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Mayweather-Pacquiao Undercard Update: Sid El Harrak eagerly awaiting Pearson Showdown!

Los Angeles, ZOALS (April 22, 2015) – In less than two weeks, Sid El Harrak will have the chance to change his life and boxing career when he faces undefeated Chris Pearson as part of the historic Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao card at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

 

To prepare for the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, El Harrak’s dedicated all of his time to various aspects of training. From cardio to strength and conditioning, sharpening his skills in the gym and intense sparring sessions, the California based Londoner is covering everything imaginable. Most importantly, he believes the grueling training sessions he’s gone through at both Wild Card Boxing Gym locations is already paying off.

 

“It’s very important to have an ample amount of time to train for a fight and that’s not something I’ve had my whole career,"Said El Harrak, wie is 12-2-2 met 7 wint door knock-out. “Mentally, I feel 100 percent ready to go out there and shine in the biggest fight of my life. I’m still working hard to balance everything out so the world sees the best Sid El Harrak next Saturday."

 

He also loves being considered the underdog against the 11-0 and heavily hyped Pearson.

 

“I have a lot of pride and knowing that I’m coming into this fight as the B-side pushes me that much more. I love the fact that Pearson’s supposed to be “the guy” in this fight. If I fought who he did, I’d be undefeated. Op hetzelfde moment, had he faced the opponents I did under the same circumstances, he’d have a few losses. Om eerlijk te zijn, I’m sick of thinking about him. This is the most eager I’ve been for a fight in my career and I can’t wait to show everybody what I can do on May 2nd!"

 

The El Harrak-Pearson ten round junior middleweight bout will be televised on various networks throughout the world.

 

Canada’s Tony Luis Disappointed in Scoring of Controversial Loss, but Vows to Keep Fighting for his Goals!

Canadian lightweight Tony “Bliksem” Luis (19-3, 7 KO) says he’s disappointed with the scoring of his controversial unanimous-decision loss last weekend to Derry Mathews (38-9-2, 20 KO) for the interim WBA Lightweight title in Matthewshometown of Liverpool, Engeland, but won’t let it deter him from his goals.

Despite taking the fight on three days’ kennisgeving, Luis seemed to outwork Matthews in most rounds and would probably be wearing a championship belt today, had the fight been contested on neutral ground. Helaas, the European judges saw it another way, scoring it 114-112 (Jean Legland, VAN), 115-112 (Dave Parris, UK) en 114-112 (Stefano Carozza, ITA), all for Matthews.

I can’t say I feel good,” said Luis, home safely in Cornwall, Ontario. “This was my shot and I didn’t get the decision, but I know with my performance, I’ll get another one. Most of the press and the fans, especially in North America, know what’s up and saw the fight for what it really was. Derry did what he had to do to survive but not enough to win. He was cagey and made the fight look more competitive than it was, and that’s what a veteran is supposed to do.

Despite his disappointment in the scoring, Luis says taking the fight was still a good career choice. “It was absolutely the right decision. You don’t turn down a title shot. But taking it on three days’ kennisgeving, we knew we’d have to shake off the jetlag quickly. My game plan was good, but on such short notice, it wasn’t muscle memory. I had to keep thinking about it in the ring. That’s why I think it took me three rounds to get going. Despite all this, I still won the fight. Now I know I belong among the champions in this division and that’s a good feeling.

Luis’ promotor, Greg Cohen van Greg Cohen Promoties, says he’s pleased with his fighter’s strong performance and will immediately go to work for the 27-year-old.

Tony looked sensational op zaterdag,” zei Cohen. “Taking the fight on such short notice, you’d think fatigue would play a role, but he was a machine in there. That shows you how hard he works in the gym. Of course we’re disappointed in the scoring, but looking at the big picture, we now know we have a championship-caliber fighter in Tony. He responded perfectly to the pressure of a world championship fight. I will be petitioning the sanctioning bodies to keep Tony high up in the ratings and give him another title shot very soon. This time on neutral ground.

Luis will be returning to action quickly, he is set to fight for a regional title against an opponent TBA on Juni 26 at the Seneca Niagara Event Center in Niagara Falls, New York, and live on CBS Sports Network.

I’m a bit discouraged from the politics,” voortgezet Luis, “but am I deterred from my goals? Absolutely not. The people have spoken, the fans know who won and that is consolation for me. I will keep moving forward!”

