New Primetime Series to Include First-Ever Use of “Spidercam” for Live Boxing Telecast
Kevin Kugler to Provide Play-by-Play with World Class Welterweight Timothy Bradley & Reporter Crystina Poncher
truTV and Top Rank will partner to exclusively present the MetroPCS Friday Night Knockout on truTV, a live primetime boxing series set to debut Friday, Mai 1, la 10 p.m. ȘI. Noua serie de box, in association with Turner Sports and HBO Sports, will launch on the eve of the Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao pay-per-view fight with a card featuring two title bouts inside The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
The network’s presentation will feature the first-ever domestic use of “Spidercam” technology for a live boxing telecast, providing dynamic coverage of this new series. „Spidercam” funcționează pe un sistem de cabluri în patru puncte din puncte desemnate dincolo de colțurile ringului de box. Camera suspendat are capacitatea de a furniza convingătoare unghiuri de 360 de grade ale acțiunii, inclusiv posibilitatea de a muta în trei dimensiuni - stânga / dreapta, înainte / înapoi și sus / jos.
“Spidercam” will provide the definitive views of the action throughout the series, including a main event on Friday, Mai 1, showcasing Takahiro Ao (27-3-1, 16 KO) from Chiba, Japonia, vs. Ray Beltran (29-7-1, 17 KO) from Los Mochis, Mexic, in a 12-round bout for the vacant WBO Lightweight World Championship. The undercard will include two undefeated fighters in action – Mikael Zewski (26-0, 23 KO) from Quebec, Canada, vs. Ponomarev konstantin (27-0, 13 KO) from Miass, Russia – in a 10-round bout for the NABF Welterweight Championship.
Commentators for the event will include Kevin Kugler providing play-by-play with analyst Timothy Bradley and reporter Crystina Poncher. Kugler este un crainic veteran care a apelat la baschet la facultate și la acoperirea NFL pentru Westwood One și fotbal la colegiu pentru rețeaua Big Ten. Bradley is a former WBO welterweight champion and former WBO and two-time WBC junior welterweight champion, including a win over Pacquiao during his career. Poncher este comentator și reporter pentru Top Rank, precum și o gazdă, reporter și corespondent pentru NFL rețea și NFL.com. În plus,, closed captioning in Spanish will be available.
The second week of the MetroPCS Friday Night Knockout on truTV series – live from Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, vineri, Mai 8, la 10 p.m. – will be headlined by Top-10 contenders Glen “Jersey Boy” Tapia (23-1, 15 KO) din Passaic, New Jersey, and “Irish” Seanie Monaghan (23-0, 15 KO) în acțiune. Tapia will defend his NABO junior middleweight title against Michael Soro (25-1-1, 15 KO) din Franta, with Monaghan (defending his WBC Continental Americas light heavyweight title) facing Cleiton Conceicao (20-6-2, 16 KO) din Brazilia.
Ca parte a dreptului său de sponsorizare a seriei de box pe truTV, MetroPCS will receive camera-visible center ring and corner pad brand placement for each fight, precum și includerea în toate mesajele promoționale prin truTV și alte rețele Turner Broadcasting. Sony PlayStation also joins as an associate sponsor of the series, with in-ring signage and inclusion in promotional spots.
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