Cotto Receives Honorary Title of “Athlete of the Year”

ന്യൂയോര്ക്ക് (മേയ് 26, 2015) – The National Puerto Rican Day Parade (NPRDP) today announced that its 2015 Parade, ഷെഡ്യൂൾ ഞായറാഴ്ച, ജൂണ് 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 ശനിയാഴ്ച, ജൂണ് 6, 2015 ബ്രൂക്ക്ലിനിലെ ബാർക്ലെയ്സ് കേന്ദ്രത്തിൽ. 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 ബ്രൂക്ക്ലിനിലെ ബാർക്ലെയ്സ് കേന്ദ്രത്തിൽ,"ഡേവിഡ് Itskowitch പറഞ്ഞു, 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.”

ഇതുകൂടാതെ, 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 ജൂണ് 6."

The NPRDP established the National Puerto Rican Day Parade Scholarship Awards Program to help promote the pursuit of higher education within the community. ലെ 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, മിഗ്വെൽ 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.”

നബി 2015 National Puerto Rican Day Parade will take place on ഞായറാഴ്ച, ജൂണ് 14, നിന്ന് 11:00 ഉച്ചക്ക് ലേക്ക് 5:00 ഉച്ചക്ക് 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:

മേയ് 27 – Education Leadership Awards
മേയ് 30 – 152nd Street Festival in the Bronx
ജൂണ് 6 – Miguel Cotto vs. Daniel Geale at Barclays Center in Brooklyn
ജൂണ് 6 – Rising Stars Challenge
ജൂണ് 7 – Annual Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral
ജൂണ് 12 – Annual Gala of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade
ജൂണ് 14 – 58th National Puerto Rican Day Parade

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Cotto വി.എസ്. Geale, Cotto ന്റെ കഴമ്പൊന്നുമില്ല ആൻഡ് റിങ് മാഗസിൻ Middleweight ലോക ചാമ്പ്യൻഷിപ്പിൽ ഒരു 12-റൗണ്ടിൽ യുദ്ധം, നടക്കുന്നത് ശനിയാഴ്ച, ജൂണ് 6 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn and will be televised live on HBO. യുദ്ധം, 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. മോതിരം അകത്ത് വലിയ നടപടി പുറമേ, ഇവന്റ് കൂടുതൽ മെച്ചപ്പെടുത്തിയ ഫാൻ അനുഭവ കാണികളെ സേവിക്കും നിരവധി ശ്രദ്ധേയമായ ഭാഷശാസ്ത്രപരവും നാഷൻ മിനുക്കുപണികൾ ഫീച്ചർ ചെയ്യും, 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. ഭൂതകാല കുറഞ്ഞ ടിക്കറ്റ് നിരക്കുകൾ $500, $350, $250, $200, $150, $100, $50 ഒപ്പം $25, ബാധകമായ സർവീസ് ചാർജ്, നികുതി എന്നിവ, are on sale now and available for purchase atwww.barclayscenter.com, www.ticketmaster.com എന്നാൽ ബാർക്ലെയ്സ് സെന്ററിൽ അമേരിക്കൻ എക്സ്പ്രസ് ബോക്സ് ഓഫീസ്. ഫോൺ വഴി ഉപദേശിക്കുകയും, Ticketmaster ഭൂതകാല വിളിക്കും (800) 745-3000. തുറന്നതും വാതിൽ 6:00 ഉച്ചക്ക്, ആദ്യ പോരാട്ടം ആരംഭിക്കുന്നു 6:15 ഉച്ചക്ക് and the HBO telecast begins at 10:30 ഉച്ചക്ക് ET/പി.ടി..

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