Two-time world champion Steve “USS” Cunningham signs with Al Haymon

Philadelphia (April 21, 2015)Former two-time world cruiserweight champion and current Heavyweight contender, Steve “USS” Cunningham has signed with adviser Al Haymon.
Cunningham of Philadelphia is excited about the prospects for his future.
I’m looking forward to working with Al, he’s a genius at what he does. I’ve been watching him for several years and seeing all that he accomplishes for his fighters but have always been on the outside looking in due to contractual obligations. It finally lined up to where we can work together and it’s going to great. I believe my best fights have yet to be seen,”Said Cunningham
Cunningham has a record of 28-7 met 13 knock-outs. He won the IBF Cruiserweight championship when he traveled to Poland and defeated Krzysztof Wlodarczyk on May 26, 2007. He defended the title by stopping Marco Huck via 12th round stoppage in Bielfield, Germany on December 29, 2007. Cunningham became a two-time champion on June 5, 2010 when he stopped Troy Ross in five rounds.
Cunningham is coming off a controversial split decision defeat to Vyacheslav Glazkov on Maart 14 in Montreal.
Steve and his wife/manager Livvy will be honored deze vrijdag night at the 90th annual BWAA Awards dinner as they will receive the Bill Crawford Courage Award for their perseverance while their 9-year old daughter Kennedy went through a life saving heart transplant last December.
The awards dinner will take place at Capitale in New York City.

Legendarische scheidsrechter Mickey Vann om MBC's inaugurele Schotse gebeurtenis aan te kondigen deze zaterdag

De legendarische scheidsrechter van het wereldkampioenschap Mickey Vann maakt een van zijn kortste internationale reizen in lange tijd, komend weekend, wanneer hij de eerste Malta Boxing Commission leidt (MBC) gesanctioneerd evenement in Schotland, het door Stewart Allan gepromote evenement op zaterdag in de Rivals Gym in Wishaw 25th April 2015.

 

Water, die sindsdien de belangrijkste scheidsrechter van de MBC is 2013, has been officiating for close to forty years, the first bout he refereed was Eddie Smith versus Joe Jackson at the Anglo American Sporting Club in Manchester on the 11thOktober 1976.

 

It would be some seven years later before Vann refereed his first domestic Championship bout, the BBBofC Central Area Featherweight Title fight between Steve Pollard and Steve Farnsworth at the Tiffany’s Nightclub in Hull on the 29th Maart 1983.

 

Three years later Vann refereed his first International Championship contest, the Commonwealth Lightweight Title fight between Zimbabwe’s Langton Tinago and Australia’s Graeme Brooke at the Granada Studios in Manchester on 23rd Augustus 1986.

 

With numerous British, Commonwealth and European title contests under his belt on the 8th Juni 1990 Vann refereed his first World Championship bout, de WBC World Minimumweight titelstrijd tussen Hideyuki Ohashi uit Japan en Napa Kiatwanchai uit Thailand in Tokio, Japan.

 

Tot op heden refereerde Vann honderd drieënveertig International, Intercontinentale en wereldtitelwedstrijden voor de World Sanctioning Organizations, zoals WBC, WBO, IBF, WBU etc evenals een nog hoger aantal Europeanen, Gemenebest, Britse en Ierse binnenlandse titelgevechten tijdens zijn achthonderd tweeëntwintig bout carrière tot nu toe.

 

De meest recente van deze gevechten was de WBO Inter-Continental Cruiserweight titelstrijd tussen de Oekraïense Oleksandr Usyk en de Russische Andry Knyazev, die afgelopen weekend in Kiev plaatsvond.

 

Daarnaast heeft Vann sindsdien ook honderdnegenzeventig kampioenschappen gekeurd 1978, taking his officiating career total to an incredible one thousand and fifty five contests, sorry make that one thousand and fifty six contests if we include the upcoming event this weekend.

 

Shortly after returning from Kiev, the effervescent Vann spoke briefly about his career and the upcoming event he is to officiate in Scotland op zaterdag.

 

“What can I say I didn’t realise I’d refereed that many fights,

 

My most memorable fight would naturally be Lennox Lewis and Frank Bruno at Cardiff Arms Park, that was history.

 

But have refereed so many memorable fights, where do I start, Shea Neary and Mickey Ward, now that was a great fight.

 

There’s some from years ago I can remember, like Jean-Marc Renard against Farid Benredjeb, oh what a war that was, they both ended up in hospital.

