ON ՀՈՒՆԻՍԻ 6, 2015 AT BARCLAYS ԿԵՆՏՐՈՆՈՒՄ BROOKLYN Հեռուստառադիոընթերցումն ուղիղ եթերում HBO®
-Տոմսերը վաճառվում է Չորեքշաբթի, Ապրիլ 22 ի 10:00 AM ET–
NEW YORK (Ապրիլ 16, 2015) – Roc Nation Sports and Miguel Cotto Promotions are pleased to announce the next highly anticipated battle for Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32 KO-ի), the reigning WBC Middleweight and Ring Magazine World Champion and the first native of Puerto Rico to become world champion in four different weight classes. Թվականի հունիսի 6, 2015, Cotto will defend his titles against former Two-Time World Champion Daniel Geale (31-3, 16 KO-ի) of Australia in a fight that will be televised live on HBO from Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Տոմսերը գներով $500, $350, $250, $200, $150, $100, $50 իսկ $25, չի թվում կիրառելի սպասարկման վճարների եւ հարկերի, եւ գնալ վաճառքի Չորեքշաբթի, Ապրիլ 22 ի 10:00 AM ET. Տոմսերը հասանելի կլինի ժամը www.barclayscenter.com,www.ticketmaster.com եւ, American Express տոմսարկղից, ժամը Barclays Center սկսած Հինգշաբթի, Ապրիլ 23 ի 12:00 PM ET. Է գանձել Հեռախոսով, զանգահարեք Ticketmaster ժամը (800) 745-3000.
“I am happy and excited to be back in New York and fighting at Barclays Center,” said Cotto. “This is another chapter in my career and I’m committed to train as hard as always and bring a big victory. I’m looking forward to seeing all the Puerto Rican fans on June 6 and to being part of another exciting boxing night in Brooklyn.”
“I would like to thank HBO for their continued support, Gary Shaw of GSP, Bill Treacy of Grange Old School Boxing and Dino Duva at Roc Nation Sports for their collective professionalism in making this fight happen,” said Geale. “Last but not least, thanks to Miguel Cotto for the opportunity to become a world champion once again. I have total respect for Miguel and his achievements, but I can win this fight and that is exactly what I intend to do come June 6 in Brooklyn at Barclays Center.”
“We’re excited and proud to bring Miguel Cotto back to New York along with Miguel Cotto Promotions, now as a part of the Roc Nation Sports family,” said David Itskowitch, Դունդունալը Բռնցքամարտի քան Roc Nation Սպորտի. “Brooklyn and boxing have a long history, and Puerto Rican heritage is closely integrated with both. What a way for New York to kick off the week of the Puerto Rican Day Parade festivities…with Miguel Cotto’s long-awaited return to the ring. The night of Հունիս 6 will be one to remember for fans in attendance at Barclays Center and those watching at home on HBO.”
“We are excited to have Miguel Cotto back in New York and at Barclays Center for the first time,” said Hector Soto, Miguel COTTO Promotions. “This is a Puerto Rican tradition – Miguel Cotto is New York and New York is boxing. We can’t wait until the night of Հունիս 6 to present a great and entertaining boxing show together with our partners at Roc Nation Sports.”
“Daniel Geale is a true warrior and will leave everything in the ring against Miguel Cotto like he always does,” ասել է Գարի Շոուն, Gary Shaw Productions. “He’s never in a dull fight and the fans will get their money’s worth as both fighters like to let their hands go. I want to thank Grange Old School Boxing for having confidence in me. This will be a tough fight for Geale, however I’m convinced that he will beat Cotto and I’m hopeful that Miguel didn’t make any other plans for September other than a rematch with Daniel.”
“We are delighted that Miguel Cotto has chosen Barclays Center and Brooklyn to continue his storied career in New York City,” ասել է Brett Yormark, Barclays Center CEO. “Cotto’s Puerto Rican heritage combined with Australia’s own Daniel Geale is going to create a tremendous global audience for this Հունիս 6 կռիվ. This announcement further cements Barclays Center as the leading boxing venue in this country.”
“Last June, Miguel Cotto became a middleweight champion, joining a select handful of elite fighters to have won major titles in four weight classes or more, and becoming the first Puerto Rican champion to do so ,” ասել է Պիտեր Nelson, vice president, programming, HBO Սպորտ. “For Cotto’s first title defense, he faces former two-time world champion Daniel Geale at Barclays Center, the iconic Brooklyn landmark whose mystique elevates every event fortunate enough to call it home. As Cotto continues the next phase of his historic career, we are thrilled to present this middleweight championship fight live on HBO.”
