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A DOZEN THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT FLOYD MAYWEATHER AND MANNY PACQUIAO
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THE FLYWEIGHTS WILL COMPETE FOR GOLD IN REMATCH AT NEF XVIII
Lewiston, Maine (Plaub Hlis Ntuj 24, 2015) - Tshiab England Fights (NEF), America lub xov tooj-ib regional sib ntaus qib, yuav tuav nws xyoo mixed martial--kawm (MMA) kev tshwm sim, “NEF XVIII: Made in America,” rau Saturday, Lub rau hli ntuj 13, 2015 nyob rau ntawm lub Androscoggin Bank Colisee nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. Nyuam qhuav pib hnub no, the promotion announced that the inaugural NEF MMA Amateur Flyweight Champion will be determined that evening when Dustin Veinott (3-3) rematches “Tsaug tsaug zog” Norman hma liab (4-1) at the flyweight limit of 125-pounds. Veinott and Fox initially met in their double amateur debut at “NEF IX” nyob rau hauv Biddeford, Maine nearly two years ago with Fox taking the win via first-round technical knockout (LEEJ TWG).
Dustin Veinott, a striking coach at Central Maine Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (CMBJJ) nyob rau hauv Auburn, Maine, got off to a slow start in his MMA career, losing his first three bouts in the NEF cage. Not one to give up due to a setback, Veinott came roaring back and is currently on a three-fight win streak. Nyob rau hauv qhov tseeb, he has defeated all three of his most recent opponents in the first round, two by submission and one by TKO. Veinott was considering retiring from the cage after his most recent victory over Dave Brown (1-3), but decided against it when the chance to fight for the flyweight title was presented. Regardless of the outcome this time around, Veinott predicts an exciting contest against Fox.
“This is going to be a very entertaining fight,” said Veinott of the rematch. “Don’t blink though because this fight will not go the distance – either Norman or myself will be finished during the fight. So expect a high-action fight between two guys that are at the top of their game right now.”
Norman Fox is undefeated in the NEF cage. The only loss of his career to date came on a fight card in Plymouth, Massachusetts on which Fox was competing for a regional title. He is currently a member of Ryan Cowette’s (2-2) MMA Athletix gym, as well as Cowette’s Victory Church ministry. Fox realizes that he and Veinott are not the same fighters who stepped into the cage for the first time on that balmy night in the summer of 2013.
“Normally I don’t like rematches, but Dustin and I have grown as fighters so anything can happen,” said Fox when reached for comment. “Once they lock the cage door, it’s all in God’s hands.”
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BET NETWORKS ANNOUNCES EXCLUSIVE BROADCAST PARTNERSHIP TO TELECAST ROC NATION SPORTS throne boxing EVENTS LIVE WITH PREMIERE MAIN EVENT TO FEATURE WBA SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION ANDRE WARD
WARD TO FACE PAUL SMITH ON RAU HLI 20, 2015
AT Oracle ARENA hauv Oakland, CALIFORNIA LIVE ON BET
NEW YORK — April 23, 2015 — BET Networks is pleased to announce that it is stepping into the ring with Roc Nation Sports as their exclusive broadcast partner to air live throne boxing events on the network. The partnership between BET Networks and Roc Nation Sports is the first of its kind for the network and includes airing up to nine live, two-hour telecasts of Roc Nation Sports throne boxing events over the next 18 lub hlis. The first main event fight to air on BET Networks will feature WBA Super Middleweight World Champion Andre Ward (27-0, 14 KO lub) facing former World Title Challenger Paul Smith (35-5, 20 KO lub) of England in a 12 round bout on Saturday, Lub rau hli ntuj 20, 2015 ntawm Oracle Arena nyob rau hauv Oakland, California. Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd mus rau lub zoo txiav txim hauv lub nplhaib, the telecast will feature several notable Roc Nation touches that offer an unprecedented fan experience, including a live musical performance and a name DJ to keep the energy at a high level throughout the night. Fans can catch the action live on BET in the United States and globally on TIDAL.com, lub tshiab khiv launched music streaming kev pab uas combines qhov zoo tshaj plaws siab ncaj ncees suab zoo, siab txhais music yeeb yaj duab thiab expertly curated editorial.
Daim pib luv nqi thaum $250, $125, $90, $60 thiab $30, tsis xws li siv cov kev pab cuam nqi thiab se, mus ntawm kev muag khoom Friday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 24 ntawm 10:00 AM PT and will be available at all Ticketmaster locations, nyob hauv internet ntawm Ticketmaster.com thiab xwb los ntawm xov tooj ntawm (800) 745-3000.