 

Een ander gedenkwaardig gevecht was Cassius Boloyi tegen Phillip Ndou, Het was een oorlog, een absolute oorlog

 

Het waren twee Zuid-Afrikanen maar van verschillende stammen, ze wilden dat ik het zou beoordelen, geen Zuid-Afrikaan, wat zeer gewaardeerd werd.

 

Ik herinner me dat ik de WBC-verplichte lichtgewicht titelgevecht scheidsrechter, tussen Leavander Johnson en Miguel Angel Gonzalez, in een arena, wat een ervaring was.

 

Ik heb in Amerika gefloten Jorge Paez en Angel Manfredy, dat was een geweldig gevecht, in feite drie of vier keer gerefereerd in Amerika.

 

Ik denk dat als je ze allemaal telt, ik denk dat ik in negenendertig verschillende landen heb gerefereerd, Ik verliet de school om zeven uur en ging terug op mijn dertiende en vertrok weer op mijn veertiende en ik wist toen niet dat er zoveel landen in de wereld waren. Ik niet, eerlijk.

 

Ik geniet gewoon van wat ik doe, je weet dat ik in Rusland ben geweest, Argentinië, Japan, voorbij, Ik ben net terug uit Kiev.

 

Mensen komen op de foto, zelfs in Kiev, met Mickey de danser en dan doen ze alsof ze je verplaatsen, het is prachtig.

 

Ik kies eigenlijk niets uit, Ik kies gewoon uit wat de grote gevechten zijn waar ik van heb genoten.

 

Ik kwalificeerde me als scheidsrechter in de sterrenklasse 1978 en ik ga nog steeds, Ik had tegen die tijd honderden gevechten gedaan, het is niet echt een baan, het is gewoon genieten als zodanig.

 

Ik was geen erg goede professionele jager, Ik was een redelijk goede amateur, Ik had zesenzestig gevechten als amateur en verloor er negentien, maar je had altijd drie gevechten per dag in de kampioenschappen, je vocht 's ochtends, gewonnen dat je 's middags vocht en als je dat won, vocht je' s nachts om door te gaan naar de volgende ronde, in het leger kampioenschappen en de jongens clubs soort dingen, dat is wat we allemaal deden.

 

Als prof heb ik veertien gevechten, maar ik verloor er negen, maar ik heb ervan genoten, Ik ben blij dat ik professional ben geworden en ik ben blij dat ik heb gevochten, Ik ben blij dat ik tegen amateur en professional heb gevochten en ik heb het gemist toen ik met pensioen ging en ik iets wilde doen en mijn manager stelde voor om scheidsrechter te worden, Ik wilde coachen, maar Tommy Miller, zei mijn manager tegen me: ‘Jezus Mick, wat kun je iemand leren?’, dus hij zei tegen mij dat je scheidsrechter wilt worden, dus ik heb ervoor gekozen en het kostte me twee jaar en ik kwalificeerde me.

 

Ik heb van elke minuut genoten en sommige keren waren beter dan andere, in feite haatten ze me in Schotland, ze dachten dat ik de Schotten haatte. Ik heb dit vaak op de radio gehoord.

 

Alex Morrison zal het je vertellen, hij dacht dat ik een haat van Schotten was, Ik was niet, alleen leken ze nooit het oordeel van mij te krijgen, dus dat is best ironisch deze zaterdag het waren de Schotse promotor en de Schotse boksers die naar me vroegen voor deze show.

 

Ik heb daar altijd veel plezier gehad en mijn favoriete vechter aller tijden is een Schot, Ken Buchanan, dus het is erg leuk dat ze willen dat ik daar ben voor het eerste MBC-goedgekeurde evenement daar, Ik kan niet wachten. "

 

Mickey Vann zal de scheidsrechter zijn voor zowel de Sandy Robb versus Mathew Ellis en Scott Allan tegen Isaac Quaye die de Stewart Allan als headliner waren. (Rivalen Promoties) evenement in de Rivals Gym in Wishaw, Schotland op zaterdag 25th April 2015.

 

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Boxing Hall of Famer Joe Calzaghe TE DIENEN ALS GAST analist voor PREMIER BOKSEN KAMPIOENEN OP Spike TV strijd kaart AT UIC Pavilion plaatsvindt vrijdag, April 24 IN CHICAGO

CHICAGO (April 21, 2015) – International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee Joe “Pride of Whales” Calzaghe is de uitzending team toegevoegd als speciale analist voor de Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) op Spike TV April 24 strijd kaart vindt plaats in Chicago's UIC Pavilion.

