Cotto Receives Honorary Title of “Athlete of the Year”

НЬЮ-ЙОРК (Мая 26, 2015) – The National Puerto Rican Day Parade (NPRDP) today announced that its 2015 Parade, запланировано на Воскресенье, Июнь 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 Суббота, Июнь 6, 2015 в Barclays Center в Бруклине. 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 Бруклине,"Сказал Дэвид 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 дополнение, 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 Июнь 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 каждый. In celebration of the 2015 class of scholarship winners, Мигель Котто, 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 Воскресенье, Июнь 14, от 11:00 AM для 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:

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

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Котто. Сосуд, 12-раундовый бой за WBC и журнала Ring в среднем чемпионате мира Котто, происходит Суббота, Июнь 6 в Barclays Center в Бруклине и будет транслироваться в прямом эфире на телеканале НВО. Борьба, которая представлена ​​Roc Nation Спорт и Мигель Котто Акции в связи с Гэри Шоу Productions, будет официальным событием стартовом из 2015 Национальный день Пуэрто-Рико Парад неделя и авторами Cerveza Текейт, Jaybird, TapouT, Tequila Cazadores and Venue Kings. В дополнение к большим действием внутри кольца, Мероприятие будет включать несколько заметных Roc Nation штрихи, которые будут и впредь служить зрителей с расширенной опыт вентилятора, в том числе Roc Nation и Грэмми номинированы художник Big Sean принимая на ринг в специальном исполнении до главного события. Мероприятие будет организовано заметный ведущего "Голос Нью-Йорке" Энджи Мартинес и будут также представлены ударил мастер DJ Лобо, который будет служить наряду Мартинес в течение всей ночи. Билеты по цене $500, $350, $250, $200, $150, $100, $50 и $25, не включая применимые плата за обслуживание и налоги, уже в продаже и доступны для покупки вwww.barclayscenter.com, www.ticketmaster.com и в кассах American Express в Barclays Center. Для зарядки по телефону, звоните Ticketmaster на (800) 745-3000. Двери открываются в 6:00 PM, Первый бой начинается в 6:15 PM и телепередача HBO начинается в 10:30 PM ET/PT.

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