It’s official. The era of Amazon Prime Boxing begins March 30. The inaugural PPV event will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The lineup is:
Tim Tszyu vs. Keith Thurman
Rolly Romero vs. Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz
Erislandy Lara vs. Michael Zerafa
Sebastian Fundora vs. Serhii Bohachuk
The WBO would not sanction Tszyu-Thurman, so it will be a non-title affair.
Keith Thurman: “I’m back in action and I’m happy to be a part of this first event with PBC on Prime Video. Tszyu stands out as an exceptional fighter, and I’ve always held admiration for his performances. His distinctive style provides the perfect stage for me to exhibit the relentless dedication I’ve poured into training, refining my skills, and fortifying my mental game. This fight promises a spectacular showdown between two of the most electrifying fighters in the sport, an event that demands attention. Good things come to those that wait. Them days are over, bright lights and action are up ahead. Let’s shake up the world of boxing one more time on Prime Video.”
Tim Tszyu: “I’ve been ready and waiting to headline a historic event like this in the U.S. for a very long time and it’s an honor that I don’t take lightly. My father did it, and was at the top of the world for a decade, now it’s my turn. Thurman is a great fight, he’s tricky, tough and he’s mixed it with the very best the sport has seen. This is a new era now. It’s the Tszyu era. On March 30, everyone who tunes into this pay-per-view is going to see for themselves.”
Rolly Romero: “This is gonna be Rolly versus the chihuahua in the ring on March 30. I’m gonna stay world champ and be the first superstar on Prime Video. Just make sure you buy your tickets or tune in on pay-per-view, don’t miss this one.”
Isaac Cruz: “I’m very happy and extremely motivated to have this opportunity to fight for the world title. I’ve worked extremely hard to earn this shot. I’ve tried to fight other big names, but ‘Rolly’ was the only one to step up and accept the challenge. He’s got power and courage, and he comes to knock you out. That’s going to make this a great fight on March 30. I’m thankful to my promoter Manny Pacquiao and my whole team for helping secure this fight for me. I will leave the ring as world champion on March 30.”
Erislandy Lara: “I’m looking forward to getting back in the ring and defending my title, especially on this first event with PBC on Prime Video. I feel like I’m the modern day Bernard Hopkins and that I can keep doing this for years. I know that Zerafa has been waiting patiently for this opportunity, so he’s going to be hungry on fight night. But he’s going to realize that he’s now on the world class level facing the best fighter in the division. It’s an honor to be on this great card that’s going to be action packed from start to finish.”
Michael Zerafa: “This is long overdue ever since I became the mandatory. I’m very thankful to everyone who made this fight happen. Come fight night, the world will see why I deserve this opportunity and Australia will have a new world champion.”
Sebastian Fundora: “Training camp is going great and I’ve been working hard to get ready for this fight. I train 100% for every fight, so it’s been getting back to work as usual for me. I know I’ll win because my objective is still the same as before, to become world champion in the super welterweight division.”
Serhii Bohachuk: “I can’t wait for this opportunity to fight for the title. I’ve worked my entire career for the chance to reach my dream in this sport. I will give everything to win this fight, because I’m not just fighting for myself, but also for my war-torn country of Ukraine.”
Most interested in Fundora – Bohachuk. That fight will be ridiculous, it will not be A SHRED of defense in that ring.
Toe to toe action as long as it lasts. Who do have winning? Are you calling a round?
I will say Fundora late in the fight. He might be a little gun-shy from last year.
Hopefully Zerafa beats Lara have another world champion from Australia eventually the fight the fans in Australia settled the score Tszyu vs Zerafa in Australia sometime in the future.
Zerafa will face Tszyu only if he is forced at gun point, and big gun, like the Pfeifer-Zeliska .600 Nitro Expres
Good point there
Zerafa has definitely not earned a title fight and is barely the best middleweight in his hometown.
Hate to say it he is the best middleweight in Australia at the moment he knock out issac hardman in 2 who is world related but hopefully a rematch will happen near future depends what happens with his fight with Lara
Tzuyu by decicion
Romero by decicion
Draw
Serhii decicion
Now this is a great card! Tim Tszyu is going to destroy Thurman and props for Rolly for fighting the man Tank Davis continues to “duck” in Pitbull Cruz.
Not a big enough name/purse to beat up Pitbull again.
Tank beat Pitbull already so what’s the point?, just because you go the distance with Tank doesn’t mean you deserve a rematch and/or a fight fans really want to see….Tank is not “ducking” Cruz ♂️
It’s not because he went distance it was because most punches from tank hit the pitbull gloves but the judges could not see that
The fight should be at least a draw then a rematch
Tank most likely will win in the rematch but the is that the first fight should at least a draw
And lot of us still want the rematch
It would be awesome if the never exciting Lara was even close to being as good as he proclaims.
Looks like a pretty good night of fights.
nice card…fuckin A. Pitbull will be a hell of a champion !
Thurman is a great test for Tszyu. Cannot wait !
The fact that Keith Thurman is not even sanctioned to fight for the title tells you everything about why PBC has had so many issues with the networks. Decent card that doesn’t belong on ppv. The main event has no significance whatsoever. Who decided Keith Thurman was entitled to main event after such a long layoff. The matchup is decent, but the guy has been so inactive, I don’t see it being all that compelling. I hope they don’t screw up this Amazon thing like they have done so many times before. Total head scratcher. I guess they are getting some good money from Australia Tv rights, because otherwise this really makes very little sense as a debut on the platform.
So do you get to watch for free if you subscribe to prime?
Or are they pulling a UFC and making you subscribe first and then still pay for the ppv. Which by the way is the reason I stopped ordering ufc events.
Double dipping bastards.
How does Keith Thurman qualify for a title shot? He hasn’t won a fight in two years! I wanna see Tim Tszyu vs. Charles Conwell.
Thurman hasn’t knocked anybody out in 9 years………. yes, 9 years…NOT PPV worthy
lol yea Thurman getting a title shot in a heavier weight division that hes never fought at but Hell Rolly got the same if not even more questionable title shot in a higher weight class after a loss an against an opponent who was even ranked but Tszyu will KO Thruman and retire him and Cruz will crush that blabber mouth wanna be Rolly an be right in the way of everyboy trying to be undispute at 140 here comes the ducks lmao
I like all these matchups, and they all help to lead toward even better potential match ups. Sure, there’s a few fights I might have preferred to see but all of these are still pretty exciting stylistically speaking. I think this may be the end of the line for Rolly though.
Tszyu by easy TKO. So easy. He’s a beast!
– Wondering if I will be able to watch this Amazon PPV for free on my Amazon Fire Stick?
– I shall report back……
Tzuyu is better than I thought
And Thurman is not as good as I thought he was
I remember when I thought Thurman could beat the winner of Crawford vs Spencer
But after pacman defeat Thurman I stop believing on him
Cruz looked bad in his last fight.
Yea but now is a diferent opponent
If Thurman had any real activity the past 3 years I’d even favor him, but he’s been seriously not active.
And he is 35 now-wasted his prime years by never fighting.
Tzsyu stops Thurman between rounds, corner stoppage. Between 8th and 9th round.
Cruz batters Romero into submission. Ref stoppage 12th round.
Lara comes back late and squeaks one past Zerafa in a close fight.
Fundora gets stopped late by Bohachuk or the other way around. This one won’t go to the scorecards. I had said that Fundora would win via TKO, but I mistook Serhii for someone else.
This is PPV? Comical. Amazon just got conned by PBC.