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, May 1, da 10 p.m. VA. The new 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” operates on a four-point system of cables from designated points beyond the corners of the boxing ring. to'xtatib kamera uch o'lchovda harakat qobiliyatini, shu jumladan harakat jabbor 360-bosqich yuritadigan ta'minlash imkoniga ega - chap / o'ng, oldinga / orqaga va yuqoriga / pastga.

“Spidercam” will provide the definitive views of the action throughout the series, including a main event on Friday, May 1, showcasing Takahiro Ao (27-3-1, 16 KOS) from Chiba, Yaponiya, va boshqalar. Ray Beltran (29-7-1, 17 KOS) from Los Mochis, Meksika, 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, Kanada, va boshqalar. 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 is a veteran announcer who has called college basketball and NFL coverage for Westwood One and college football for the Big Ten Network. Bredli o'rta vazn toifasida sobiq WBO chempioni va sobiq WBO hamda yarim o'rta vazn toifasida WBCning ikki karra chempioni., including a win over Pacquiao during his career. Poncher is a commentator and reporter for Top Rank, shuningdek, uy egasi sifatida, NFL Network va NFL.com uchun muxbiri va muxbiri. Bundan tashqari, 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, NJ, Juma kuni, May 8, da 10 p.m. – will be headlined by Top-10 contenders Glen “Jersey Boy” Tapia (23-1, 15 KOS) from Passaic, NJ, and “Irish” Seanie Monaghan (23-0, 15 KOS) Aksiyada. 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.

TruTV-dagi boks seriyasiga homiylik qilish huquqi doirasida, MetroPCS will receive camera-visible center ring and corner pad brand placement for each fight, shuningdek, truTV va boshqa Turner Broadcasting tarmoqlari bo'ylab barcha reklama xabarlariga qo'shilish. Sony PlayStation also joins as an associate sponsor of the series, with in-ring signage and inclusion in promotional spots.

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