Voordat u zich terugtrekt in 2009, Calzaghe het record als de langste ononderbroken regerende wereldkampioen in de geschiedenis van het boksen, maken van meer dan 21 verdediging van zijn super middengewicht titel langs de weg. Als Calzaghe uiteindelijk hing de handschoenen had hij een verbazingwekkend ongeschonden record van vergaard 46-0, 32 KO's die opmerkelijke wint aanbevolen meer dan Mikkel Kessler, Bernard Hopkins en Roy Jones Jr.

Calzaghe zal de stand invoeren voor Spike TV te helpen de eerste main event van de avond met analyseren Daniel “Miracle Man” Jacobs (28-1, 25 KO) als hij geconfronteerd met Caleb “Gouden” Truax (25-1-2, 15 KO), gevolgd door de tweede televisie aanval van de avond tussen Anthony “De Hond” Dirrell (27-0-1, 22 KO) en uitdager Badou Jack “The Ripper” (18-1, 12 KO).

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Tickets voor de live-evenement, die wordt mede bevorderd door Warriors Boksen en Mayweather Promotions, zijn geprijsd op $151, $101, $51, en $31, niet met inbegrip van de toepasselijke service-, en zijn nu te koop. Voor het opladen via de telefoon met een creditcard, bel Ticketmaster op (800) 745-3000 of UIC Pavilion Box Office op (312) 413-5740. Tickets zijn ook verkrijgbaar bij www.ticketmaster.com of door een bezoek aan de UIC Pavilion Box Office (Donderdag of Vrijdag 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.).

De tv-actie op Spike TV begint bij 9 p.m. AND en 8 p.m. PT (vertraagd op de westkust).

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John Thompson reflects on Boxcino semifinal win and looks forward towards the final on May 22

Newark, NJ (April 21, 2015)John “Apollo Kidd” Thompson has begun preparations for his Mei 22 Boxcino final bout against Brandon Adams. (17-1, 12 KO's).
De strijd zal plaatsvinden op Vrijdag, Mei 22 in Corona, California and will live on ESPNVrijdag Night Fights.
Thompson is in Virginia, training under Kay Koroma and he is looking to win the prestigious tournament against Thompson in the 10-round bout at the Omega Products International Outdoor Arena in Corona, Californië.
Thompson (16-1, 5 KO's) is coming off a 8-round split decision over previously undefeated Stanyslav Skorokhod on April 10 in Bethlehem, PA.
I outboxed the guy,” Said Thompson. I focused on what I needed to focus on and that was using my jab. I also focused on not to exchange and bang with him and I did a pretty good job of that.
As well as I fought, I do not think that was even my best win.
Now he looks towards Adams. Adams of Los Angeles has experience in the Boxcino finals as his only loss was to Willie Monroe Jr. in last year’s Middleweight finals.
I am happy to be in the finals. This is an opportunity that will be the uprising of my career,” continued Thompson.
Brandon is a brawler. He will have a few weeks to come up with a strategy to beat me.
Said Thompson’s promoter, Vito Mielnicki of GH3 Promotions, “I believe we are longer, been in tougher and the better boxer. Brandon is a good fighter but I think he is too green. I know he had a brief amateur career and he could be too green for John.
GH3 Promotions beschikt over ongeslagen middengewicht Antoine Douglas, Super middengewicht's Jerry Odom & Derrick Webster, ongeslagen Super bantamgewicht Adam Lopez evenals Jr. Middengewicht John Thompson, Jr., ongeslagen weltergewicht Jerrell Harris,ongeslagen Super bantamgewicht Qa'id Mohammed, ongeslagen lichtgewicht Oscar Bonilla en Light Heavyweight Lavarn Harvell de GH3 Promotions stabiel.

Turkish Prospect Ozgul Set For London Showdown With Miekle On May 2nd

 

Champions TKO Gym’s unbeaten Light Heavyweight prospect Onder Ozgul is set to make his fifth professional outing in just over a weeks time, when he takes on the highly entertaining Jody Meikle, from Scunthorpe, in a six round contest, on the Mark Lyons and Billy James-Elliott Wise Guys Promotions LORDS OF THE RING event at York Hall in London on Saturday 2nd Mei 2015.

