Premier Boxing Champions 2015: Fight Card and TV Schedule for September 26

Premier Boxing Champions has brought big-time boxing back to non-pay-per-view television over the past several months, and Saturday's event will keep that positive momentum going, as undefeated WBC world heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder will be in action.

Wilder is the most dominant American heavyweight to come along in quite some time, but he will face a tough test when he takes on Frenchman Johann Duhaupas, who has suffered just two defeats in his 11-year professional career.

Several other intriguing matchups are also on tap for what promises to be a highly competitive and entertaining night of boxing.

With the latest Premier Boxing Champions even quickly approaching, here is a look at the entire card as well as information regarding when and where you can watch it.

Where: Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama

When: Saturday, Sept. 26, at 8:30 p.m. ET

Watch: NBC

Premier Boxing Champions Card

Weight Class	Boxer	Boxer
Heavyweight	Deontay Wilder	Johann Duhaupas
Heavyweight	Dominic Breazeale	Fred Kassi
Heavyweight	Charles Martin	Vicente Sandez
Junior Middleweight	Terrell Gausha	Eliezer Gonzalez
Welterweight	Bryant Perrella	Mario Barrios

Update: Boxing 24/7 reported Thursday that Barrios is set to face Eduardo Rivera instead of Perrella, but PBC has yet to confirm this on its official website. 

Breaking Down Top Fights

Deontay Wilder vs. Johann Duhaupas

Wilder has been perfect over the course of his career with a 34-0 record, including 33 victories by way of knockout. If he has his way, then Duhaupas will be the next in a long line of victims.

The native Alabaman's only win that wasn't stopped early was his title victory over Bermane Stiverne two fights ago. That bout went the distance and was ruled a unanimous decision in Wilder's favor, but there isn't much reason to believe Saturday's contest will last that long.

Wilder has already made it apparent that he intends to drop Duhaupas rather than rely on the judges' scorecards:

While Wilder is a heavy favorite, there may be a bit more pressure on his shoulders than usual due to the overall importance of the matchup.

According to boxing promoter Lou DiBella, it has been a long time since the world heavyweight title was last defended on prime-time television:

In addition to that, Wilder needs this victory if he hopes to increase his overall level of competition moving forward.

The heavyweight division isn't exactly stacked with talent, but there could be some intriguing opponents on the horizon for Wilder, including fellow world champ Wladimir Klitschko.

At the same time, Klitschko seems to be waiting on Wilder to take on some more difficult fighters before agreeing to match up with him in his own right, per Sky Sports:

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I just also wish that [while] he's in position, he's going to do better [in picking opponents]. 

I also, on the other hand, understand that it's not his fault. Obviously he doesn't have the influence with his manager and promoter, where they make the decisions and make the calls for him, what to do in this case. So he's not picking those guys. … 

What do I think about Wilder? I think he's extremely talented. I think he's an outstanding athlete and that knockout percentage speaks for itself. But of course I would love to see him with different opposition, with different opponents as well.

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Duhaupas may not be the type of opponent Klitschko was referencing, but if Wilder can beat him decisively and knock him out, then it will be yet another strong message to Dr. Steelhammer and the boxing world as a whole.

Wilder needs to continue mowing down the opponents he is supposed to beat in order to make the top dogs take notice, and he'll do that once again Saturday by scoring a knockout triumph over Duhaupas.

Dominic Breazeale vs. Fred Kassi

While Wilder and Duhaupas are garnering most of the headlines, the second-to-last fight of the night between Dominic Breazeale and Fred Kassi is an interesting bout that should have heavyweight boxing fans excited as well.

Breazeale is a former Olympian who boasts an undefeated 15-0 record as a professional, while Kassi is a 36-year-old native of Cameroon who is coming off the most impressive showing of his career.

Kassi shockingly fought former world heavyweight title contender Chris Arreola to a draw, but the journeyman believes he won the bout, according to Percy Crawford of FightHype.com:

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I feel good, and I feel like I deserved the win. My last fight was a disappointment, and that's all the commenters seemed interested in during the pre-fight interviews. This fight, I was more rested and the world got to really see what I can do. I changed the story this time out. My next fight interviews will be about being a 10-to-1 underdog, taking on one of the best, and getting a poorly judged draw and what I'm going to do different to make sure I get the W. My rankings have gone up about 150 positions and now I'm ranked #74 in the world. How do I feel about my performance? Much better.

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The younger Breazeale is seemingly expected to win by most because of his impressive track record as an Olympian, but the 30-year-old can't afford to take Kassi lightly, which is something Arreola may have done.

Fourteen of Breazeale's 15 victories have come by way of knockout, and one can only assume he'll look to stop Kassi as well, especially since Kassi lost a fight by knockout to Amir Mansour last year.

For as good as Kassi looked against Arreola, he hasn't won a bout since 2013, and he certainly has his work cut out for him Saturday. Because of that, look for Breazeale to continue his ascent with another knockout.

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