Cotto Receives Honorary Title of “Athlete of the Year”
TSHIAB YORK (Tej zaum 26, 2015) – The National Puerto Rican Day Parade (NPRDP) today announced that its 2015 Parade, teem rau Sunday, Lub rau hli ntuj 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 Saturday, Lub rau hli ntuj 6, 2015 ntawm Barclays Center nyob rau hauv Brooklyn. 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 ntawm Barclays Center nyob rau hauv Brooklyn,"Hais tias David 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.”
Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, 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 Lub rau hli ntuj 6."
The NPRDP established the National Puerto Rican Day Parade Scholarship Awards Program to help promote the pursuit of higher education within the community. Nyob rau hauv 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.”
Lub 2015 National Puerto Rican Day Parade will take place on Sunday, Lub rau hli ntuj 14, los ntawm 11:00 AM rau 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:
Tej zaum 27 – Education Leadership Awards
Tej zaum 30 – 152nd Street Festival in the Bronx
Lub rau hli ntuj 6 – Miguel Cotto vs. Daniel Geale at Barclays Center in Brooklyn
Lub rau hli ntuj 6 – Rising Stars Challenge
Lub rau hli ntuj 7 – Annual Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Lub rau hli ntuj 12 – Annual Gala of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade
Lub rau hli ntuj 14 – 58th National Puerto Rican Day Parade
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Cotto vs. Geale, ib tug 12-round sib ntaus rau Cotto tus WBC thiab ntiv nplhaib Magazine Middleweight ntiaj teb Championships, yuav siv sij hawm qhov chaw Saturday, Lub rau hli ntuj 6 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn and will be televised live on HBO. Lub sib ntaus, 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. Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd mus rau lub zoo txiav txim hauv lub nplhaib, cov kev tshwm sim yuav feature ob peb tseem ceeb Roc teb chaws touches uas yuav ntxiv pab cov neeg saib nrog ib qho enhanced kiv cua kev, 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. Daim pib luv nqi thaum $500, $350, $250, $200, $150, $100, $50 thiab $25, tsis xws li siv cov kev pab cuam nqi thiab se, are on sale now and available for purchase atwww.barclayscenter.com, www.ticketmaster.com thiab nyob rau American Express Box Office ntawm Barclays Center. Mus rau nqi los ntawm lub xov tooj, hu Ticketmaster ntawm (800) 745-3000. Qhov rooj qhib rau ntawm 6:00 PM, thawj sib ntaus pib thaum 6:15 PM and the HBO telecast begins at 10:30 PM ET/PT.
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