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, Toukokuu 1, at 10 p.m. JA. Uusi nyrkkeilysarja, 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” toimii nelipisteisessä kaapelijärjestelmässä, joka on tarkoitettu nimetyistä pisteistä nyrkkeilyrenkaan kulmien ulkopuolelle. Keskeytetty Kamerassa on kyky tarjota pakottavia 360 asteen kulmassa toiminnan myös kyky liikkua kolmiulotteisesti - vasen / oikea, eteen / taakse ja ylös / alas.

“Spidercam” will provide the definitive views of the action throughout the series, including a main event on Friday, Toukokuu 1, showcasing Takahiro Ao (27-3-1, 16 KOs) from Chiba, Japani, vs. Ray Beltran (29-7-1, 17 KOs) from Los Mochis, Meksiko, 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 on veteraani-ilmoittaja, joka on kutsunut yliopistokoripallon ja NFL: n kattavuutta Westwood Onelle ja yliopistojalkapalloa Big Ten Network -verkkoon.. 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 on kommentoija ja toimittaja Top Rankille, sekä isäntä, toimittaja ja kirjeenvaihtaja NFL Network ja NFL.com. Lisäksi, 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., perjantaina, Toukokuu 8, at 10 p.m. – will be headlined by Top-10 contenders Glen “Jersey Boy” Tapia (23-1, 15 KOs) Passaicista, N.J., and “Irish” Seanie Monaghan (23-0, 15 KOs) toiminnassa. Tapia will defend his NABO junior middleweight title against Michael Soro (25-1-1, 15 KOs) Ranskasta, with Monaghan (defending his WBC Continental Americas light heavyweight title) facing Cleiton Conceicao (20-6-2, 16 KOs) Brasiliasta.

Osana oikeuttaan sponsoroida truTV: n nyrkkeilysarjaa, MetroPCS will receive camera-visible center ring and corner pad brand placement for each fight, samoin kuin osallistuminen kaikkiin myynninedistämisviesteihin truTV: n ja muiden Turner Broadcasting -verkkojen kautta. Sony PlayStation also joins as an associate sponsor of the series, with in-ring signage and inclusion in promotional spots.

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