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WORLD CHAMPIONS MIKEY GARCIA AND ROBERT GUERRERO JOIN FOX SPORTS BROADCAST TEAM FORPREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS: SANTA CRUZ VS. GARANTIER

Guerrero Calls Fights with Sean Grande, Brian Kenny Hosts
Los Angeles – Idag, FOX Sports announces multi-division and current 135-pound world champion Mikey Garcia (@mikeygarcia) and former multiple division world champion Robert Guerrero (GHOSTBOXING) join the broadcast team as analysts for PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS: SANTA CRUZ VS. AVALOS live on FOX and FOX Deportes Lördag, Oktober. 14 (7:30 PM ET), från StubHub Center i Carson, Calif. Garcia and Guerrero team with blow-by-blow announcer Sean Grande (SeanGrandePBP) calling the fights. Brian Kenny (@MrBrianKenny) hosts the broadcast.
På FOX Deportes, Jaime Motta (@MottaJaime) joins blow-by-blow announcer Jesse Losada to call the action in Spanish.
The sixth installment of PBC ON FOX and FOX Deportes is headlined by sensational three-division champion Leo “Jordskalv” Santa Cruz (33-1-1, 18 Kos), who defends his featherweight world title against Chris Avalos (27-5, 20 Kos). The co-main event features four-time world champion Abner Mares (30-2-1, 15 Kos) defending his 126-pound championship against once-beaten Andres Gutierrez (35-1-1, 25 Kos).
The television broadcast opens with an exciting 10-round match featuring undefeated rising junior welterweight contender Eddie Ramirez (17-0, 11 Kos) versus former world champion Antonio DeMarco (32-6-1, 23 Kos).
Fans can live stream the fights on FOX Sports GO, available in English or Spanish through the FOX or FOX Deportes feeds. The fight is available on desktop at FOXSportsGO.com and through the app store, or connected devices including Apple TV, Android TV, Fire TV, Xbox One and Roku. Dessutom, fights are also available on FOX Sports on SiriusXM channel 83 på satellitradio och i SiriusXM-appen.
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MATT MITRIONE AND SEAN GRANDE NAMED SPIKE’S ANNOUNCING TEAM FOR BELLATOR KICKBOXING: TORINO

New York, NY, April 7, 2016 - Matt Mitrione, a former NFL defensive lineman and current Bellator MMA heavyweight will join Bellator MMA play-by-play announcer and The Voice of the Boston Celtics, Var Stor as the broadcast duo for Bellator’s inaugural kickboxing event, "Bellator Kickboxning: Torino"På Lördag, April 16 from the historic Pala Alpitour in Torino, Italien. The announcement was jointly made today by Bellator President Scott Coker and Jon Slusser, Senior Vice President, Sport och Specials, Spike TV.
Mitrione joined Bellator MMA in early March after a stellar start to his career in the UFC. His 14-bout stint with that promotion began in 2009 on “The Ultimate Fighter,” airing on Spike. His list of formidable opponents included: Kimbo Slice, Gabriel Gonzaga, Ben Rothwell, Borrtorn Lewis, Brendan Schaub, Roy Nelson, Shawn Jordanien, and Travis Browne among others.
Prior to competing in MMA, Mitrione earned a scholarship to play defensive tackle for the Purdue Boilermakers, not far from where he grew up in Springfield, Dålig. Efter college, he played in the NFL for the New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers and Minnesota Vikings until 2005.
Sean Grande has served as Bellator’s play-by-play announcer since July of 2015. Completing his 18th season in the NBA and 15th as the voice of the Boston Celtics, Grande episka hänsyn till två månaders sikt till 2008 World Championship cemented his status as one of the nation’s elite play-callers. He is joined by analyst Cedric Maxwell for all Boston Celtics games. Since shortly after their 2001 ihopkoppling, "Grande och Max" har blivit en av Bostons mest populära och välkända tv-kombinationer.
På maj 20, 2013, Grande gjorde sin Major League Baseball debut, after being named the alternate play-by-play voice of the World Champion Boston Red Sox. It completed his cycle of broadcasting major pro sports (NBA, NFL, NHL, WNBA och MLS).
"Bellator Kickboxning: Torino” will be televised Fredag, April 22 vid 11:00 p.m. OCH/PT, immediately following “Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson” on Spike.
Complete “Bellator Kickboxing: Torino” Fight Card:
Bellator Kickboxning Middleweight Main Event: Melvin Manhoef (37-12) vs. Alexandru Negrea (8-2)
Bellator Kickboxning 165-Pound Feature Bout: Mustapha Haida (37-3-3) vs. Karim Ghajji (95-12)
Bellator Kickboxning Weltervikt Feature Bout: Raymond Daniels (10-3) vs. Francesco Moricca (15-2-1)
Bellator Kickboxning Flyweight Feature Bout: Denise Kielholtz (43-2) vs. Veronica Vernocchi (31-6-1)
Bellator Kickboxning Bantamvikt Feature Bout: Kevin Ross (30-9) vs. Matteo Taccini (24-3-1)

 

Bellator MMA och Spike TV NAMN SEAN GRANDE play-by-PLAY ANNOUNCER för sin levande SLAGSMÅL TÄCKNING

Grande

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Juli 13, 2015) - Bellator MMA och Spike har namngett veteran sport speakern och den nuvarande röst Boston Celtics, Var Stor, som ny play-by-play hallåman. Grande kommer laget upp med färg analytiker Jimmy Smith börjar här Fredag, Juli 17 för "Bellator 140" på Mohegan Sun Arena.

