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Rising Stars Browne &
Centeno Added To
Sept. 12 PBC On NBC Card At Foxwoods
Undefeated light heavyweight rising star "Sir" Marcus Browne
(15-0, 11 KOs) will take on former world champion Gabriel
Campillo (25-7-1, 12 KOs) while undefeated middleweight Hugo
"The Boss" Centeno (22-0, 12 KOs) battles Poland's Lukas
Maciec (22-2-1, 5 KOs) as part of the featured undercard
bouts on the Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on NBC event on
Saturday, September 12 from Foxwoods Resort Casino in
Mashantucket, CT.
The September 12 card is headlined by undefeated
middleweight star Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin (31-0-1, 22
KOs) taking on Michael Zerafa (17-1, 9 KOs) in a 12-round
middleweight matchup, while super welterweight world
champion Cornelius "K-9" Bundrage (34-5, 19 KOs) defends
against undefeated rising star Jermall Charlo (21-0, 16 KOs)
in the co-main event. Live coverage begins at 4 p.m. ET/1
p.m. PT on NBC.
The undercard, which is set to kick off at 1 p.m. ET, will
feature two of the brightest young up-and-coming stars in
all of boxing putting their undefeated records on the line
as Browne and Centeno compete in their separate 10-round
matchups.
A 2012 U.S. Olympian, Browne has been very impressive since
making his pro debut in November 2011.The 24-year-old Staten
Island-native is coming off his two most impressive
victories to date this year. In May, Browne dominated
Cornelius White (21-3) over 10 rounds at Barclays Center in
Brooklyn. Prior to that, in April, Browne scored an
impressive sixth-round TKO over perennial contender Aaron
Pryor Jr. Browne is looking to throw his name into the mix
of the top fighters in the 175lb. division, and an
impressive showing against the former world champion
Campillo would do just that.
Campillo is 3-1 in his last four bouts, including a huge
upset stoppage victory over previously undefeated Thomas
Williams Jr. (17-0) in August of last year. The 36-year-old
owns victories over Beibut Shumenov, Hugo Hernan Garay and
Mirzet Bajrektarevic over a career that dates back to 2002.
The fighter out of Madrid, Spain knows that if he is going
to make another run at a light heavyweight title, he cannot
afford another loss.
Oxnard, California's Centeno has long been one of boxing's
top prospects with victories over Ayi Bruce, Keandre
Leatherwood, Angel Osuna and Gerardo Ibarra. In his most
recent fight, he faced his stiffest test to date against
James De La Rosa and passed with flying colors, scoring a
spectacular fifth-round knockout. Ready to make his move on
the middleweight elite, Centeno will take on the 26-year-old
Maciec out of Lubin, Poland. Maciec enters the bout on a
five-fight win streak, including victories over Lanardo
Tyner and previously unbeaten fighters Jussi Koivula and
Sasu Karapetyan. Maciec is 15-1-1 in his last 17 bouts and
is ready to show the world that he belongs at the top of the
160lb. division when he makes his U.S. debut.
The Browne or Centeno fight could end up as a swing bout for
the NBC broadcast pending the outcome of the two scheduled
televised bouts.
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