“BET is constantly searching for ways to expand its portfolio of content with the sole goal of satisfying our audiences,” said Stephen G. Hill, President of Programming, Thawj koom ruam tes hauj lwm. “Roc Nation is doing very exciting things in the entertainment space and we are excited to partner with them on this groundbreaking deal positioning BET Networks as a go-to destination for premier live boxing events. Ua ke, we’ll provide unique entertainment.”
“We’re thrilled to not only be introducing our newest broadcast partnership with BET Networks, but also to use this new platform to telecast Andre Ward’s highly anticipated return to the ring,"Hais tias David Itskowitch, COO – Boxing of Roc Nation Sports. "Nyob rau Lub rau hli ntuj 20, we will once again provide fans a night of exciting zwm txwv boxing fights, live musical entertainment and an unprecedented fan experience.”
“I’m very excited to be coming back on Lub rau hli ntuj 20 at Oracle Arena in my hometown of Oakland which has been a long time coming,"Hais tias Ward. “I’m equally excited to be fighting on BET in front of a potential viewership of over 90 lab tsev. Raws li ib tug dav hlau tua rog, this diversifies my portfolio and puts me in front of a whole different audience. I have an extremely tough fighter in front of me in Paul Smith who’s looking to pull the upset, but I can’t let that happen. I have to be on my best game to turn Smith away and beat him the way I want to beat him. Raws li ib txwm, I’m ready to put on a tremendous performance in front of my hometown fans and those watching on BET. This is a fight you don’t want to miss.”
“I cannot wait to get back in the ring and test myself against a class act like Andre Ward. I proved that I belong at the top level with my performances against Arthur Abraham and this is a challenge that I am relishing,"Hais tias Smith. “Andre is a top pound-for-pound fighter and someone I respect a lot, but he has only boxed once in almost three years and I will give it everything I have got. I am fresh and confident going into this fight. It’s a massive opportunity for me and one that I took with both hands when it was offered. I have spent a lot of time boxing in the United States and I look forward to returning for this fight.”
Known for his strong character and integrity outside the ring and his killer instinct inside it, Andre Ward’s skill and talent were apparent early in his outstanding amateur career. He racked up every title in the books, culminating nrog ib tug kub puav pheej nyob rau hauv lub teeb heavyweight faib nyob rau 2004 Olympic ua si nyob rau hauv Athens. As the only male American boxer to claim Olympic gold since 1996, Ward koom cov yam koj nyiam ntawm Muhammad Ali, Qab Zib Ray Leonard thiab Oscar tsib La Hoya. Nws muab kev rau hlis ntuj nqeg 18, 2004, scoring a second round technical knockout victory over Chris Molina at Staples Center in a fight that was televised live on HBO. He has gone on to rack up 26 more victories since then, building an ever-growing legion of fans in the process. Tom qab ua lub nplhaib Magazine thiab WBA Super Middleweight ntiaj teb tau zus, rising to the number two spot on the pound-for-pound list and winning the 2011 Fighter ntawm lub xyoo puav pheej (ESPN, Cov kev ua si taw qhia, Nplhaib Magazine thiab cov Boxing Writers Association of America), nws tau tshaj tawm tias Ward kos npe ib tug tsuas yog promotional ntawv cog lus nrog Roc teb chaws kev ua si nyob rau hauv Lub ib hlis ntuj 2015, qhib ib tug tshiab tshooj nyob rau hauv nws storied boxing hauj lwm. Now the Bay Area product is ready to return to the ring on Lub rau hli ntuj 20 nyob rau Oracle Arena nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej ntawm nws hometown cov kiv cua nyob rau hauv Oakland, California.
Paul “Real Gone Kid” Smith enters his fight against pound-for-pound star Ward coming off of two heroic performances against WBO Super Middleweight World Champion Arthur Abraham. Smith challenged the Armenian-German for his title in Kiel, Germany in September 2014 and put on the performance of his career in his world title first shot. The 32-year-old native of Liverpool was the clear winner of large parts of the fight and celebrated at the bell in front of a hushed partisan crowd that thought that Abraham had been dethroned. Smith was not expecting the wide scorecards that were read out in favor of the hometown fighter and, judging by the far-reaching outrage at the lopsided numbers, neither were the majority of the boxing world and beyond, with Smith receiving support from some of Britain’s biggest sports stars on social media. A rematch was the only possible scenario and, like a true champion, Abraham duly obliged. Smith returned to Germany in February of this year to face Abraham again, this time in Berlin, but Abraham was a different fighter the night of their second fight, successfully defending his belt against a brave challenge from Smith. Once again the judges’ were forced to give a verdict and this time a decision win by Abraham was met with no outcry of controversy. Rau Lub rau hli ntuj 20, “Real Gone Kid” will return to the ring and once again venture into hostile territory to take on one of boxing’s best, looking to silence the crowd.
