A long day of boxing concludes with the final PBC show on NBC Sports Network. This show is all about up and coming prospects with the main event matching Justin DeLoach (14-1, 8 KOs) against undefeated Junior Castillo (10-0, 9 KOs) at 154 pounds.
In the primary undercard we’ll see Ryan Karl (11-0, 8 KOs) vs Luis Solis (14-6-4, 12 KOs). Before that we’ll probably see Darwin Price (12-0, 11 KOs) take on Semejay Thomas (7-0, 4 KOs). All the fights are scheduled for eight rounds so this show could go by quick.
As usual, scroll on down for the live blog. Keep reading for the press release from PBC.
Are you the kind of diehard boxing fan who can never get enough of the sweet science—the kind of fan who loves a brawl between two rising prospects as much as a much-hyped clash between two established stars? Then June 25 is for you.
Already slated to be one of the busiest dates on the boxing calendar—with three world championship fights on two continents—the last Saturday in June just got even busier with a trio of eight-round fights involving some of the top young boxers in the game.
Headlining a Premier Boxing Champions card from the Scottish Rite Auditorium in San Antonio will be a 154-pound scrap between Justin DeLoach (14-1, 8 KOs) of Augusta, Georgia, and Junior Castillo (10-0, 9 KOs) of the Dominican Republic. Also on the docket is a pair of 140-pound clashes, with Ryan “Cowboy” Karl (11-0, 8 KOs) of Houston scheduled to face Mexico’s Luis Solis (14-6-4, 12 KOs), and Darwin Price (12-0, 11 KOs) of Houston taking on Chicago native Semajay Thomas (7-0, 4 KOs).
“I’m definitely excited,” DeLoach says of facing Castillo. “I watched Castillo’s last fight against Kyrone Davis, and he’s a strong fighter and a southpaw who is sort of slow and flat on his feet.
“But I feel as though Kyrone gave up his edge by standing in there and fighting with a strong fighter when he had some advantages in speed that he could have used if he hadn’t been in the guy’s face so much.”
The action begins at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT on NBCSN and caps an exciting day of fisticuffs that begins with a heavyweight title showdown in which undefeated British champion Anthony Joshua (16-0, 16 KOs) defends his crown for the first time against unbeaten American challenger Dominic Breazeale (17-0, 15 KOs) from the O2 Arena in London (Showtime, 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT).
Following Joshua-Breazeale, Keith Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs) will put his 147-pound title on the line against former champion Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16 KOs) in a highly anticipated main event from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York (CBS, 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT). Prior to Thurman-Porter, Jesus Cuellar (28-1, 21 KOs) will defend his 126-pound title against former three-division champion Abner Mares (29-2-1, 15 KOs).
That’s six fights from three venues on two continents across three networks, all spread out over more than eight hard-hitting hours. In other words, stock the cooler and change the batteries in the remote—June 25 is going to be a long, action-packed night.
For a complete look at the NBCSN card, visit our fight night page.
The show is on NBC Sports Network at 11 p.m. Let’s watch.
