Card Highlighted by Title Bout Between Jose Benavidez Jr. & Jorge Paez, Jr.
truTV and Top Rank will exclusively present the MetroPCS Friday Night Knockout pa truTV, a live primetime boxing series on Friday, Mulole 15, pa 10 p.m. AND from the US Airway Center in Phoenix. The new boxing series, zopeka kucheza ndi Turner Sports ndi 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 Ko), fighting in his hometown against Jorge Paez, Jr. (38-5-2, 23 Ko) wa Mexico. Kuwonjezera, Antonio Orozco (21-0-0, 15 Ko) adzakumana Emanuel Taylor (18-3-0, 12 Ko) mu 10 chonse wapamwamba opepuka podwala. Following is additional information, including profile features, on the boxers.
Main Kadamsanayu: 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 Ko
Age: 22 (5/15/92) Age: 27 (11/30/87)
Abadwira: Panorama City, CA Born: Baja California, Mexico
Resides: Phoenix, AZ Resides: Baja California, Mexico
Msinkhu: 5’11” Height: 5’7”
Kuwapeza: 73” Reach: 70"
10-Kuzungulira Super opepuka podwala
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Antonio Orozco Emanuel Taylor
21-0-0, 15 KOs vs. 18-3-0, 12 Ko
Age: 27 (10/30/87) Age: 24 (12/20/90)
Abadwira: Baja California, Mexico Born: Edgewater, MD
Resides: San Diego, CA Resides: Edgewood Arsenal, MD
Msinkhu: 5’7” Height: 5’7½”
Kuwapeza: 70” Reach: 65"
Maukonde a ulaliki kuwerenga anapitiriza ntchito “Spidercam” umisiri, woyamba wa mtundu wake kwa moyo zoweta nkhonya telecast, 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. The -The kamera amatha kupereka zokondera 360-digiri angelo zimene anachita kuphatikizapo amatha atatu miyeso - anasiya / pomwe, patsogolo / m'mbuyo kupita / pansi.
Ndemanga pa chochitika akuphatikizapo Kevin Bullets (play-by-play) ndiTimothy 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) ndipo Crystina Poncher (reporter). Tatseka captioning m'Chisipanishi lidzakhala lilipo kwa truTV telecast.
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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