(Yees duab Credit: Ed Diller/Star Boxing)
Algieri takes on rising star Errol Spence Jr. in primetime as
Premier Boxing Champions on NBC returns to
Barclays Center in Brooklyn
Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 16 (8:30 p.m. THIAB/5:30 p.m. PT)
Brooklyn (Lub peb hlis ntuj 17, 2016) – Yav tas los lub ntiaj teb champion Chris Algieri is excited to cheer on his alma mater, the Stony Brook University Seawolves, as they hit the court for the first men’s basketball NCAA Tournament game in the school’s history.
“Cov laus kuv tau, the less I believe in luck, but I want to wish good luck to my alma mater, the Stony Brook Seawolves, in the opening game of the NCAA tournament later hmo no,” Hais Algieri.
The Long Island-native graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Health Care Sciences and is currently on the advisory board of the Seawolves United Athletic Department. Nyob rau hauv 2015, he established the “Chris Algieri Champion Lifestyle Scholarship Fund” nyob rau hauv 2015.
“The program has come such a long way over the past few years,” Algieri continued. “It is an inspiration to see what hard work and determination can do. This is their first ever trip to March Madness and I think they can be the latest ‘Cinderella’ story to come out of the tournament.”
Lub 13th-seeded Seawolves will take on the fourth-seed Kentucky Wildcats in Des Moines, Iowa hmo no in the first round of the East Regional, with tip-off scheduled for 9:40 p.m. THIAB.
“I know what it’s like to be the underdog,” Hais Algieri. “I’ve been the underdog numerous times in my life and career and it’s all about digging deep and having the heart of a champion. I know those guys on the Stony Brook team have that championship mettle.”
Algieri takes on Errol “Qhov tseeb” Spence Jr. nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm ib tug Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) rau NBCtripleheaderon Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 16 from Barclays Center in Brooklyn with televised coverage beginning at 8:30 p.m. THIAB/5:30 p.m. PT.
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