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BET NETWORKS ANNOUNCES EXCLUSIVE BROADCAST PARTNERSHIP TO TELECAST ROC NATION SPORTS throne boxing EVENTS LIVE WITH PREMIERE MAIN EVENT TO FEATURE WBA SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION ANDRE WARD
WARD TO FACE PAUL SMITH ON RAU HLI 20, 2015
AT Oracle ARENA hauv Oakland, CALIFORNIA LIVE ON BET
NEW YORK — April 23, 2015 — BET Networks is pleased to announce that it is stepping into the ring with Roc Nation Sports as their exclusive broadcast partner to air live throne boxing events on the network. The partnership between BET Networks and Roc Nation Sports is the first of its kind for the network and includes airing up to nine live, two-hour telecasts of Roc Nation Sports throne boxing events over the next 18 lub hlis. The first main event fight to air on BET Networks will feature WBA Super Middleweight World Champion Andre Ward (27-0, 14 KO lub) facing former World Title Challenger Paul Smith (35-5, 20 KO lub) of England in a 12 round bout on Saturday, Lub rau hli ntuj 20, 2015 ntawm Oracle Arena nyob rau hauv Oakland, California. Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd mus rau lub zoo txiav txim hauv lub nplhaib, the telecast will feature several notable Roc Nation touches that offer an unprecedented fan experience, including a live musical performance and a name DJ to keep the energy at a high level throughout the night. Fans can catch the action live on BET in the United States and globally on TIDAL.com, lub tshiab khiv launched music streaming kev pab uas combines qhov zoo tshaj plaws siab ncaj ncees suab zoo, siab txhais music yeeb yaj duab thiab expertly curated editorial.
Daim pib luv nqi thaum $250, $125, $90, $60 thiab $30, tsis xws li siv cov kev pab cuam nqi thiab se, mus ntawm kev muag khoom Friday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 24 ntawm 10:00 AM PT and will be available at all Ticketmaster locations, nyob hauv internet ntawm Ticketmaster.com thiab xwb los ntawm xov tooj ntawm (800) 745-3000.
“BET is constantly searching for ways to expand its portfolio of content with the sole goal of satisfying our audiences,” said Stephen G. Hill, President of Programming, Thawj koom ruam tes hauj lwm. “Roc Nation is doing very exciting things in the entertainment space and we are excited to partner with them on this groundbreaking deal positioning BET Networks as a go-to destination for premier live boxing events. Ua ke, we’ll provide unique entertainment.”
“We’re thrilled to not only be introducing our newest broadcast partnership with BET Networks, but also to use this new platform to telecast Andre Ward’s highly anticipated return to the ring,"Hais tias David Itskowitch, COO – Boxing of Roc Nation Sports. "Nyob rau Lub rau hli ntuj 20, we will once again provide fans a night of exciting zwm txwv boxing fights, live musical entertainment and an unprecedented fan experience.”
“I’m very excited to be coming back on Lub rau hli ntuj 20 at Oracle Arena in my hometown of Oakland which has been a long time coming,"Hais tias Ward. “I’m equally excited to be fighting on BET in front of a potential viewership of over 90 lab tsev. Raws li ib tug dav hlau tua rog, this diversifies my portfolio and puts me in front of a whole different audience. I have an extremely tough fighter in front of me in Paul Smith who’s looking to pull the upset, but I can’t let that happen. I have to be on my best game to turn Smith away and beat him the way I want to beat him. Raws li ib txwm, I’m ready to put on a tremendous performance in front of my hometown fans and those watching on BET. This is a fight you don’t want to miss.”
“I cannot wait to get back in the ring and test myself against a class act like Andre Ward. I proved that I belong at the top level with my performances against Arthur Abraham and this is a challenge that I am relishing,"Hais tias Smith. “Andre is a top pound-for-pound fighter and someone I respect a lot, but he has only boxed once in almost three years and I will give it everything I have got. I am fresh and confident going into this fight. It’s a massive opportunity for me and one that I took with both hands when it was offered. I have spent a lot of time boxing in the United States and I look forward to returning for this fight.”