Ozgul, has built quite a reputation, as a seriously tough and uncompromising boxer, over the past year or so, following top class victories over the likes of Lithuania’s Dmitrij Kalinovskij, Bighton’s Iain Jackson, Lithuania’s Remigijus Ziausys and most recently over the Czech Republic’s big punching Karel Horejsek.

With a boxing style and approach uncannily similar to that of a certain ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson, it shouldn’t come as any surprise that Ozgul’s Turkish fans have nicknamed their man ‘Little Mike’, a name that the British fans that have seen him in action have started to adopt too.

That aside, Ozgul’s resolve could be mightily tested by Miekle, who last time out scored a good solid draw against Portsmouth bruiser Sam Couzens, no surprise there as the Lincolnshire man not only likes a good old fashioned toe-to-toe slug fest, but also has a very entertaining mischievous streak.

Speaking at the famed Champions TKO Gym in Hackney, Ozgul spoke briefly about the upcoming showdown with the man they call ‘The Entertainer’.

“I’m happy I am fighting a six rounder, I’d be happy if it was an eight, I train for twelve rounds, so six is easy for me.

 

The way we look at it is if you can run a marathon, then running a half marathon is easy, that’s why we work so hard in the gym, so it is easy in the ring.

 

My last fight I trained hard, I trained for twelve rounds then too, the opponent was strong and durable but it was still an easy fight for me.

 

It will be the same next week, I will be ready for whatever Jody Meikle brings, I’ve been told Jody is tough, good that means we’ll have a very good fight.

 

I’m really happy that my brother Siar has got a title fight on May 2nd and even happier that I will be fighting on the undercard of his title fight and hope that everyone comes out and gives us both their full support.

 

I want to thank my sponsors and all those fans that come and support me and my brother (Super Welterweight Siar Ozgul), Thank you for supporting us, op mei 2nd you’ll not be disappointed, I will be fighting at my best.”

 

Onder Ozgul versus Jody Meikle features on the undercard of Siar Ozgul – Matt Scriven MBC International Welterweight title fight that headlines the Mark Lyons & Billy James Elliott-Wise Guys Promoties HEREN VAN DE RING evenement, dat plaatsvindt in het York Hall in Bethnal Green, Londen op zaterdag 2ndMei 2015.

Sanctionering voor dit evenement zal worden geleverd met dank aan de Malta Boxing Commissie (MBC) -www.maltaboxingcommission.com

Tickets geprijsd £ 35 (Standaard stoelen) en £ 65 (Eerste rang) zijn direct verkrijgbaar bij een van de boksers deel te nemen, on-line opwww.tkoboxoffice.com or call the TKO ticket line on 07960 850645

ANDRE DIRRELL AND JAMES DEGALE TO MEET IN EXCITING SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT SHOWDOWN ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON, MEI 23 FROM AGGANIS ARENA IN BOSTON LIVE ON NBC & NBCSN

 

OLYMPIC MEDALISTS BATTLE IT OUT ON MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND AS

PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS ON NBC COMES TO BOSTON

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BOSTON (April 21, 2015) – A Memorial Day weekend showdown takes center stage when Olympic stars battle it out as 2004 Bronze medalist for the United States Andre Dirrell (24-1, 16 KO) voldoet aan 2008 Gold medalist for Great Britain James DeGale (20-1, 14 KO) in a super middleweight bout as Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on NBC comes to Boston on Zaterdag, Mei 23 live on NBC and NBCSN.

Live coverage of this special Memorial Day weekend afternoon edition of PBC on NBC starts at 4:30 p.m. EN/1:30 p.m. PT on NBC and goes until 6:00 pm. EN / 3:00 p.m. PT when the action switches over to NBCSN from 6:00 p.m. EN/3:00 p.m. PT until 7:00 p.m. EN/4:00 p.m. PT.

“Ik ben klaar voor deze strijd,” Said Dirrell. “I’m so happy and honored to be fighting on NBC for a world title against a worthy opponent in James DeGale.

We are almost there, op Mei 23 it’s my time to make history as the first Briton to win an Olympic gold medal and a world title,” said DeGale. “I’m excited about coming to the U.S for this fight, Boston is a great city and I will be bringing plenty of support from the UK. It’s been a frustrating period waiting for my shot but now it’s here and no one is taking it away from me.

