At today's press conference to officially announce the joint venture between influential advisor Al Haymon and NBC to bring boxing back to network television, the following three fights have been revealed: Keith Thurman vs. Robert Guerrero, Adrien Broner vs. John Molina, and Danny Garcia vs. Lamont Peterson. The first event televised on NBC will take place on March 7 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada and will be headlined by Thurman vs. Guerrero.
The co-main event to that fight will be Broner vs. Molina. The second event televised on NBC will feature a jr. welterweight clash between WBC & WBA champion Danny Garcia and IBF champion Lamont Peterson, which will take place on April 11. Al Michaels will be the host of the PBC (Premier Boxing Champion) on NBC series and Sugar Ray Leonard will be the lead analyst. Only a few select members of the media were invited to attend the scheduled press conference, which has already begun, so be sure to keep it locked on FightHype.com for the rest of the day as more specific details become known.
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