Known for his strong character and integrity outside the ring and his killer instinct inside it, Andre Ward’s skill and talent were apparent early in his outstanding amateur career. He racked up every title in the books, culminating nrog ib tug kub puav pheej nyob rau hauv lub teeb heavyweight faib nyob rau 2004 Olympic ua si nyob rau hauv Athens. As the only male American boxer to claim Olympic gold since 1996, Ward koom cov yam koj nyiam ntawm Muhammad Ali, Qab Zib Ray Leonard thiab Oscar tsib La Hoya. Nws muab kev rau hlis ntuj nqeg 18, 2004, scoring a second round technical knockout victory over Chris Molina at Staples Center in a fight that was televised live on HBO. He has gone on to rack up 26 more victories since then, building an ever-growing legion of fans in the process. Tom qab ua lub nplhaib Magazine thiab WBA Super Middleweight ntiaj teb tau zus, rising to the number two spot on the pound-for-pound list and winning the 2011 Fighter ntawm lub xyoo puav pheej (ESPN, Cov kev ua si taw qhia, Nplhaib Magazine thiab cov Boxing Writers Association of America), nws tau tshaj tawm tias Ward kos npe ib tug tsuas yog promotional ntawv cog lus nrog Roc teb chaws kev ua si nyob rau hauv Lub ib hlis ntuj 2015, qhib ib tug tshiab tshooj nyob rau hauv nws storied boxing hauj lwm. Now the Bay Area product is ready to return to the ring on Lub rau hli ntuj 20 nyob rau Oracle Arena nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej ntawm nws hometown cov kiv cua nyob rau hauv Oakland, California.
Paul “Real Gone Kid” Smith enters his fight against pound-for-pound star Ward coming off of two heroic performances against WBO Super Middleweight World Champion Arthur Abraham. Smith challenged the Armenian-German for his title in Kiel, Germany in September 2014 and put on the performance of his career in his world title first shot. The 32-year-old native of Liverpool was the clear winner of large parts of the fight and celebrated at the bell in front of a hushed partisan crowd that thought that Abraham had been dethroned. Smith was not expecting the wide scorecards that were read out in favor of the hometown fighter and, judging by the far-reaching outrage at the lopsided numbers, neither were the majority of the boxing world and beyond, with Smith receiving support from some of Britain’s biggest sports stars on social media. A rematch was the only possible scenario and, like a true champion, Abraham duly obliged. Smith returned to Germany in February of this year to face Abraham again, this time in Berlin, but Abraham was a different fighter the night of their second fight, successfully defending his belt against a brave challenge from Smith. Once again the judges’ were forced to give a verdict and this time a decision win by Abraham was met with no outcry of controversy. Rau Lub rau hli ntuj 20, “Real Gone Kid” will return to the ring and once again venture into hostile territory to take on one of boxing’s best, looking to silence the crowd.
Ward vs. Smith, ib tug 12 puag ncig bout los ntawm Roc teb chaws kev ua si, yuav siv sij hawm qhov chaw Saturday, Lub rau hli ntuj 20 ntawm Oracle Arena nyob rau hauv Oakland, California, yuav tsum televised nyob rau thawj koom ruam thiab tshwm thooj plawv nyob rau hauv TIDAL.com ntawm 10:00 PM ET/7:00 PM PT thiab yog nyob rau hauv lub koom haum nrog Matchroom Kev ua si nawv.
ABOUT BET NETWORKS:
Thawj koom ruam tes hauj lwm, a subsidiary of Viacom Inc. (Nasdaq: VIA, VIA.B), is the nation’s leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and public affairs television programming for the African-American audience. The primary BET channel reaches more than 90 million households and can be seen in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and sub-Saharan Africa. BET is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse group of business extensions: BET.com, a leading Internet destination for Black entertainment, music, culture, thiab xov xwm; CENTRIC, a 24-hour entertainment network targeting the 25- to 54-year-old African-American audience; BET Digital Networks – BET Gospel and BET Hip Hop, attractive alternatives for cutting-edge entertainment tastes; BET Home Entertainment, a collection of BET-branded offerings for the home environment including DVDs and video-on-demand; BET Event Productions, a full-scale event management and production company with festivals and live events spanning the globe; BET Mobile, which provides ringtones, games and video content for wireless devices; and BET International, which operates BET in the United Kingdom and oversees the extension of BET network programming for global distribution.
