reported for weeks, and George Edwards will be the defensive co-ordinator. https://www.sportsstarsjerseys.com/tom-brady-jersey/ . Nine days before the opening ceremony, organizing committee chief Dmitry Chernyshenko said Wednesday that Sochi is "fully ready" and will deliver safe, friendly and well-run games that defy the grim reports that have overshadowed preparations. Authentic Michael Jordan Jersey . -- If Henry Burris has his way, he will be the starting quarterback to lead the Hamilton Tiger-Cats back to the Grey Cup next year. Signed Tom Brady Jersey . Pence singled in the winning run with no outs in the ninth inning to give the Giants a 7-6 victory over the San Diego Padres on Sunday. null ' ' '
