Cotto Receives Honorary Title of “Athlete of the Year”
紐約 (五月 26, 2015) – The National Puerto Rican Day Parade (NPRDP) today announced that its 2015 Parade, 預定 星期天, 六月 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 星期六, 六月 6, 2015 在巴克萊中心布魯克林. 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 在巴克萊中心布魯克林,“大衛Itskowitch說, 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.”
此外, 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 六月 6.”
The NPRDP established the National Puerto Rican Day Parade Scholarship Awards Program to help promote the pursuit of higher education within the community. 在 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, 米格爾·庫托, 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.”
該 2015 National Puerto Rican Day Parade will take place on 星期天, 六月 14, 從 11:00 調幅 到 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:
五月 27 – Education Leadership Awards
五月 30 – 152nd Street Festival in the Bronx
六月 6 – Miguel Cotto vs. Daniel Geale at Barclays Center in Brooklyn
六月 6 – Rising Stars Challenge
六月 7 – Annual Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral
六月 12 – Annual Gala of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade
六月 14 – 58th National Puerto Rican Day Parade
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庫托與. Geale, 12輪的爭奪庫托的WBC和環雜誌中量級世界冠軍, 發生 星期六, 六月 6 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn and will be televised live on HBO. 戰鬥, 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. 除了環內的大動作, 該活動將有幾個顯著的大鵬民族接觸，這將進一步成為觀眾與增強型風扇體驗, 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. 門票分 $500, $350, $250, $200, $150, $100, $50 和 $25, 不包括適用的服務費和稅款, are on sale now and available for purchase atwww.barclayscenter.com, www.ticketmaster.com 並在美國運通票房巴克萊中心. 要通過電話進行充電, 致電特瑪在 (800) 745-3000. 門開處 6:00 PM, 第一次戰鬥開始於 6:15 PM and the HBO telecast begins at 10:30 PM ET/PT.
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