ABOUT ROC NATION SPORTS:
Roc teb chaws kev ua si, ib tug sub-division ntawm Roc teb chaws, launched nyob rau hauv caij nplooj ntoos hlav 2013. Founder Shawn “JAY Z” Carter’s love of sports lead to the natural formation of Roc Nations Sports, pab ncaws pob nyob rau hauv tib txoj kev Roc teb chaws tau pab ntxias nyob rau hauv cov suab paj nruag kev lag luam rau xyoo. Roc Nation Sports focuses on elevating athletes’ career on a global scale both on and off the field. Roc teb chaws kev ua si conceptualizes thiab executes li thiab yog pom zoo los deals, lub zej zog, charitable khi-ins, xov xwm kev sib raug zoo thiab hom zoo. Roc teb chaws kev ua si launched nws cov boxing faib, ib tug tag nrho cov kev pab promotional lub tuam txhab uas nruab nrab yog lub ntiaj teb no champions Miguel Cotto thiab Andre Ward, nyob rau hauv lub yim hli ntuj 2014. Roc Nation Sports’ roster includes premiere athletes such as Robinson Cano, Skylar Diggins, Kevin Durant, Geno Smith, Victor Cruz, CC Sabathia, James Hluas, Dez Bryant, Ndamukong Suh, Rusney Castillo, Yoenis Cespedes, Jaelen zog, Todd Gurley, Wilson Chandler, Erick Aybar and Frances Tiafoe. Yog xav paub ntxiv, thov mus xyuas www.rocnation.com. Ua raws li cov Roc teb chaws nyob rau hauv Twitter thiab Instagramrocnation thiab nyob rau Facebook ntawm www.facebook.com/RocNation.
ABOUT ORACLE ARENA & O.co COLISEUM:
Oracle Arena and O.co Coliseum, managed by AEG Facilities, are the premiere sports and entertainment complexes in Northern California. Home of the NBA’s Golden State Warriors, the NFL’s Oakland Raiders and MLB’s Oakland Athletics as well as host to concerts, family shows and special events. Additional information on Oracle Arena and O.co Coliseum, including a complete schedule of events can be found online at www.coliseum.com. Follow Oracle Arena on Twitter, Instagram, Vine and Snapchat @OracleArena and on Facebook www.faecbook.com/OracleArenaO.coColiseum.
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Boxing’s most avoided world champion Guillermo Rigondeaux heading to UK next month To publically confront Scott Quigg
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MEDZHID “B-52” BEKTEMIROV rov qab PLAUB HLI 18th RAU Crawford-DULORME CARD
Houston, Texas (Lub peb hlis ntuj 31, 2015) – Bombs will be flying once again when Gary Shaw Productions thiab Savarese Promotions’ undefeated Light-Heavyweight slugger, Medzhid “B-52” Bektemirov (15-0, 12 Kos), ua rau nws txoj kev rov qab mus rau lub nplhaib tiv thaiv Michael Gbenga (20-18, 20 Kos). Bektemirov vs. Gbenga, ib tug 8-round sib ntau sib tw, yuav muab qhov chaw Saturday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 18, at College Park Center located on the campus of the University of Texas Arlington on the undercard of Crawford-Dulorme.
Ranked #10 los ntawm lub WBA, Bektemirov yuav nrhiav lwm yeej tiv thaiv Gbenga, as he looks to climb up the Light-Heavyweight rankings while keeping his undefeated record intact. His mission, zoo li ib txwm, yog tau nws tus nrog sib ntaus tawm ntawm muaj thaum ntxov.
“Kuv tab tom nrhiav mus nrhiav thiab ua kom puas rau txhua leej txhua nyob rau hauv kuv txoj kev,” Hais Medzhid Bektemirov. “Kuv tus kws qhia Ronnie Shields has me working on a variety of different combinations that I feel is making me a better fighter. I’m in the gym everyday working extremely hard on everything. Now that I’m ranked in the WBA, I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. My co-promoters Gary Shaw and Lou Savarese have assured me a big fight if I continue to win. I know Gbenga has a lot of power, tab sis kuv xav tias kuv punches yuav heev thiab kuv mam li yuav tau gunning rau lub knockout los ntawm cov lus qhib tswb. Kuv npaj txhij mus poob tej tawg hem!”
“Lou thiab kuv ua peb zoo tshaj plaws kom B-52 tibneeg hu tauj coob,” hais tias Gary Shaw. “This will be his second fight in a little over a month and we want him on the fast track to a world title. Our goal is to move him up wisely against opponents that will prepare him for the next level. He keeps knocking everyone out so we have to keep him fighting as much as possible.”
