TAMPA -Fighters competing on Saturday's Premier Boxing Champions on ESPN card held media workouts in Tampa today before their July 11 showdowns at the USF Sun Dome with televised coverage beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. Photos From Przemek Garczarczyk.

The headlining event will pit undefeated Welterweight World Champion Keith "One Time" Thurman (25-0, 21 KOs) against former world champion Luis Collazo (36-6, 19 KOs). The televised opener will see undefeated rising star Tony Harrison (21-0, 19 KOS) taking on the quick-fisted Willie Nelson (23-2-1, 13 KOS). Also participating in the workout was the son of former world champion Antonio Tarver, Antonio Tarver Jr. (2-0, 2 KOs) who will fight on the undercard.

Tickets for the live event, which is promoted by Warriors Boxing, are priced at $200, $150, $75, $50 and $25, not including applicable service charges and taxes, and are on sale now. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets are also available at

www.ticketmaster.com

or by visiting the Sun Dome box office.

Here is what the participants had to say Wednesday:

KEITH THURMAN

"There's a lot to talk about with this fight. The fact that it's on ESPN, people are going to tune-in and I'll have the opportunity to make more fans and broaden my fan base. It's another audition for a national audience.

"Depending on how you do, your stock goes up. An impressive win though, that gets you a real jump. I've worked hard to get here and I want to be spectacular.

"I believe the excitement will come for myself when I enter the arena and I hear the cheers of the hometown crowd. I've gotten a lot of love and respect from different venues I've fought at, but it's been a long time since I've been back home.

"There are a lot of people who have followed my career that haven't been able to see me, live in action. The fact that I'm bringing this fight home, I just think about when Winky Wright did it; Jeff Lacy did it; Antonio Tarver did it; it's a big thing for me emotionally to be able to bring world-class boxing back to Tampa Bay.

"I'm looking forward to a great performance and hopefully we can continuously bring these big fights back to Tampa Bay."

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