Unique Deal Ties Starlight Racing’s Thoroughbred and Prestigious Race to the World’s Most Accomplished Fighters and Boxing’s Biggest Event in Decades

Race For The Roses And Mayweather vs. Pacquiao Super Fight შაბათი, მაისი 2

NEW YORK (აპრილი 27, 2015) – Talk about a winning, knockout daily double! From the მთავარი მოვლენა on horse racing’s biggest day of the year to the main event of boxing’s most anticipated matchup in decades, შაბათი მაისი 2, promises to be a fast-paced, hard-hitting and special day for sports fans around the world.

For the Kentucky Derby, the Mayweather-Pacquiao promotion has signed an exclusive sponsorship deal with Starlight Racing’s “Itsaknockout.” Just a few hours after the race for the roses, 11-time world champion Floyd “ფული” Mayweather და რვა სამმართველოს მსოფლიო ჩემპიონი Manny “PacMan” პაკიაო will meet in a welterweight world championship bout that is expected to set new revenue records in virtually every category.

The sponsorship of “Itsaknockout,” represents a convergence of leading entities in their respective fields: Jack Wolf და Starlight Racing; seven-time Eclipse Award winning trainer Todd Pletcher at racing’s most prestigious event; and boxing superstars Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, both of whom are destined for the boxing Hall of Fame; leading boxing promotional outfits Mayweather აქციები და Top Rank Inc.; co-producers SHOWTIME PPV^® და HBO Pay-Per-View^®; and boxing event’s host, MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

The deal to sponsor “Itsaknockout,” brought about by Steve Rosner of 16W Marketing, is part of an aggressive campaign for “Mayweather vs. პაკიაო,” that includes unprecedented support from PPV distributors, a national ad campaign and support from the television networks, promoters and the MGM Grand. Team “Itsaknockout” will show its support of the fight during Derby Week with the thoroughbred wearing a “Mayweather vs. პაკიაო” branded blanket, branding on JockeyLuis Saez and branded apparel on Pletcher’s racing crew tending to “Itsaknockout.”
“The opportunity to sponsor a horse running in the Kentucky Derby appropriately named ‘ItsaKnockout’ is a fantastic fit for the Mayweather vs Pacquiao fight and the magnitude of the promotion on all levels,” საიდ Leonard Ellerbe, CEO Mayweather Promotions. “It’s going to be a knockout of a sports weekend with both events the same day and we wish this champion horse well, hoping his name comes true with a victory in the Derby.”

“From Gate to Finish, beginning with the Kentucky Derby and ending with Mayweather vs. პაკიაო, შაბათი, მაისი 2 will be the most exciting day in sports,” განაცხადა Todd duBoef, პრეზიდენტი ყველაზე წოდება. “Itsaknockout may be the horse we are sponsoring but it also describes the historic day fans will be talking about for years to come.”

“There is a natural and unmistakable connection between the Kentucky Derby and Mayweather vs. პაკიაო, two world-class sporting events that showcase the talent of athletes performing at the highest level and on the biggest stage,” განაცხადა სტივენ Espinoza, აღმასრულებელი ვიცე პრეზიდენტი და გენერალური მენეჯერი, SHOWTIME სპორტი. “მაისი 2 will be an historic day in sports, one that has the potential to cement legacies and redefine what we consider to be legendary.”

ერთ-ერთი ყველაზე მორთული მებრძოლები ისტორიაში სპორტი, დაუმარცხებელი Mayweather (47-0, 26 Kos) არის 11 დრო მსოფლიო ჩემპიონი ხუთ წონით დაყოფა და საყოველთაოდ აღიარებული როგორც No. 1 ფუნტი for ფუნტი მოიერიშე მსოფლიოში. A four-time “Fighter წელი,” Mayweather has defeated 20 მსოფლიო ჩემპიონები.

პაკიაო (57-5-2, 38 Kos) არის მხოლოდ მოიერიშე გაიმარჯვებს რვა მსოფლიოს ტიტული, როგორც მრავალი წონა დაყოფა. სამი დრო Fighter წელი და კრივის მწერალთა ასოციაცია ამერიკის “მოიერიშე Decade,” Pacquiao is seeking to defeat his third consecutive unbeaten world champion. His last 15 fights have been against world champs.

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