“Kuv zoo siab heev tias Gary Shaw yog tau txais B-52 rau daim card no,” hais tias Lou Savarese. “Bektemirov is thrilled to be fighting so soon after a spectacular performance in his last fight which took place last month. I like what Ronnie Shields is doing with him. He’s improving with each fight and that’s what Gary and I are looking for. We want B-52 ready for the next level.”
WBC PURSE BID FOR STEVENSON/KOVALEV APRIL 17th IN MEXICO CITY
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Manager Gary Hyde daim WBA Yuav kom tswj yuav tsum tau title sib ntaus ntawm Rigondeaux thiab Quigg
Cork, Ireland (Lub peb hlis ntuj 12, 2015) – Thoob ntiaj teb boxing saib xyuas Gary Hyde, tus thawj tswj hwm ntawm Nowhere2Hyde Management, tau kev lig kev cai thov lub ntiaj teb Boxing Association (WBA) los tswj ib tug yuav tsum title sib ntaus ntawm Hyde lub dav hlau tua rog, WBA Super & Lub ntiaj teb no Boxing Organization (WBO) super bantamweight champion Bill “Lub hma” Rigondeaux (15-0, 10 Kos), thiab WBA “kev” 122-phaus faib titlist Scott QUIGG (30-0-2, 22 Kos).
Hauv qab no nrhiav tau ib daim qauv ntawm Hyde tsab ntawv mus rau lub WBA:
Dear Chairman Mendoza:
Kuv sau raws li tus neeg saib xyuas ntawm Guillermo Rigondeaux, lub Unified WBA / WBO zus.
I write to request enforcement of the mandatory. Uniquely in the Super Bantamweight Division Guillermo Rigondeaux is the “Unified tau zus ib” thiab Scott Quigg yog lub “Kev yeej.” Clearly as the Regular Champion Quigg is the highest ranked contender in the division. While he was injured he is now back in training and there is no reason why Mr. Rigondeaux yuav tsis los yog yuav tsum tsis txhob ua kom tiav nws yuav tsum tau khi tiv thaiv koj. QUIGG.
We are aware that there are some discussions about a bout between Quigg and Frampton. Txawm li cas los, peb tau nyob rau hauv kov nrog lub IBF thiab lawv yuav tsis pom zoo qhov kev koom ua ke sib ntaus nrog tus neeg uas tsis qib siab yeej uas nyob rau hauv cov ntaub ntawv no yog Guillermo Rigondeaux.
Peb ua siab mos qhia hais tias nws yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws nrog lub yuav tsum tau qhov teeb meem tam sim no thiab thov kom Quigg thiab Guillermo yuav raws kev coj kom pib kev sib khom lus.
Mos xa,
Gary Hyde
Hyde kuj tswj WBA Interim cruiserweight champion Yuri “El Toro” Kalenga(21-1, 14 Kos), yav tas los WBO Middleweight champion thiab tam sim no International Boxing Federation (IBF) Ua Tsis. 1 yuav tsum tau contender Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam (31-1, 18 Kos), thiab sab saum toj super bantamweight prospect Mark Hav zoov (1-0, 1 KO).
Ua raws li Hyde rau Twitter ntawm @ NoWhere2Hyde thiab phooj ywg nws nyob rau hauvwww.facebook.com/gary.hyde.50? |
Robert Guerrero – Kuv npaj txhij mus coj lwm exciting hmo ntuj kev txiav txim ntawm
Las Vegas, NV (Lub peb hlis ntuj 11, 2015) – Ob peb hnub tom qab nws tshoov siab tiv thaiv WBA Welterweight zus, Keith Thurman (25-0, 21 Kos), Robert “Lub Ntsuj Plig Dawb Huv” Warrior yog twb nrhiav rau pem hauv ntej mus rau nws tom ntej no kev sib ntaus. Guerrero is today’s version of a modern day gladiator who leaves everything in the ring. His never die fighting style is what fans of all ages are thriving to see. Sports fans around the world witnessed a “Sib ntaus ntawm lub xyoo” candidate when Guerrero and Thurman left everything in the ring. Guerrero speaks on his future.
