By Jake Donovan

The staff at ESPN was so thrilled with the outcome of Saturday's edition of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC), that additional time will be dedicated this week to relive the glory. 

Leo Santa Cruz picked up a career-best win with a 12-round majority decision over Abner Mares last weekend at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif. The telecast generated an average of 1.217 million viewers, peaking at 1.671 million. Both numbers serve as the highest rated boxing event on any ESPN station since 1998.

With the main event landing as a Fight of the Year contender, ESPN has dubbed the fight an "instant classic." As such, ESPN2 will offer the first exclusive rebroadcast Tuesday evening at 9:00 p.m. ET. 

In addition to the solid pull on its flagship station, the show was also the most-watched boxing program on ESPN Deportes. The Spanish feed pulled in an average of 355,000 viewers—close to the average for a typical installment from the now-defunct ESPN2 Friday Night Fight series—and peaking at 453,000 viewers. 

The full telecast will re-air in its entirity this Saturday, September 5 on ESPN Deportes at 7:00 p.m. ET.  Included on the replay will be the evening's co-main event, which saw Julio Ceja climb off the canvas to stop Hugo Ruiz in the fifth round of their super bantamweight title fight. 

Jake Donovan is the managing editor of BoxingScene.com.
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