Ward vs. Smith, ib tug 12 puag ncig bout los ntawm Roc teb chaws kev ua si, yuav siv sij hawm qhov chaw Saturday, Lub rau hli ntuj 20 ntawm Oracle Arena nyob rau hauv Oakland, California, yuav tsum televised nyob rau thawj koom ruam thiab tshwm thooj plawv nyob rau hauv TIDAL.com ntawm 10:00 PM ET/7:00 PM PT thiab yog nyob rau hauv lub koom haum nrog Matchroom Kev ua si nawv.
ABOUT BET NETWORKS:
Thawj koom ruam tes hauj lwm, a subsidiary of Viacom Inc. (Nasdaq: VIA, VIA.B), is the nation’s leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and public affairs television programming for the African-American audience. The primary BET channel reaches more than 90 million households and can be seen in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and sub-Saharan Africa. BET is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse group of business extensions: BET.com, a leading Internet destination for Black entertainment, music, culture, thiab xov xwm; CENTRIC, a 24-hour entertainment network targeting the 25- to 54-year-old African-American audience; BET Digital Networks – BET Gospel and BET Hip Hop, attractive alternatives for cutting-edge entertainment tastes; BET Home Entertainment, a collection of BET-branded offerings for the home environment including DVDs and video-on-demand; BET Event Productions, a full-scale event management and production company with festivals and live events spanning the globe; BET Mobile, which provides ringtones, games and video content for wireless devices; and BET International, which operates BET in the United Kingdom and oversees the extension of BET network programming for global distribution.
ABOUT ROC NATION SPORTS:
Roc teb chaws kev ua si, ib tug sub-division ntawm Roc teb chaws, launched nyob rau hauv caij nplooj ntoos hlav 2013. Founder Shawn “JAY Z” Carter’s love of sports lead to the natural formation of Roc Nations Sports, pab ncaws pob nyob rau hauv tib txoj kev Roc teb chaws tau pab ntxias nyob rau hauv cov suab paj nruag kev lag luam rau xyoo. Roc Nation Sports focuses on elevating athletes’ career on a global scale both on and off the field. Roc teb chaws kev ua si conceptualizes thiab executes li thiab yog pom zoo los deals, lub zej zog, charitable khi-ins, xov xwm kev sib raug zoo thiab hom zoo. Roc teb chaws kev ua si launched nws cov boxing faib, ib tug tag nrho cov kev pab promotional lub tuam txhab uas nruab nrab yog lub ntiaj teb no champions Miguel Cotto thiab Andre Ward, nyob rau hauv lub yim hli ntuj 2014. Roc Nation Sports’ roster includes premiere athletes such as Robinson Cano, Skylar Diggins, Kevin Durant, Geno Smith, Victor Cruz, CC Sabathia, James Hluas, Dez Bryant, Ndamukong Suh, Rusney Castillo, Yoenis Cespedes, Jaelen zog, Todd Gurley, Wilson Chandler, Erick Aybar and Frances Tiafoe. Yog xav paub ntxiv, thov mus xyuas www.rocnation.com. Ua raws li cov Roc teb chaws nyob rau hauv Twitter thiab Instagramrocnation thiab nyob rau Facebook ntawm www.facebook.com/RocNation.
ABOUT ORACLE ARENA & O.co COLISEUM:
Oracle Arena and O.co Coliseum, managed by AEG Facilities, are the premiere sports and entertainment complexes in Northern California. Home of the NBA’s Golden State Warriors, the NFL’s Oakland Raiders and MLB’s Oakland Athletics as well as host to concerts, family shows and special events. Additional information on Oracle Arena and O.co Coliseum, including a complete schedule of events can be found online at www.coliseum.com. Follow Oracle Arena on Twitter, Instagram, Vine and Snapchat @OracleArena and on Facebook www.faecbook.com/OracleArenaO.coColiseum.
‘It’s Really Happening’ Builds on Original ‘Week of Greatness’ Spot
Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: IBCE)
Plaub Hlis Ntuj 23, 2015
TSHIAB YORK, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 23, 2015 — Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: IBCE), the New York-based specialty athletic retailer, today debuted a new television spot, "It’s Really Happening,” in celebration of the highly-anticipated and long-awaited bout between champion boxers on Saturday, Tej zaum 2.
