Card Highlighted by Title Bout Between Jose Benavidez Jr. & Jorge Paez, JR.
truTV and Top Rank will exclusively present the MetroPCS Friday Night Knockout en TruTV, a live primetime boxing series on Venres, Maio 15, en 10 p.m. E from the US Airway Center in Phoenix. The new boxing series, producido en asociación con Turner Sports e HBO Sports, will feature a 12-round bout for the WBA interim World Super Lightweight title between champion Jose BENAVIDEZ, JR. (22-0-0, 15 Kos), fighting in his hometown against Jorge Paez, JR. (38-5-2, 23 Kos) de México. Adicionalmente, Antonio Orozco (21-0-0, 15 Kos) vai reunirse Emanuel Taylor (18-3-0, 12 Kos) nun 10 redonda loita super lixeiro. Following is additional information, including profile features, on the boxers.
Main Event: 12-Round Bout for the WBA interim World Super Lightweight Championship
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Jose BENAVIDEZ, JR. (campión) Jorge Paez, JR.
22-0-0, 15 KOs vs. 38-5-2, 23 Kos
Idade: 22 (5/15/92) Idade: 27 (11/30/87)
Nacido: Panorama City, CA Born: Baja California, México
Resides: Phoenix, AZ Resides: Baja California, México
Altura: 5’11” Height: 5’7”
Alcanzar: 73” Reach: 70"
10-Rolda Super Leve Bout
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Antonio Orozco Emanuel Taylor
21-0-0, 15 KOs vs. 18-3-0, 12 Kos
Idade: 27 (10/30/87) Idade: 24 (12/20/90)
Nacido: Baja California, Mexico Born: Edgewater, MD
Resides: San Diego, CA Resides: Edgewood Arsenal, MD
Altura: 5’7” Height: 5’7½”
Alcanzar: 70” Reach: 65"
A presentación da rede contará co uso continuado de “Spidercam” tecnoloxía, o primeiro do seu tipo para un boxeo telecast doméstica en directo, providing dynamic coverage during the series. “Spidercam” operates on a four-point system of cables from designated points beyond the corners of the boxing ring. A cámara suspendida ten a capacidade de proporcionar atractivos ángulos de 360 graos sobre a acción, incluíndo a capacidade de moverse en tres dimensións - esquerda / dereita, diante / detrás e cara arriba / abaixo.
Comentaristas para o evento incluirá Kevin Bullets (play-by-play) conTimothy Bradley (analyst and former WBO welterweight champion and former WBO and two-time WBC junior welterweight champion), Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini (analyst and 2015 International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee; former NABF and WBA lightweight champion) e Crystina Poncher (reporter). Closed caption en español estará dispoñible para a cerimonia TruTV.
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.
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