APRESENTADO POR Roc Nation SPORTS + MIGUEL COTTO PROMOTIONS
CITAÇÕES CONFERÊNCIA DE IMPRENSA, FOTOS & VIDEO
Na quinta feira, Abril 16, Roc Nation Sports and Miguel Cotto Promotions hosted a press conference at The 40/40 Club in Manhattan to announce the next highly anticipated battle for Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32 KO), o Campeão WBC Middleweight e compartimento do anel Campeão do Mundo eo primeiro nativo de Porto Rico para se tornar campeão do mundo em quatro categorias de peso diferentes. Em Junho 6, 2015, Cotto defenderá seus títulos contra o ex-Two-Time Campeão do Mundo Daniel Geale (31-3, 16 KO) da Austrália em uma luta que será televisionado ao vivo pela HBO a partir Barclays Center, em Brooklyn.
Here’s what the participants had to say…
Miguel Cotto: “All I have to say is I’ve been here for the past two days and I’m eager to get back to Los Angeles and get into another training session and get back to New York on June 6. All I have to worry about is my mindset during the fight. I know Daniel is a great fighter and I’m going to do my best as always to bring a good and exciting fight to all the fans. See you all on June 6.”
Daniel Geale: “I’m as excited as you can ever imagine. This is a great moment for me. E vem Junho 6, it’s going to be a hell of a fight and I can’t wait to walk away with the titles.”
Michael Yormark, Presidente & Chief of Branding and Strategy of Roc Nation: “Today is a historic day for Roc Nation and our boxing division. Muhammed Ali once said ‘he who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.’ At Roc Nation, we decided to launch our boxing division in August of 2014. We knew we were taking a risk. We knew that we were entering a sport that was established with a long history in a deep-rooted culture. It took courage, but frankly Roc Nation is nothing if not courageous…we’re committed to promoting the biggest fights and the biggest fighters. Now just a few short months later, we stand here with one of the best fighters in the world, announcing a world championship bout inside the new mecca of boxing, Barclays Centro, and broadcast on the standard bearer for live boxing telecasts, HBO. It took courage and risk to get here but this is a proud moment for all of us.”
Hector Soto, Miguel Cotto Promoções: “Miguel Cotto is back and he’s in his second home in New York. As everyone knows, it’s been a tradition for the past couple of years that Miguel fights on the eve of the Puerto Rican Day Parade, so it’s an honor to fight during that time again. Em Junho 6, Miguel Cotto will defend his Middleweight WBC Championship against a tough opponent, Daniel Geale. Have no doubt, it will be a great fight at Barclays Center and everyone will enjoy the fight especially the Puerto Ricans. Miguel Cotto will be ready, will train as hard as always and be ready for the challenge Daniel Geale brings.”
Gary Shaw, Gary Shaw Productions: “If you look at Daniel’s fight against Sturm, when we went to Germany and lifted the belt and became the world champion, that’s the Daniel Geale you’re going to see on Junho 6. You’re going to see a great fight. Miguel Cotto is a great fighter. Daniel understands that and we have a great deal of respect for him, mas sobre Junho 6on HBO at Barclays Center, it will be a whole new night. It will be a night when Daniel Geale takes the belt back to Australia.”
Brett Yormark, CEO of Barclays Center and the Brooklyn Nets: “Boxing is a big part of what we do at Barclays Center. We’re very passionate about it and very deeply committed. This will be our 13th big night of Brooklyn Boxing in just two and a half years and I am proud to say that Barclays Center is the new mecca of boxing in this country. Miguel Cotto has a storied history in New York, so we are delighted that he is calling Barclays Center his new home in this city.”
Fotos: http://mm.gettyimages.com/mm/nicePath/gyipa_public?nav=pr273638002
Video courtesy of TIDAL.com: https://www.dropbox.com/s/bap2lc8m6o73ki8/RNS-PressEvent%20H264.mp4?dl=0
Ingressos, preço de $500, $350, $250, $200, $150, $100, $50 e $25, não incluindo encargos de serviço aplicáveis e os impostos, ir à venda Quarta-feira, Abril 22 em 10:00 AM ET. Os ingressos estarão disponíveis no www.barclayscenter.com,www.ticketmaster.com e na Bilheteria American Express no Barclays Center começando Quinta-feira, Abril 23 em 12:00 PM ET. Para carregar pelo telefone, ligue para a Ticketmaster (800) 745-3000.
Cotto vs. Geale, uma luta 12-redonda para WBC e compartimento do anel Middleweight Campeonato Mundial de Cotto, tem lugar Sábado, Junho 6 no Barclays Center, em Brooklyn e será televisionado ao vivo pela HBO. A luta é apresentado pela Roc Nation Esportes e Miguel Cotto Promotions em associação Gary Shaw Productions e é patrocinado pela Cerveja Tecate.
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