WARD TO FACE PAUL SMITH ON ມິ​ຖຸ​ນາ 20, 2015

AT ORACLE ອັບ​ເດດ​ໃນ 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 ມວຍ 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 ມວຍ events over the next 18 ເດືອນ. The first main event fight to air on BET Networks will feature WBA Super Middleweight World Champion Andre Ward (27-0, 14 KO ຂອງ) facing former World Title Challenger Paul Smith (35-5, 20 KO ຂອງ) of England in a 12 round bout on ວັນ​ເສົາ, ເດືອນ​ມິ​ຖຸ​ນາ 20, 2015 ຢູ່​ສ​ນາມ​ຫລິ້ນ​ກິ Oracle ໃນ Oakland, ຄາ​ລິ​ຟໍ​ເນຍ. ນອກ​ເຫນືອ​ໄປ​ຈາກ​ການ​ປະ​ຕິ​ບັດ​ທີ່​ຍິ່ງ​ໃຫຍ່​ໃນ​ວົງ​ການ, 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, ການ​ບໍ​ລິ​ການ​ນ​້​ໍ​າ​ໄດ້​ເປີດ​ຕົວ​ໃຫມ່​ຂອງ​ດົນ​ຕີ​ທີ່​ຜະ​ສົມ​ຜະ​ສານ​ຄຸນ​ນະ​ພາບ​ສຽງ fidelity ສູງ​ທີ່​ດີ​ທີ່​ສຸດ, ວິ​ດີ​ໂອ​ເພງ​ຄວາມ​ລະ​ອຽດ​ສູງ​ແລະ​ບັນ​ນາ​ທິ​ການ curated expertly.

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“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, BET Networks. “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. ຮ່ວມ​ກັນ, 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,"ທ່ານ David ເວົ້າ​ວ່າ Itskowitch, COO – Boxing of Roc Nation Sports. "ກ່ຽວ​ກັບ ເດືອນ​ມິ​ຖຸ​ນາ 20, we will once again provide fans a night of exciting throne ມວຍ ຕໍ່​ສູ້​ກັບ, live musical entertainment and an unprecedented fan experience.”

“I’m very excited to be coming back on ເດືອນ​ມິ​ຖຸ​ນາ 20 at Oracle Arena in my hometown of Oakland which has been a long time coming,"ອຸ​ປະ​ຖໍາ​ກ່າວ​ວ່າ. “I’m equally excited to be fighting on BET in front of a potential viewership of over 90 ລ້ານ​ເຮືອນ. ໃນ​ຖາ​ນະ​ເປັນ fighter ເປັນ, 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. ໃນ​ຖາ​ນະ​ເປັນ​ສະ​ເຫມີ​ໄປ, 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,"ສະ​ມິດ​ໄດ້​ກ່າວ​ວ່າ. “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, ປິດ​ທ້າຍ​ດ້ວຍ​ການ medal ຄໍາ​ໃນ​ການ​ແບ່ງ heavyweight ໄດ້​ແສງ​ສະ​ຫວ່າງ​ທີ່ 2004 ໂອ​ລິມ​ປິກ​ເກມ​ໃນ Athens. As the only male American boxer to claim Olympic gold since 1996, ອຸ​ປະ​ຖໍາ​ໄດ້​ເຂົ້າ​ຮ່ວມ​ເຊັ່ນ​ດຽວ​ກັນ​ຂອງ Muhammad Ali ໄດ້, Ray Leonard ້​ໍ​າ​ຕານ​ແລະ Oscar De ປະ Hoya. ພຣະ​ອົງ​ໄດ້​ຫັນ​ເປັນ​ມື​ອາ​ຊີບ​ກ່ຽວ​ກັບ​ການ​ທັນ​ວາ 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. ຫລັງ​ຈາກ​ທີ່​ກາຍ​ມາ​ເປັນ​ວາ​ລະ​ສານ​ແລະ WBA ວົງ Super ແຊ້ມ Middleweight ໂລກ, rising to the number two spot on the pound-for-pound list and winning the 2011 Fighter ຂອງ​ລາງ​ວັນ​ປີ (ESPN, ກິ​ລາ, ວາ​ລະ​ສານ​ແລະ​ວົງ​ການ​ນັກ​ຂຽນ​ສະ​ມາ​ຄົມ​ມວຍ​ຂອງ​ອາ​ເມລິ​ກາ), ໄດ້​ມີ​ການ​ປະ​ກາດ​ວ່າ​ອຸ​ປະ​ຖໍາ​ໄດ້​ເຊັນ​ສັນ​ຍາ​ການ​ສົ່ງ​ເສີມ​ການ​ພິ​ເສດ​ກັບ Roc ກິ​ລາ​ປະ​ເທດ​ຊາດ​ໃນ​ເດືອນ​ມັງ​ກອນ 2015, ເປີດ​ພາກ​ໃຫມ່​ໃນ​ການ​ເຮັດ​ວຽກ​ຂອງ​ຕົນ​ມວຍ​ຊັ້ນ. Now the Bay Area product is ready to return to the ring on ເດືອນ​ມິ​ຖຸ​ນາ 20 ທີ່​ສ​ນາມ​ຫລິ້ນ​ກິ Oracle ຢູ່​ທາງ​ຫນ້າ​ຂອງ fans ບ້ານ​ເກີດ​ຂອງ​ຕົນ​ໃນ Oakland, ຄາ​ລິ​ຟໍ​ເນຍ.

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. ກ່ຽວ​ກັບ ເດືອນ​ມິ​ຖຸ​ນາ 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.

ອຸ​ປະ​ຖໍາ vs. Smith, ເປັນ 12 ການ​ແຂ່ງ​ຂັນ​ໄດ້​ຕະ​ຫຼອດ​ນໍາ​ສະ​ເຫນີ​ໂດຍ Roc ກິ​ລາ​ປະ​ເທດ​ຊາດ, ໃຊ້​ເວ​ລາ​ສະ​ຖານ​ທີ່ ວັນ​ເສົາ, ເດືອນ​ມິ​ຖຸ​ນາ 20 ຢູ່​ສ​ນາມ​ຫລິ້ນ​ກິ Oracle ໃນ Oakland, ຄາ​ລິ​ຟໍ​ເນຍ, ຈະ​ໄດ້​ຮັບ​ການ​ໂທລະ​ພາບ​ທີ່​ມີ​ຊີ​ວິດ​ໃນ BET ແລະ​ໄຫລ​ທົ່ວ​ໂລກ​ໃນ TIDAL.com ທີ່ 10:00 PM ET/7:00 PM PT ແລະ​ຖືກ​ນໍາ​ສະ​ເຫນີ​ໃນ​ສະ​ມາ​ຄົມ​ທີ່​ມີ Matchroom ກິ​ລາ.

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