Cotto Receives Honorary Title of “Athlete of the Year”
NEW YORK (Maj 26, 2015) – The National Puerto Rican Day Parade (NPRDP) today announced that its 2015 Parade, planerad till Söndag, Juni 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 Lördag, Juni 6, 2015 vid Barclays Center i 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 vid Barclays Center i Brooklyn,"Sade 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.”
Dessutom, 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 Juni 6."
The NPRDP established the National Puerto Rican Day Parade Scholarship Awards Program to help promote the pursuit of higher education within the community. I 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.”
Den 2015 National Puerto Rican Day Parade will take place on Söndag, Juni 14, från 11:00 AM till 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:
Maj 27 – Education Leadership Awards
Maj 30 – 152nd Street Festival in the Bronx
Juni 6 – Miguel Cotto vs. Daniel Geale at Barclays Center in Brooklyn
Juni 6 – Rising Stars Challenge
Juni 7 – Annual Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Juni 12 – Annual Gala of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade
Juni 14 – 58th National Puerto Rican Day Parade
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Cotto vs. Geale, en 12-runda kamp för Cotto s WBC och ring Magazine Mellanvikt VM, sker Lördag, Juni 6 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn and will be televised live on HBO. Kampen, 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. Förutom den stora insatser inuti ringen, Evenemanget kommer att innehålla flera anmärkningsvärda Roc Nation inslag som ytterligare kommer att tjäna åskådare med en förbättrad fläkt upplevelse, 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. Biljetter kostar $500, $350, $250, $200, $150, $100, $50 och $25, tillämpliga serviceavgifter och skatter exklusive, are on sale now and available for purchase atwww.barclayscenter.com, www.ticketmaster.com och på American Express Box Office på Barclays Center. För att ladda via telefon, call Ticket vid (800) 745-3000. Insläpp på 6:00 PM, den första kampen börjar på 6:15 PM and the HBO telecast begins at 10:30 PM ET/PT.
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