ProAmFightTalk with Juan Marshall: 2016-03-20

Saturday, March 26, 2016

Gervonta Davis Working Out For The Media In Baltimore!

Gervonta Davis is a signed fighter of Mayweather Promotions. He will be on the PBC on Spike TV card on April 1st at the DC Armory in Washington DC. The card will feature Adrien Broner vs Ashley Theophane as the main event.

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Broner vs Theophane Media Workout Is Scheduled!

ADRIEN BRONER VS. ASHLEY THEOPHANE FIGHT WEEK MEDIA SCHEDULE

*All Times Are Eastern*

(as of 3/23/16)

Tuesday, March 29

1:30 p.m. FIGHTER MEDIA WORKOUTS

Location: Bald Eagle Recreation Center (HeadBangers)

100 Joliet St. SW; Washington, DC 20032

1:30 p.m. - J'Leon Love

1:50 p.m. - Anthony Peterson & Patrick Harris

2:10 p.m. - Ashley Theophane & Gervonta Davis

2:30 p.m. - Robert Easter & Kareem Martin

2:50 p.m. - Adrien Broner

Wednesday, March 30

12:00 p.m. FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE

Location: Hamilton Live (Basement Level)

600 14th St. NW (14th & F Streets NW); Washington, D.C. 20005

12:00 p.m. - Media Arrival/Luncheon

1:00 p.m. - Press Conference Begins

Thursday, March 31

1:00 p.m. FINAL WEIGH-IN - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Location: Gaylord National Harbor - National Harbor Room 2

201 Waterfront St., National Harbor, MD 20745

12:30 p.m. - Media Arrival

1:00 p.m. - Fighters on Scale

Parking: South Garage

Friday, April 1

5:00 p.m. D.C. ARMORY DOORS OPEN

2001 East Capital Street SE; Washington DC, 20003

5:30 p.m. FIRST FIGHT BEGINS

9:00 p.m. PBC ON SPIKE TELECAST BEGINS

CREDENTIAL DISTRIBUTION

Fight night credentials can be picked up on Friday, April 1 from 3:30 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. sharp ET at the Northwest Entrance of the DC Armory. Proper personal photo identification (driver's license or passport) is required for credential pick-up.

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For more information visit www.premierboxingchampions.com,www.mayweatherpromotions.com and www.spike.com/shows/premier-boxing-champions.

Follow on Twitter @PremierBoxing, @AdrienBroner, @AshleyTheophane, @SpikeTV, @SpikeSports,@MayweatherPromo, and @Swanson_Comm and become a fan on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/PremierBoxingChampions and

www.facebook.com/MayweatherPromotions. Highlights available to embed at www.youtube.com/premierboxingchampions. PBC on Spike is sponsored by Corona Extra, La Cerveza Mas Fina.

CONTACTS: Swanson Communications: (202) 783-5500

Michael Donahue, Premier Boxing Champions: (630) 441-8080

Ravone Littlejohn, About Billions: (513) 535-8464

Nicole Craig, Mayweather Promotions: (702) 807-1788

Andre Johnson, HeadBangers Promotions: (202) 486-8072

Pete Kirschner, Events DC: 202-608-1199

David Schwarz, Spike TV: (212) 767-8639

Credentials: www.magnamedia.com

Anthony Peterson Set For April 1st Showdown At The DC Armory!

Washington, D.C. Native Anthony Peterson Battles Ghanaian Olympian Samuel Neequaye & Super Middleweight Contender J'Leon Love Faces Michael Gbenga On Friday, April 1 From the DC Armory In Washington, D.C.

Plus Full Undercard of Local Prospects!

Premier Boxing Champions on Spike Begins At

9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 23, 2016) - Lightweight contender Anthony Peterson (36-1, 24 KOs) looks to show off in his hometown when he battles Ghanaian Olympian Samuel Neequaye (22-1, 15 KOs) in a 10-round bout on Friday, April 1 at the DC Armory in Washington, D.C.

The April 1 event features a Premier Boxing Champions on Spike tripleheaderwhich is headlined by four-division world champion Adrien "The Problem" Broner taking on British contender Ashley "The Treasure" Theophane with televised coverage beginning at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT.

Additional action inside the ring features 168-pound contender J'Leon Love (21-1, 11 KOs) in a 10-round bout against Nigeria's Michael Gbenga (17-24, 16 KOs).

Further undercard attractions will see a trio of D.C. natives enter the ring as 23-year-old middleweight prospect Demond Nicholson (16-1, 16 KOs) faces Ghana's Joshua Okine (22-4, 15 KOs) in an eight-round bout, 20-year-old unbeaten welterweight Kareem Martin (7-0-1, 3 KOs) in a six-round bout against Somner Martin (5-1, 3 KOs) and 21-year-old Patrick Harris (8-0, 5 KOs) in a six-round lightweight bout against Ghana's Samuel Amoako (21-8, 15 KOs).

Rounding out the action is 24-year-old Shyngyskhan Tazhibay (2-0, 2 KOs) out of Kazakhstan but training out of Washington, D.C., who will face 23-year-old Georgia-native Riarus Dudley (2-0-1, 2 KOs) in a four-round welterweight showdown.

Tickets for the live event, which is promoted by About Billions Promotions and Mayweather Promotions in association with HeadBangers Promotions, are priced at $200, $100, $50 and $25, and are on sale now. To purchase tickets visit: www.ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster locations, or call (800) 745-3000.

The brother of former world champion Lamont Peterson, the 31-year-old Peterson hopes to soon make a name for himself in a world title fight. Owner of wins over Daniel Attah, Dominic Salcido, Mike Oliver and Marcos Leonardo Jimenez, the Washington, D.C. product is looking to win his seventh consecutive fight when he enters the ring in his hometown. He takes on Neequaye out of Ghana who now trains in Maryland. He represented Ghana at the 2008 Olympics and most recently defeated Eugenio Lopez.

A once-beaten contender at 168-pounds, the 28-year-old Love bounced back from his lone defeat to dominate Scott Sigmon in March, Jason Escalera in June and Marcus Upshaw in September to get himself back in the world title mix. The Inkster, Michigan native owns wins over Marco Antonio Periban, Derrick Findley and Lajuan Simon on his way to contender status. He takes on the Nigerian-born Gbenga who defeated Marcus Vinicius de Oliveira in February.