Cotto Receives Honorary Title of “Athlete of the Year”
NEW YORK (May 26, 2015) – The National Puerto Rican Day Parade (NPRDP) today announced that its 2015 Parade, planlaşdırılan Bazar, İyun 14 on New York’s Fifth Avenue, will officially kick off a week of festivities with the WBC and Ring Magazine Middleweight World Championship fight between Miguel Cotto and Daniel Geale on Şənbə, İyun 6, 2015 Brooklyn-da Barclays Mərkəzində. It was also announced that Miguel Cotto, Roc Nation Sports and Miguel Cotto Promotions will be making a contribution to the National Puerto Rican Day Parade Scholarship Fund.
“Roc Nation Sports and Miguel Cotto Promotions are thrilled to be aligned with the National Puerto Rican Day Parade and to kick off their week of festivities with our event on June 6 Brooklyn-da Barclays Mərkəzində,"David Itskowitch bildirib, COO of Boxing for Roc Nation Sports. “New York’s Puerto Rican community has supported Miguel throughout his career and we look forward to mirroring that support through our scholarship fund contribution and association with the Parade’s mission to promote education and empowerment.”
Əlavə, to honor Cotto’s impressive athletic accomplishments spanning over a decade which include him becoming Puerto Rico’s first and only Four Division World Champion, the NPRDP has bestowed upon him the honorary title of “Athlete of the Year.”
“It’s a privilege for my June 6 fight against Daniel Geale at Barclays Center in Brooklyn to be named the official kick-off event of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade Week and I want to express my deepest gratitude for being honored me as Athlete of the Year,” said Cotto. “New York is truly my second home because I have been embraced by its Puerto Rican community. I’m looking forward to seeing my New York fans at Barclays Center on İyun 6."
The NPRDP established the National Puerto Rican Day Parade Scholarship Awards Program to help promote the pursuit of higher education within the community. Ilə 2015, the organization will double the total dollar figure and number of scholarships awarded from the previous year to 30 scholarships in the amount of $2,000 each. In celebration of the 2015 class of scholarship winners, Miguel Cotto, Roc Nation Sports and Miguel Cotto Promotions will be contributing $5,000 to the National Puerto Rican Day Parade Scholarship Fund in support of helping other high school and college students pay for their educations.
“The mission of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade is to create an awareness and appreciation of Puerto Rican contributions to the United States by holding an annual parade that displays the culture and diverse achievements of the Puerto Rican community and by supporting the higher education of our youth through our scholarship program,” said Ululy Rafael Martinez, Vice-Chair of NPRDP. “We are proud to honor Miguel Cotto as Athlete of the Year and express our deepest gratitude to Roc Nation Sports and Miguel Cotto Productions for contributing to our scholarship fund.”
Müəyyən artikl 2015 National Puerto Rican Day Parade will take place on Bazar, İyun 14, etibarən 11:00 AM qədər 5:00 PM on New York’s Fifth Avenue. The Parade’s overall theme will be a continuation of “Un Pueblo Muchas Voces” (One Community, Many Voices) with a special commemorative theme “Celebrating Afro-Boricua Heritage,” meant to coincide with the designation of the next decade as the “International Decade for People of African Descent” by the United Nations. Spectators can watch the Parade from any designated areas between E. 44th and E. 79th Streets. NPRDP 2015 official events include the following:
May 27 – Education Leadership Awards
May 30 – 152nd Street Festival in the Bronx
İyun 6 – Miguel Cotto vs. Daniel Geale at Barclays Center in Brooklyn
İyun 6 – Rising Stars Challenge
İyun 7 – Annual Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral
İyun 12 – Annual Gala of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade
İyun 14 – 58th National Puerto Rican Day Parade
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Cotto vs. Geale, COTTO nin WBC və Ring Magazine Middleweight Dünya Çempionatı üçün 12 dəyirmi mübarizə, yer tutur Şənbə, İyun 6 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn and will be televised live on HBO. mübarizə, which is presented by Roc Nation Sports and Miguel Cotto Promotions in association with Gary Shaw Productions, will be the official kick-off event of the 2015 National Puerto Rican Day Parade Week and is sponsored by Cerveza Tecate, Jaybird, TapouT, Tequila Cazadores and Venue Kings. Ring daxilində böyük fəaliyyət əlavə, Tədbirdə daha inkişaf etmiş bir fan təcrübə ilə tamaşaçı xidmət edəcək bir neçə görkəmli Roc Nation üz edəcək, including Roc Nation and Grammy nominated artist Big Sean taking to the ring for a special performance prior to the main event. The event will be hosted by notable emcee “The Voice of New York” Angie Martinez and will also feature hit master DJ Lobo who will serve alongside Martinez throughout the night. Biletlər faiz $500, $350, $250, $200, $150, $100, $50 və $25, Tətbiq xidmət haqqı və vergilər daxil deyil, are on sale now and available for purchase atwww.barclayscenter.com, www.ticketmaster.com və Barclays Mərkəzində American Express Box Office. Telefon tapşırılsın, da Ticketmaster zəng (800) 745-3000. Açıq qapı 6:00 PM, ilk mübarizə başlayır 6:15 PM and the HBO telecast begins at 10:30 PM ET/PT.
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