BROOKLYN/LONG ISLAND (مارس 2, 2017) –Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment venues, Barclays Center and Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Presented By New York Community Bank (NYCB), will be the sites for select Premier Boxing Champions Series (PBC ) الأحداث في 2017.

هذا يوم السبت PBC welterweight showdown between Danny “سريع” Garcia and Keith “One-Time” Thurman in Brooklyn will be the first of a multi-fight schedule at Barclays Center and The New Coliseum Presented By NYCB in 2017. The event is live on CBS Primetime starting at 9ET PM (6PT PM). The inaugural PBC event at The New Coliseum Presented By NYCB, as well as the series’ next fight at Barclays Center, وسيتم الإعلان قريبا.

أعلن اليوم أيضا, BrooklynBoxingShop.com, the ecommerce home for BROOKLYN BOXING merchandise, will activate at PBC events nationwide through retail, advertising and in-ring signage. أطلق في 2016, BROOKLYN BOXING features a unique brand of active wear, lifestyle apparel, and accessories for men and women, fighters and fans alike.

Barclays Center has hosted six PBC events, including Thurman’s victory over Shawn Porter, named PBC’s 2016 المعركة من السنة, حزيران 25, 2016, and Carl Frampton’s win against Leo Santa Cruz on July 30, 2016 for the world featherweight title.

“Barclays Center and The New Coliseum Presented By NYCB are proud to host PBC events on the East Coast,” وقال بريت Yormark, الرئيس التنفيذي لشركة بروكلين الرياضة & تسلية. “We will be host to multiple championship events between both venues this year, and are also looking forward to creating more exposure for our BrooklynBoxingShop.com business through the nation’s best boxing series.”

Barclays Center brought professional championship boxing back to Brooklyn for the first time since 1931. Under its BROOKLYN BOXING™ programming franchise, the venue has hosted 20 professional boxing events with more than 150 bouts and 35 Title fights.

Long Island has a rich boxing history, with the Coliseum having hosted fights with the likes of Mike Tyson and Gerry Cooney. في 1976, George Foreman famously scored a fifth round knockout of Joe Frazier in a fight that was billed as the “Battle of the Gladiators.”

Brooklyn Sports & تسلية (BSE) develops and operates state-of-the-art venues and manages premier sports franchises, delivering dynamic content and experiences for audiences. BSE oversees programming, تسويق, sales, and operations for Barclays Center and Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Presented By New York Community Bank, and manages and controls the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets and its Development League team, the Long Island Nets, as well as the business operations of the NHL’s New York Islanders.

مركز باركليز, which opened on September 28, 2012, offers 17,732 مقاعد لكرة السلة, 15,795 للهوكي, وتصل إلى 19,000 مقاعد للحفلات, ولديه 101 أجنحة فاخرة, أربعة بارات / ردهات, أربعة أندية, و 40/40 النادي & المطعم أمريكان إكسبريس.

The New Coliseum Presented By NYCB, scheduled to reopen أبريل 5, 2017 after extensive renovation, will offer 13,000 seats for hockey, 13,500 for basketball, و 14,500 for concerts, with the ability to flex up. The bowl will have a theater seating option for 4,000 الضيوف.

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