Plot Synopsis

PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS: THE NEXT ROUND is a monthly boxing series on Bounce TV that showcases the sport's future stars and potential champions. The main event for the series premiere is a 12-round World Bantamweight Championship fight between Juan Carlos 'Baby Pacquiao' Payano (16-0, 8 KOs) and Rau'shee 'Nuke' Warren (13-0, 4 KOs). Both fighters are Olympians -- Payano for the Dominican Republic and Cincinnati southpaw Warren, a three-time Olympian for the United States. Each fighter brings an undefeated record to the battle for the title. The co-feature is a two-fight, WBC Tournament in the Junior Middleweight division: A 10-round match of Olympic Silver Medalist Yudel Johnson (17-1, 9 KOs) taking on the knockout machine Jorge Cota (24-1, 22 KOs), plus 10 rounds of Olympian John Jackson (19-2, 15 KOs) battling Dennis Laurente (49-5, 30 KOs). The winners of the two bouts will face-off on a date to be announced at a later date. THE NEXT ROUND features host Fred Hickman with Fran Charles calling the blow-by-blow action ringside and former Super Welterweight World Champion Austin 'No Doubt' Trout providing insight and analysis.