Card Highlighted by Title Bout Between Jose Benavidez Jr. & Jorge Paez, Jr.
truTV and Top Rank will exclusively present the MetroPCS Ġimgħa bil-lejl eliminatorja fuq truTV, a live primetime boxing series on Il-ġimgħa, Mejju 15, fi 10 p.m. U from the US Airway Center in Phoenix. The new boxing series, prodott f'assoċjazzjoni ma 'Sports Turner u 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) tal-Messiku. Barra minn hekk, Antonio Orozco (21-0-0, 15 Kos) se jiltaqa Emanuel Taylor (18-3-0, 12 Kos) fi 10-round bout super ħfief. Following is additional information, including profile features, on the boxers.
Event Main: 12-Round Bout for the WBA interim World Super Lightweight Championship
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Jose Benavidez, Jr. (champ) Jorge Paez, Jr.
22-0-0, 15 KOs vs. 38-5-2, 23 Kos
Età: 22 (5/15/92) Età: 27 (11/30/87)
Born: Panorama City, CA Born: Baja California, Messiku
Resides: Phoenix, AZ Resides: Baja California, Messiku
Għoli: 5’11” Height: 5’7”
Reach: 73” Reach: 70"
10-Round Super Ħfief Bout
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Antonio Orozco Emanuel Taylor
21-0-0, 15 KOs vs. 18-3-0, 12 Kos
Età: 27 (10/30/87) Età: 24 (12/20/90)
Born: Baja California, Mexico Born: Edgewater, MD
Resides: San Diego, CA Resides: Edgewood Arsenal, MD
Għoli: 5’7” Height: 5’7½”
Reach: 70” Reach: 65"
Preżentazzjoni tan-netwerk se karatteristika l-użu kontinwu ta ' “Spidercam” teknoloġija, l-ewwel tat-tip tiegħu għal telecast ħajjin boxing domestiku, 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. Il-camera sospiża għandu l-ħila li jipprovdi angoli 360-grad konvinċenti ta 'l-azzjoni li jinkludu l-abbiltà li jimxu fit-tliet dimensjonijiet - xellug / lemin, quddiem / lura u fuq / isfel.
Kummentaturi għall-avveniment se jinkludi Bullits Kevin (play-by-play) maTimothy 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) u Crystina Poncher (reporter). Captioning Magħluq fil-lingwa Spanjola se jkun disponibbli għall-telecast 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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