The new spot builds on Foot Locker’s “Week of Greatness” commercial from November 2014, which played on enduring attempts to schedule the oft-rumored mega fight, ending with Pacquiao believing that the fight was happening back then. In this newest commercial, Pacquiao’s business manager tells him that the fight really is going to happen, which at first surprises Pacquiao, then he again reacts with his signature elation made famous in the original spot.
“Our original ‘Week of Greatness’ spot with Manny Pacquiao last November was a big hit with our customers. It parodied the well-documented opposition of the fighters to agree upon a deal,” said Stacy Cunningham, Executive Vice President of Marketing for Foot Locker. “So when the two sides finally announced that a deal had been made, we saw an opportunity to follow up, tapping into the hilarity of the original spot. We are excited to launch ‘It’s Really Happening,’ as part of Foot Locker’s signature ‘Approved’ marketing platform.”
The spot was created by worldwide agency BBDO.
About Foot Locker:
Foot Locker is part of Foot Locker, Inc., a specialty athletic retailer that operates approximately 3,500 stores in 23 lub teb chaws nyob rau hauv North America, Teb chaws Europe, Australia, thiab New Zealand. Through its Foot Locker, Footaction, Lady Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, Champs Sports, SIX:02, Runners Point, and Sidestep retail stores, as well as its direct-to-customer channel, kuj muaj footlocker.com, Eastbay.com, SIX:02.nrog,runnerspoint.com, thiab sidestep-shoes.com, the Company is a leading provider of athletic footwear and apparel.
Additional information may be found at footlocker.com | Twitter: @footlocker | Instagram: @footlocker | YouTube: youtube.com/footlocker | Blog:unlocked.footlocker.com | Facebook: facebook.com/footlocker #Approved
LIVE EVENT AND CLOSED CIRCUIT TICKETS FOR FLOYD MAYWEATHER VS. MANNY PACQUIAO ON SALE THURSDAY, PLAUB HLI 23
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Kyrone Davis looks to shut down Carlos Garcia this Saturday at Harrahs Philadelphia
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MetroPCS Friday Night Knockout on truTV to Debut Friday, Tej zaum 1, ntawm 10 p.m. THIAB
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, Tej zaum 1, ntawm 10 p.m. THIAB. Tus tshiab boxing series, 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" ua hauj lwm nyob rau hauv ib tug plaub-taw tes system ntawm cables los ntawm xws ntsiab lus tshaj ntawm cov ces kaum lub boxing nplhaib. Cov koob yees duab tshem tawm muaj peev xwm muab yuam 360-degree ces kaum ntawm qhov kev txiav txim nrog rau cov muaj peev xwm yuav tawm mus nyob rau hauv peb qhov ntev - tshuav / txoj cai, pem hauv ntej / rov qab thiab tu / cia.
“Spidercam” will provide the definitive views of the action throughout the series, including a main event on Friday, Tej zaum 1, showcasing Takahiro Ao (27-3-1, 16 Kos) from Chiba, Nyiv, vs. Ray Beltran (29-7-1, 17 Kos) from Los Mochis, Mexico, 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 Kos) from Quebec, Canada, vs. Konstantin Ponomarev (27-0, 13 Kos) 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 yog ib tug qub tub rog announcer uas tau hu ua kawm ntawv qib siab basketball thiab NFL kev pab them nqi rau Westwood ib thiab kawm ntawv qib siab football rau lub Big Kaum Network. 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 yog ib tug commentator thiab reporter rau sab saum toj nyob qib, raws li tau zoo raws li ib tug tswv tsev, reporter thiab correspondent rau NFL Network thiab NFL.com. Tsis tas li ntawd, 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, N.J., on Friday, Tej zaum 8, ntawm 10 p.m. – will be headlined by Top-10 contenders Glen “Jersey Boy” Tapia (23-1, 15 Kos) from Passaic, N.J., and “Irish” Seanie Monaghan (23-0, 15 Kos) nyob rau hauv cov kev txiav txim. Tapia will defend his NABO junior middleweight title against Michael Soro (25-1-1, 15 Kos) from France, with Monaghan (defending his WBC Continental Americas light heavyweight title) facing Cleiton Conceicao (20-6-2, 16 Kos) from Brazil.
As part of its entitlement sponsorship of the boxing series on truTV, MetroPCS will receive camera-visible center ring and corner pad brand placement for each fight, as well as inclusion in all promotional messaging across truTV and other Turner Broadcasting networks. Sony PlayStation also joins as an associate sponsor of the series, with in-ring signage and inclusion in promotional spots.
Visit the Turner Sports online pressroom for additional press materials; follow Turner Sports on Twitter at TurnerSportsPR.