Միգել Cotto (39-4, 32 KO-ի) is the reigning WBC and Ring Magazine middleweight world champion and the first native of Puerto Rico to become world champion in four different weight classes. He is the former WBO junior welterweight world champion, the former WBA welterweight world champion, the former WBO welterweight world champion and the former WBA super welterweight world champion. He also represented Puerto Rico in the 2000 Օլիմպիական խաղեր Սիդնեյում, Ավստրալիա. Cotto has had 22 world championship fights, compiling a record of 18-4 հետ 15 knockouts in those bouts. In Puerto Rico, he is hailed as a national hero and the successor of Felix Trinidad as the island’s most revered boxer. Cotto is one of the biggest gate attractions in boxing and one of the largest pay-per-view draws among active fighters. Վերջերս, ի հունիսին 2014, Cotto made history in his first fight as a middleweight by dominating Argentine southpaw and defending WBC and Ring Magazine Middleweight World Champion Sergio Martinez (51-2-2, 28 KO-ի). He is trained by legendary Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach and has fought some of the biggest names in the sport including Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao. Cotto owns his own boxing promotional company in Puerto Rico, Miguel COTTO Promotions, and presides over his charity La Fundación El Ángel de Miguel Cotto, a non-profit organization dedicated to combatting childhood obesity. Ի մարտին 2015, Cotto and Roc Nation Sports announced that they had entered into a partnership that includes a co-promotional agreement with Miguel Cotto Promotions to promote Cotto’s fights.
Daniel Geale (31-3, 16 KO-ի) is the former IBF and WBA middleweight world champion and the current holder of the PABA and WBO Interim Asia Pacific middleweight titles. A boxing hero in his native Australia and hailed as Tasmania’s 2012 Athlete of the Year, Geale is Ring Magazine’s fourth rated middleweight in the world and the WBC’s number six rated contender. Որպես սիրողական, he competed for Australia in the 2000 Olympic Games and was a gold medalist at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, Անգլիա. Geale made his professional debut in Australia in 2004, eventually compiling twenty-one consecutive victories and winning the IBO middleweight title in 2007 against previously undefeated Daniel Dawson (29-0, 20 KO-ի). -Ի մայիսին 2009, Geale suffered his first defeat, losing his title to Anthony Mundine (35-3, 23 KO-ի) in a hotly-contested battle. The Australian rebounded in May 2011 to win the IBF middleweight title with a split decision victory over Sebastian Sylvester (34-3, 16 KO-ի) ին Գերմանիայում. After two successful title defenses, including a unanimous-decision victory over Ghanaian Osumanu Adama (20-2, 15 KO-ի), Geale stunned Germany’s Felix Sturm (37-2-2, 16 KO-ի) to win the WBA middleweight title, unifying the titles in 2012. A year later on August 17, 2013, Geale lost his IBF middleweight title to Darren Barker (25-1, 16 KO-ի) via a split-decision in Atlantic City. He bounced back six months later with a sixth round technical knockout victory over Garth Wood (12-3-1, 8 KO-ի). Թվականի հուլիսի 26, 2014, in an event televised by HBO World Championship Boxing, Geale faced off against undefeated WBA Middleweight World Champion Gennady Golovkin (29-0, 26 KO -) ին Նյու Յորքում, but came up short in trying to reclaim his former title. Իր վերջին մենամարտում, Geale captured the vacant PABA and WBO Interim Asia Pacific middleweight titles, winning a twelve-round unanimous decision victory over fellow Australian Jarrod Fletcher (18-2, 10 KO-ի).
Cotto vs. Geale, 12-րդ տուր պայքարը Cotto իր WBC եւ Ring Magazine միջին քաշային կարգի աշխարհի առաջնությանը, տեղի է ունենում Շաբաթ, Հունիս 6 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn and will be televised live on HBO. The fight is presented by Roc Nation Sports and Miguel Cotto Promotions in association Gary Shaw Productions and is sponsored by Cerveza Tecate.
