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MetroPCS Friday Night Knockout on truTV Continues Friday, Maj 8, vid 10 p.m. OCH
Maj 5, 2015
Den MetroPCS Friday Night Knockout på truTV series will feature its second consecutive week of live boxing coverage Fredag, Maj 8, vid 10 p.m. OCH from Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. The card will feature two title fights, headlined by Top-10 contenders Glen “Jersey Boy” Tapia (23-1, 15 Kos) from Passaic, N.J., och “Irish” Seanie Monaghan (23-0, 15 Kos). Tapia will defend his NABO junior middleweight title against Michel Soro (25-1-1, 15 Kos) from France, with Monaghan defending his WBC Continental Americas light heavyweight title against Cleiton Conceicao (20-6-2, 16 Kos) from Brazil.
Kommentatorer för evenemanget kommer att omfatta Kevin Kulor ger play-by-play med analytiker Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini och 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. Mancini is a 2015 International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee and former NABF and WBA lightweight champion. Poncher is a commentator and reporter for Top Rank, samt en värd, reporter och korrespondent för NFL Network och NFL.com. Dessutom, closed captioning in Spanish will be available.
Nätverkets presentation kommer att innehålla den fortsatta användningen av “Spidercam”teknik, den första i sitt slag för en levande inhemsk boxning 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. Den suspenderade kameran har förmågan att ge övertygande 360-graders vinkel för åtgärden inklusive möjligheten att röra sig i tre dimensioner - vänster / höger, framåt / bakåt och upp / ner.
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.
Visit the Turner Sports online pressroom for additional press materials; follow Turner Sports on Twitter at TurnerSportsPR.
MetroPCS Friday Night Knockout on truTV to Debut Friday, Maj 1, vid 10 p.m. OCH
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, Maj 1, vid 10 p.m. OCH. 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. Den suspenderade kameran har förmågan att ge övertygande 360-graders vinkel för åtgärden inklusive möjligheten att röra sig i tre dimensioner - vänster / höger, framåt / bakåt och upp / ner.
“Spidercam” will provide the definitive views of the action throughout the series, including a main event on Friday, Maj 1, showcasing Takahiro Ao (27-3-1, 16 Kos) from Chiba, Japan, vs. Ray Beltran (29-7-1, 17 Kos) from Los Mochis, Mexiko, 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, vs. 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. Bradley is a former WBO welterweight champion and former WBO and two-time WBC junior welterweight champion, including a win over Pacquiao during his career. Poncher is a commentator and reporter for Top Rank, samt en värd, reporter och korrespondent för NFL Network och NFL.com. Dessutom, 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, N.J., på fredag, Maj 8, vid 10 p.m. – will be headlined by Top-10 contenders Glen “Jersey Boy” Tapia (23-1, 15 Kos) from Passaic, N.J., and “Irish” Seanie Monaghan (23-0, 15 Kos) i aktion. 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.
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. Sony PlayStation also joins as an associate sponsor of the series, with in-ring signage and inclusion in promotional spots.
Visit the Turner Sports online pressroom for additional press materials; follow Turner Sports on Twitter at TurnerSportsPR.