Cotto Receives Honorary Title of “Athlete of the Year”
NEW YORK (Май 26, 2015) – The National Puerto Rican Day Parade (NPRDP) today announced that its 2015 Parade, насрочено за Неделя, Юни 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 Събота, Юни 6, 2015 в Barclays Center в Бруклин. 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 в Barclays Center в Бруклин,"Каза Дейвид Itskowitch, 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.”
В допълнение, 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 Юни 6."
The NPRDP established the National Puerto Rican Day Parade Scholarship Awards Program to help promote the pursuit of higher education within the community. В 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 всеки. In celebration of the 2015 class of scholarship winners, Мигел Кото, 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.”
The 2015 National Puerto Rican Day Parade will take place on Неделя, Юни 14, от 11:00 AM към 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:
Май 27 – Education Leadership Awards
Май 30 – 152nd Street Festival in the Bronx
Юни 6 – Miguel Cotto vs. Daniel Geale at Barclays Center in Brooklyn
Юни 6 – Rising Stars Challenge
Юни 7 – Annual Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Юни 12 – Annual Gala of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade
Юни 14 – 58th National Puerto Rican Day Parade
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Кото срещу. Geale, 12-рундов мач за WBC и списание Ring среднотежка световни първенства Кото си, протича Събота, Юни 6 в Barclays Center в Бруклин и ще се предава на живо по HBO. Борбата, 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. В допълнение към големия действие във вътрешността на пръстена, събитието ще включва няколко забележителни Roc Nation щрихи, които допълнително ще служат зрители повече удоволствие фен, включително Roc Nation и Грами номиниран изпълнител Big Sean като на ринга за специално изпълнение преди основното събитие. Събитието ще бъде домакин на забележително ЕмСи "Гласът на New York" Angie Martinez и ще включва удари капитана DJ Lobo, които ще служат редом Martinez през цялата нощ. Билети на цена $500, $350, $250, $200, $150, $100, $50 и $25, Не включително приложимите такси и данъци за услуги, са в продажба сега и на разположение за закупуване наwww.barclayscenter.com, www.ticketmaster.com и в бюрото по American Express Box в Barclays Center. За зареждане на телефон, обадете Ticketmaster в (800) 745-3000. Вратите отварят в 6:00 PM, първата битка започва в 6:15 PM and the HBO telecast begins at 10:30 PM ET/PT.
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