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ROC Nation Sports, մի ենթահանձնաժողով բաժանումը Roc Nation, մեկնարկել է գարնանը 2013. Հիմնադիր Shawn “JAY Z” Քարտերի սերը սպորտի հանգեցնել բնական կազմավորման Roc ազգերի սպորտի, օգնում մարզիկներին է նույն կերպ Roc Nation օգնում է արվեստագետներին երաժշտական ոլորտում տարի. Roc Nation Sports կենտրոնանում բարձրացնելով մարզիկներին’ կարիերայի վրա գլոբալ մասշտաբով, այնպես էլ, եւ դուրս է դաշտում. Roc Nation Sports conceptualizes եւ իրականացնում է մարքեթինգային եւ դրական գործարքներ, համայնքը լուսաբանում, բարեգործական Tie-ins, լրատվամիջոցների հարաբերությունները եւ բրենդ ռազմավարությունը. Roc Nation Sports գործարկել է իր բռնցքամարտի բաժանումը, մի ամբողջական ծառայություն գովազդային ընկերությունը, որը ներկայացնում է աշխարհի չեմպիոններ Miguel COTTO եւ Անդրե Ուորդի, ի օգոստոսին 2014. ROC Nation Sports’ անվանացանկը ներառում է Premiere մարզիկներին, ինչպիսիք են Robinson Cano, Skylar Diggins, Kevin Durant, Geno Smith, Victor Cruz, CC Sabathia, James Young, Dez Bryant, Ndamukong Suh, Rusney Castillo, Yoenis Cespedes, Jaelen Strong, Todd Gurley, Wilson Chandler, Erick Aybar and Frances Tiafoe.
About Miguel Cotto Promotions
Miguel Cotto Promotions is the leading promotional company in Puerto Rico founded by the five-time and four-division world champion Miguel Cotto and entrepreneur Hector Soto in 2005. Miguel Cotto Promotions has the vision of developing the best talent in Puerto Rico and Latin America, while searching for the best partnerships in the business to present the best quality shows in the industry. Մեջ 2015, Miguel Cotto Promotions launched their most recent project named “Boxeo Al Maximo” in partnership with Univision Puerto Rico network, capturing great ratings results on the new Շաբաթ night fights’ platform.
About Gary Shaw Productions
Based out of New Jersey, Gary Shaw Productions was founded in 2002 by President and Chief Executive Officer, Գերի Շոուն, a former NJ regulator. Having promoted boxing shows in China, Ավստրալիա, Mexico and the U.K., GSP is known as an international enterprise, whose main objective is to bring excitement to boxing with competitive fights. Partaking in some of the biggest events in boxing history, which include Felix Trinidad vs. Fernando Vargas, Lennox Lewis vs. Վիտալի Կլիչկոն, Winky Wright vs. Felix Trinidad, Diego Corrales vs. Jose Luis Castillo, Shane Mosley vs. Winky Wright and Marquez vs Vasquez I, II & III, GSP has solidified its self as one of the top promotional companies in the sport.
About Barclays Center
Barclays Center opened on September 28, 2012, and is a major sports and entertainment venue in the heart of Brooklyn, Նյու Յորք. One of the most intimate seating configurations ever designed into a modern multi-purpose arena, Barclays Center offers 17,732 seats for basketball, 15,795 for hockey, and up to 19,000 seats for concerts, եւ ունի 101 luxury suites, four bars/lounges, four clubs, իսկ 40/40 ԱԿՈՒՄԲ & Restaurant by American Express.
Barclays Center hosts an extensive variety of events, including premier concerts, major professional boxing cards, top college basketball, family shows, the Brooklyn Nets and soon the New York Islanders.
Barclays Center has redefined the arena customer service and culinary experience. Its more than 2,000 employees are trained by Disney Institute, the business advisory arm of The Walt Disney Company, and its BrooklynTaste™ food program features selections from 55 well-known restaurants and vendors in the borough.
Barclays Center engages the customer with state-of-the-art technology to enhance the fan experience. As the first arena in the world to utilize Cisco StadiumVision mobile multicast streaming technology, Barclays Center allows fans to watch live video and instant replays from their mobile phones while connected to the arena’s free Wi-Fi.
Located atop one of the largest transportation hubs in New York City, Barclays Center is accessible by 11 subway lines, the Long Island Rail Road, իսկ 11 bus lines.
For more information on Barclays Center, խնդրում ենք այցելել www.barclayscenter.com