“Txawm hais tias Thurman thiab kuv mus ua tsov ua rog, kuv lub cev yog recovering zoo,” hais tias Robert Guerrero. “Raws li vwm raws li nws lub suab, I’m ready to get back to work and start training. I’m hoping I can get back in the ring by the summer and finish off strong by the end of the year. If I can get two more fights in this year, I’ll be happy. I know the fans are looking forward to my next fight, thiab kuv yuav npaj mus coj lawv lwm exciting hmo ntuj ntawm kev txiav txim.”
Bob Santos uas pa roj carbon monoxide-tswj Guerrero hais, “Tom qab saib cov sib ntaus, Kuv pom tau hais Guerrero twb sib ntaus sib tua ib tug super-Middleweight rau kev sib ntaus hmo ntuj, which makes his fight with Thurman even more unbelievable. Guerrero who came up from 122 phaus. mus rau hauv lub deb nrog ib tug undefeated champion uas tiv thaiv feem ntau ntawm nws cov hauj lwm nyob rau ntawm lub 154 phaus, that’s incredible. The fans got to see a true warrior in Guerrero last Saturday, thiab yuav tau mus saib nws dua nyob rau hauv lub nyob ze yav tom ntej.”
Guillermo Rigondeaux txhawb los ntawm Oscar tsib la Hoya saib txog Leo Santa Cruz kev koom ua ke sib ntaus
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'Axeman’ Walters yeej Jamaican neeg ua ncaj thaum ua si ntawm lub xyoo
Leon Margules ntawm Warriors Boxing xav pab zoo siab WBA Super ntiaj teb Featherweight zus Nicholas “Lub Axeman” Walters rau thaum raug lub npe Jamaican neeg ua ncaj thaum ua si ntawm lub xyoo nyob rau ntawm lub 54th RJR kev ua si Foundation National txeeb.
29-xyoo-laus Walters (25-0, 21 Kos), ib tug neeg uas Montego Bay, Jamaica, muaj ib tug spectacular 2014, siv ceev xwmphem hwm champions Vic Darchinyan (LEEJ TWG 5) thiab Nonito Donaire (LEEJ TWG 6).
“Tau neeg ua ncaj thaum ua si ntawm lub xyoo yog zoo li tau neeg ua ncaj thaum ua si ntawm lub ntiaj teb no,” Walters hais reporters nyob rau gala nyob rau hauv nws yawm. “Peb zoo siab heev tau ib feem ntawm “Team Walters” hais tias Leon Margules. “Nws yog ib tug superstar fighter uas muaj nws breakout xyoo tas los lub xyoo.”
Margules hais tias tej yam uas yuav tsuas tau zoo rau lub Jamaican lub hnub qub.
“Qhov no yuav tsis tau lub sij hawm tas nws yeej no prestigious puav pheej. Muaj ob peb loj sib ntaus rau Nicholas rau lub qab ntug uas yuav ntxiv MAAs nws raws li ib tug ntawm cov kev ua si sab saum toj neeg tua hluav taws.”
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Hais txog Warriors Boxing
Launched nyob rau hauv 2003, Warriors Boxing hauj nyob rau hauv ib tug yooj yim philosophy-coj qhov zoo tshaj plaws boxers nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb no mus tua cov kiv cua, phim lawv nyob rau hauv kev sib tw bouts, thiab nyob rau hauv ua li ntawd pab re-tsim kev ua si nawv ntawm boxing rau ib tug tshiab tiam.
Nrog ib tug series ntawm zoo Them-Ib-View qhia thiab tau ntim lub tsev rau nws cov credit, lub Warriors ua lag ua luam qauv ua hauj lwm cov kev xav nyob rau hauv ib tug kev ua si nawv uas yog sorely nyob rau hauv kev xav tau ntawm lub innovation thiab lub zog uas lub tuam txhab coj mus rau lub rooj.
Thaum nws los mus rau nws tab sis yog, ib tug promotional lub tuam txhab tsuas yog raws li zoo li cov neeg tua hluav taws thiab fights nws yeej txhawb. Warriors Boxing tau muab rau tag nrho cov fronts, nrog koj bouts xws li Lara-Molina, Cayo-Peterson, Abraham-Miranda kuv thiab II, Miranda-Pavlik, Miranda-Green, Ibragimov-Briggs, Ibragimov-Klitschko, Urango-Hatton, Urango-Bailey, Cayo-Maidana thiab Ibragimov-Holyfield.
Yog xav paub ntxiv nyob rau hauv Warriors Boxing, visit their website at www.WarriorsBoxing.com. |