 

Fans kan ställa in att höra Grande och Smith kallar åtgärden för första gången på "Bellator 140", som sänds live och gratis Spike på 9 p.m. OCH / 8 p.m. CT. Händelsen har fem actionfyllda weltervikt slagsmål, rubricerades av Bellator weltervikt mästare Douglas Lima, som försvarar sitt bälte mot Andrey Koreshkov, plus återkomst hemstad favorit Brennan Ward.

 

"Sean Grande är en otroligt begåvade och väl genomförda sport hallåman med en passion för mixed martial arts,"Sade Scott Coker, President, Bellator MMA. "Han har legat bakom mikrofonen för många mästerskapsevenemang och vi ser fram emot honom föra sin entusiasm och energi till Bellator som vår liga fortsätter att växa."

 

"Jag är stolt över att ha så kallade spel för några fantastiska organisationer, ABC Sports, CBS, Celtics, Red Sox, Westwood en,"Sade Grande. "Men jag har bara varit blåses bort av folket på Spike TV och Bellator, och den produkt de vill presentera. I’m legitimately honored to join both of these teams, och göra några bra sport-tv.

"Jag älskar absolut vad Scott (Coker) har gjort för Bellator och jag är stolta över att börja ringa striderna tillsammans med Jimmy Smith Fredag natt på Spike. Jag kommer att ha den bästa plats i huset, tittar Douglas Lima och några av de bästa welterweights i världen. Hard to imagine a better way to kick things off, och det är allt som äger rum bara en kort bilresa från Boston.

 

“I understand why I’m a story today. But what I’m really excited about, är att kunna berätta om fantastiska mästare som Patricio Pitbull, Will Brooks, Douglas Lima och Liam McGeary när de stiger till toppen av sporten. "

 

Mer om Grande (SeanGrandePBP):

Nyligen avslutat sin 18: e säsong i NBA och 15 som en röst för Boston Celtics, Grande episka hänsyn till två månaders sikt till 2008 World Championship cemented his status as one of the nation’s elite play-callers. He’s joined by analyst Cedric Maxwell for all Boston Celtics games. Since shortly after their 2001 ihopkoppling, "Grande och Max" har blivit en av Bostons mest populära och välkända tv-kombinationer, och soundtracket till Celtics "Nya Big Three Era".

 

På maj 20, 2013, Grande gjorde sin Major League Baseball debut, after being named the alternate play-by-play voice of the World Champion Boston Red Sox. It completed his cycle of broadcasting major pro sports (NBA, NFL, NHL, WNBA och MLS). I januari, Han återvände till sina TV-rötter, ringer college basket på CBS Sports Network.

 

Grande’s reached several milestones over the last few years. Only the legendary Johnny Most and current television voice Mike Gorman have now called more Celtics games. I 2009, han kallade sin 1000th NBA Game, joining Marv Albert and Ian Eagle as the only three to reach that plateau before the age of 40. Grande and Max were honored pre-game at TD Garden for their 1000th spelet tillsammans februari 3, 2012.
Framröstad av läsarna av Boston Sports Media Watch som bästa play-by-play hallåman i Boston, Sean rekryterades tillbaka till stan i 2001 after serving three years as the television voice of the Minnesota Timberwolves. When he signed in 1998, he was the youngest announcer in the NBA. The versatile Grande’s play-by-play credits also include two seasons as part of ABC Sports College Football broadcast team, förena gillar av Keith Jackson och Brent Musburger.

Grande första stint i Boston började vid Boston University, där han tillbringade sju säsonger ringer Terrier hockey, football and basketball on both television and radio. On the television side, Grande was the original voice of the Hockey East Game of the Week on Fox Sports Net. His college hockey work for Fox and the NCAA Tournament garnered him three New England Emmy nominations including the 1999 Emmy for best Play-by-Play. He’s served six years as the television voice of the NCAA East Regional. And this past April in Philadelphia, hans tolfte år som "Voice of the Frozen Four" på CBS Radio, Grande kallade hans rekord femtonde NCAA Championship Game.
Hans broadcast karriär ingår ett sjuårigt stint på WEEI (1991-1998), the final three as Sports Director. His wide-ranging play-by-play career has seen him call NFL Football for Westwood One, WNBA basket för Minnesota Lynx (1999-2001) och Connecticut Sun (2006-2007), MFS Pro Tennis, Providence Bruins hockey, Harvard basketball and even Major League Soccer. He served three years as host of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on NHL radio and co-hosted the NCAA Hockey Selection show on ESPN2.