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Welterweight Stars Discuss Saturday, June 25 Showdown Live on CBS
From Barclays Center During Whirlwind Two Days in NYC
Chofoza LAPHA for Press Images From Amanda Westcott/SHOWTIME
I-NEW YORK (April 28, 2016) – The best the sport has to offer, two of the most talented fighters in the world, elite athletes in their prime and set to fight each other at the world-class Barclays Center in Brooklyn and live on broadcast TV in primetime, Keith Thurman futhi Shawn Porter,took over New York this week as they made the rounds to officially announce their welterweight blockbuster on Saturday, June 25 on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS, presented by Premier Boxing Champions (PBC).
Thurman and Porter, who are confident and hard-working boxers inside the ring and classy gentlemen outside, have the spotlight to themselves on the world’s biggest stage on June 25. And what an extraordinary moment it will be for the two 147-pound prizefighters, competing at Barclays Center and on CBS, America’s most-watched network.
“This is the very best that boxing has to offer,” wathi Lou DiBella, President of DiBella Entertainment, at NgoLwesibili press conference at the Edison Ballroom in midtown.
From the press conference, Thurman and Porter where whisked throughout the city, ukusuka Sports Illustrated offices in the Financial District, to the offices of Complex Magazine, CBS Sports Radio futhi SiriusXM in Midtown and across the bridge to Barclays Center and the PIX 11 studios.
“Barclays Center makes this a big fight,” Said Thurman. “We get to promote here in New York City. This is a fight town.”
Ngolwesibili, Porter visited with “The Breakfast Club” on POWER 105 while Thurman paid a visit to CBS This Morning to promote their highly anticipated showdown and stake their claim as the present and future of the welterweight division.
“This is going to be a memorable night,” Said Porter. “It’s going to be a record-breaking night at Barclays Center and we’re going to put on a show.”
Chofoza LAPHA for photos from Thurman and Porter’s media tour. If you’re interested in visiting Thurman or Porter in their respective camps or speaking to them over the phone, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the PR contacts below. Amathikithi for the umcimbi bukhoma, okuyinto kugqugquzelwa DiBella Entertainment, ukuqalisa at $42, hhayi kuhlanganise letidzingekile, futhi ukudayiswa manje. Amathikithi angathengwa online ngokuvakashela www.ticketmaster.com, www.barclayscenter.com noma ngokushayela ucingo 1-800-745-3000. Amathikithi ayatholakala at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center. Group izaphulelo ayatholakala ngokubiza 844-BKLYN-GP. # # #
Brooklyn Boxing ™ platform izinhlelo Barclays Center sethulwa by AARP. PBC is sponsored by Corona, Finest Beer.
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