ON JUNE 6, 2015 巴克莱中心布鲁克林 电视直播ONHBO®

-门票销售 星期三, 四月 22 在 10:00 AM ET–

纽约 (四月 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的), 卫冕WBC中量级和环杂志世界冠军和波多黎各的第一款原生成为世界冠军在四个不同的重量等级. 六月 6, 2015, 库托将针对前两届世界冠军丹尼尔Geale捍卫他的冠军 (31-3, 16 KO的) 澳大利亚在战斗将实况转播在HBO巴克莱中心布鲁克林.

门票售价 $500, $350, $250, $200, $150, $100, $50 和 $25, 不包括适用的服务费和税款, 并开始销售 星期三, 四月 22 在 10:00 AM ET. Tickets will be available at www.barclayscenter.com,www.ticketmaster.com 并在美国运通票房在巴克莱中心开始 星期四, 四月 23 在 12:00 PM ET. 要通过电话进行充电, 致电特玛在 (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. “最后但并非最不重要的, 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, 大鹏民族体育首席运营官拳击. “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 六月 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, 米格尔·库托促销. “This is a Puerto Rican tradition – Miguel Cotto is New York and New York is boxing. We can’t wait until the night of 六月 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,” 说加里·肖, 加里邵氏制作. “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,” 布雷特说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 六月 6 战斗. 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 ,” 彼得说尼尔森, vice president, 编程, HBO体育. “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.”

米格尔·库托 (39-4, 32 KO的) 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 悉尼奥运会, 澳大利亚. Cotto has had 22 世界冠军争夺战, 编制记录 18-4 同 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. 最近, 六月 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的). 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, 米格尔·库托促销, and presides over his charity La Fundación El Ángel de Miguel Cotto, a non-profit organization dedicated to combatting childhood obesity. 三月 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.

丹尼尔Geale (31-3, 16 KO的) 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 年度最佳运动员, Geale is Ring Magazine’s fourth rated middleweight in the world and the WBC’s number six rated contender. 作为一个业余爱好者, he competed for Australia in the 2000 Olympic Games and was a gold medalist at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, 英国. 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的). 在五月 2009, Geale suffered his first defeat, losing his title to Anthony Mundine (35-3, 23 KO的) 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的) 在德国. After two successful title defenses, including a unanimous-decision victory over Ghanaian Osumanu Adama (20-2, 15 KO的), Geale stunned Germany’s Felix Sturm (37-2-2, 16 KO的) 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的) 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的). 七月 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') 在纽约市, but came up short in trying to reclaim his former title. 在他最近的战斗, 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的).

库托与. 罐, 12轮的争夺库托的WBC和环杂志中量级世界冠军, 发生 星期六, 六月 6 在巴克莱中心在布鲁克林，将在HBO电视直播. 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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关于大鹏民族体育

Roc Nation Sports, a sub-division of Roc Nation, launched in spring 2013. 创始人肖恩 “杰伊ž” 卡特的对体育的热爱导致自然形成的ROC国家体育, helping athletes in the same way Roc Nation has been helping artists in the music industry for years. 大鹏民族体育的重点是提升运动员’ 和关闭字段都生涯在全​​球范围内. Roc Nation Sports conceptualizes and executes marketing and endorsement deals, community outreach, charitable tie-ins, media relations and brand strategy. Roc Nation Sports launched its boxing division, a full service promotional company which represents world champions Miguel Cotto and Andre Ward, 八月 2014. Roc Nation Sports’ 名单包括首映运动员如罗宾逊卡诺, 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.

关于米格尔·库托促销

米格尔·库托促销是全球领先的推广公司在波多黎各的五年时间和四分裂世界冠军米格尔·库托和企业家海克特·索托在成立 2005. 米格尔·库托的促销已经开发在波多黎各和拉丁美洲最优秀的人才的愿景, 而在业务寻找最好的合作伙伴关系，目前最优质的节目在业界. 在 2015, 米格尔·库托促销推出了他们最新的项目命名 “拳击铝马克西莫” 与Univision的波多黎各网络的合作伙伴关系, capturing great ratings results on the new 星期六 night fights’ platform.

关于加里邵氏制作

基于从新泽西州, 加里邵氏制作公司成立于 2002 由总裁兼首席执行官, 加里·肖, 前新泽西州监管机构. 有推动拳击节目在中国, 澳大利亚, 墨西哥和英国, GSP就是所谓的国际化企业, 其主要目标是使兴奋与竞争力的战斗拳击. 单打独斗的一些拳击史上最大的事件, 其中包括费利克斯·特立尼达VS. 费尔南多·巴尔加斯, 伦诺克斯·刘易斯VS. 维塔利·克里琴科, 泓基赖特VS. 费利克斯·特立尼达, 迭戈科拉莱斯VS. 何塞·路易斯·卡斯蒂略, 莫斯利VS. 闪闪赖特和马尔克斯VS瓦斯奎兹我, 二 & III, GSP巩固了其自身的顶级公司宣传的体育运动项目之一.

关于巴克莱中心

巴克莱中心开幕九月 28, 2012, 并且是一个主要的体育和娱乐场馆在布鲁克林的心脏, 纽约. 其中最亲密的座位配置，曾经设计成一个现代化的多功能体育场, 巴克莱中心提供 17,732 席篮球, 15,795 曲棍球, 和高达 19,000 座位音乐会, 并具有 101 豪华套房, 四间酒吧/酒廊, 四家具乐部, 和 40/40 CLUB & 餐厅美国运通.

巴克莱中心举办了广泛的各种各样的活动, 包括总理音乐会, 各大职业拳击卡, 顶级大学篮球, 系列节目, 布鲁克林篮网很快纽约岛民.

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