Today, FOX Sports announces additional programming to promote the highly anticipated FOX Sports Premier Boxing Champions Pay-Per-View headlined by Errol Spence Jr. vs. Mikey Garcia, including the premiere of the second episode of PBC FIGHT CAMP: ERROL SPENCE JR. VS. MIKEY GARCIA on Sunday, March 3 (1:30 PM ET), immediately followed by the premiere of the one-hour FOX SPORTS PBC COUNTDOWN: ERROL SPENCE JR. VS. MIKEY GARCIA at 2:00 PM ET.
“As we head toward this incredible title fight between these two undefeated champions, the PBC COUNTDOWN and PBC FIGHT CAMP programs provide unprecedented access to both Errol and Mikey and highlight what it really takes to be at the elite level in the sport of boxing,” said Charlie Dixon, Executive Vice President of Content, FOX Sports. “Viewers will see the training, dedication and mental fortitude these warriors must possess leading up to the biggest moment of their respective careers.”
PBC FIGHT CAMP: ERROL SPENCE JR. VS. MIKEY GARCIA is a four-part documentary series that takes the audience inside the professional and personal lives of these two champions. Part two features their final face-to-face meeting at AT&T Stadium before they meet up on fight week. It’s deeper in camp and both fighters endure their rigorous training regimens.
Garcia is joined at his California camp by his three children and gets a visit from former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz. In Texas, Spence Jr. spends time with his mother and father, the two most influential people in his life as he continues to prepare for the March 16 matchup. The series is produced by Five Films, the multi-Emmy Award winning production company founded by Scott Boggins and Craig Jenest that established the popular “athlete-follow” and “team-follow” formats in sports television.
In the one-hour FOX SPORTS PBC COUNTDOWN: ERROL SPENCE JR. VS. MIKEY GARCIA, both boxers take a look-back at some of the biggest fights they’ve had that led them to this pivotal battle. Building the anticipation for the fight, PBC FIGHT CAMP: ERROL SPENCE JR. VS. MIKEY GARCIA Part 3 airs on FOX Sunday, March 10 at 1:30 PM ET.
Then on Saturday, March 16 (9:00 PM ET), Spence Jr. (24-0, 21 KOs) defends his IBF Welterweight title against undefeated four-division champion Garcia (39-0, 30 KOs) in a highly anticipated and historic showdown for pound-for-pound supremacy that headlines the FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View live from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The four-fight pay-per-view card also features unbeaten former super middleweight world champion David Benavidez taking on veteran contender J’Leon Love in a 10-round showdown, undefeated former 118-pound champion Luis Nery battling former champion McJoe Arroyo in a 10-round attraction and fan-favorite Chris “The Nightmare” Arreola facing unbeaten Jean Pierre Augustin for 10-rounds of action.
Viewers can live stream the PBC shows on the FOX Sports app, through the FOX, FS1, FS2 and FOX Deportes streams. The shows are available on desktop at FOXSports.com and through the app store or on connected devices including Apple TV, Android TV, Fire TV, Xbox One and Roku. In addition, all programs are available on FOX Sports on SiriusXM channel 83 on satellite radios and on the SiriusXM app.
Leading up to the fights, PBC fighters offer unique, behind-the-scenes clips on the FOX PBC social pages. Follow @PBConFOX on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for all updates throughout the fights.
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PBC FIGHT CAMP: ERROL SPENCE JR. VS. MIKEY GARCIA will premier this Saturday at 4:30 p.m. ET on FOX and the FOX Sports app, as FOX Sports gives fans an all-access look into the training camps of IBF Welterweight Champion Errol Spence Jr. (24-0, 21 KOs) and four-division world champion Mikey Garcia (39-0, 30 KOs) leading up to their March 16 FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View showdown.
The four-part documentary series follows Spence Jr., nicknamed “The Truth,” as the 28-year old titleholder is moving up the pound-for-pound rankings and facing his toughest challenge yet. Training alongside his longtime trainer Derrick James and joined by his father Errol Sr., Spence is looking for the biggest victory of his career on Saturday, March 16.
Garcia, meanwhile, is making the move up to welterweight in search of his biggest triumph to date and a title in a fifth weight class. The fellow top pound-for-pound fighter is joined in his California training camp with his brother and trainer Robert Garcia, his father Eduardo, and his nephew Robert Jr.
The series is produced by Five Films, the multi-Emmy Award winning production company founded by Scott Boggins and Craig Jenest that established the popular “athlete-follow” and “team-follow” formats in sports television.
Programming leading up to the FOX Sports PBC PPV will continue this Sunday with FOX PBC FACE TO FACE: ERROL SPENCE JR. VS. MIKEY GARCIA on FOX (1:00 p.m. ET) as the two fighters sit down in front of each other before battling in the ring.
Part 2 of PBC FIGHT CAMP: ERROL SPENCE JR. VS. MIKEY GARCIA airs on FOX on Sunday, March 3 at 1:30 p.m. ET, immediately followed at 2:00 p.m. ET by FOX SPORTS PBC COUNTDOWN: ERROL SPENCE JR. VS. MIKEY GARCIA.
Viewers can live stream the PBC shows on the FOX Sports app, through the FOX, FS1, FS2 and FOX Deportes streams. The shows are available on desktop at FOXSports.com and through the app store or on connected devices including Apple TV, Android TV, Fire TV, Xbox One and Roku. In addition, all programs are available on FOX Sports on SiriusXM channel 83 on satellite radios and on the SiriusXM app.
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