via press release:
UNDEFEATED HEAVYWEIGHTS HEADLINE “FIGHT NIGHT” SATURDAY AT 10:30 P.M. ET ON NBC SPORTS NETWORK
Vyacheslav “Czar” Glazkov (14-0) vs. Malik Scott (35-0) in Main Event
Co-Feature Includes Junior Welterweights Chris Algieri vs. Jose Peralta
Ninth Edition of Fight Night
NEW YORK – February 21, 2013 – NBC Sports Group continues its Fight Night series this Saturday at 10:30 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network with a 10-round main event featuring undefeated heavyweights Vyacheslav “Czar” Glazkov (14-0-0, 10 KO’s) of Lugansk, Ukraine vs. Malik Scott (35-0-0, 12 KO’s) of Philadelphia, Pa., at The Paramount in Huntington, N.Y.
In the co-feature bout, Chris Algieri (14-0-0, 7 KO’s) of Huntington, N.Y., steps in to the ring against Jose Peralta (10-1-0, 6 KO’s) of Jersey City, N.J., in a 10-round junior welterweight bout.
NBC Sports Group’s Fight Night broadcast team of Kenny Rice (play-by-play), cruiserweight contender B.J. Flores (analyst) and Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix (reporter) will call the action.
Saturday’s telecast will be the ninth edition of Fight Night since the series debut in January of 2012.
2013 NBC SPORTS GROUP FIGHT NIGHT SCHEDULE
(All times ET and subject to change)
Saturday, Feb., 23
10:30 p.m. ET
NBC Sports Network
Huntington, N.Y.
Saturday, April 20
4 p.m. ET
NBC
New York, N.Y.
About Fight Night: NBC Sports Network's Fight Night series is collaboration between NBC Sports Group, Main Events and Hall of Fame matchmaker J Russell Peltz. The series premiered on January 21, 2012 and featured six original telecasts on NBC Sports Network and one broadcast on NBC. In 2013, a total of seven original telecasts will air on NBC Sports Network and NBC.