I’m thrilled to bring Premier Boxing Champions to the Agganis Arena at Boston University on Mei 23,” zei Lou DiBella, Voorzitter van DiBella Entertainment. “Holiday fireworks will begin Zaterdag afternoon when America’s skilled technician and Olympic bronze medalist Andre Dirrell takes on Britain’s Olympic gold medalist James DeGale for the world super middleweight championship. The card will also feature strong co-featured and undercard bouts, including Boston, New England and Irish title contenders.

An amateur standout who won two U.S. Amateur WK in aanvulling op zijn olympische bronzen medaille, the 31-year-old Dirrell looks to keep up his recent win streak when he battles DeGale on Mei 23. A winner of his last six fights, Dirrell’s only blemish on his record is a split decision loss to Carl Froch in 2009. De vechter die van Flint, Michigan holds victories over Arthur Abraham and Curtis Stevens.

Geboren in Londen, DeGale won a Commonwealth Championship Bronze medal in 2006 and an Olympic Gold medal in 2008. The 29-year-old turned pro in 2009 en won zijn eerste 10 starts while ending eight of those opponents within the distance. Zijn enige verlies kwam in 2011 when he lost to fellow countryman George Groves by a narrow majority decision. Since then he has won 10-straight bouts including his most recent victory over Marco Antonio Periban.

PBC and DiBella Entertainment are proud to be working in association with Ken Casey and his Murphys Boxing on this event. The Dropkick Murphys front man has been on the front lines of the boxing resurgence in Boston.

Boston deserves to have big time fight cards like this. We have rabid boxing fans and a ton of talented world class fighters, many of which will be featured on Mei 23,” said Casey.

Tickets voor de live-evenement, die wordt bevorderd door DiBella Entertainment in samenwerking met Murphys Boksen, zijn geprijsd op $250, $200, $100, $75, $50 en $35, niet met inbegrip van toepasselijke diensten en belastingen, en zijn nu te koop. Tickets zullen beschikbaar zijn bijwww.ticketmaster.com. Voor het opladen via de telefoon, bel Ticketmaster op (800) 745-3000.

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Bryant Jennings geleverd in NYC voor Klitschko Clash

Foto door Edward Jackson / Gary Shaw Productions

 

NEW YORK (April 20, 2015) – Gary Shaw Productions ongeslagen zwaargewicht mededinger, Bryant “Door-door” Jennings (19-0, 10 KO) is aangekomen in New York City voor zijn aanstaande kampioenschap periode tegen Wladimir Klitschko (63-3, 53 KO).

 

Klitschko vs. JENNINGS wordt gepresenteerd door K2 Promotions en de Klitschko Management Group in samenwerking met Gary Shaw Productions en zal live worden uitgezonden op HBO World Championship Boxing®beginning op 10:00 p.m. EN/PT in de Verenigde Staten en RTL in Duitsland.

 

ALI vs. SANTANA wordt gepresenteerd door K2 Promotions in samenwerking met Gary Shaw Productions en Golden Boy Promotions.

 

Tickets geprijsd op $1000, $600, $300, $200 en $100 kunnen worden gekocht via de Madison Square Garden Box Office, www.TheGarden.com enwww.Ticketmaster.com.

WBC MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION MIGUEL COTTO TO FIGHT DANIEL GEALE ON JUNE 6, 2015 AT BARCLAYS CENTER IN BROOKLYN TELEVISED LIVE ON HBO®

DOOR ROC NATION SPORTS + MIGUEL COTTO PROMOTIONS

PERSCONFERENTIE QUOTES, FOTO'S & VIDEO

Op donderdag, April 16, Roc Nation Sports and Miguel Cotto Promotions hosted a press conference at The 40/40 Club in Manhattan to announce the next highly anticipated battle for Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32 KO's), de regerende WBC middengewicht en Ring Magazine World Champion en de eerste inwoner van Puerto Rico om wereldkampioen in vier verschillende gewichtsklassen worden. Op Juni 6, 2015, Cotto zal zijn titel verdedigen tegen de voormalige twee keer wereldkampioen Daniel Geale (31-3, 16 KO's) van Australië in een strijd die live zal worden uitgezonden op HBO van Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

 

Here’s what the participants had to say…

 

Miguel Cotto: “All I have to say is I’ve been here for the past two days and I’m eager to get back to Los Angeles and get into another training session and get back to New York on June 6. All I have to worry about is my mindset during the fight. I know Daniel is a great fighter and I’m going to do my best as always to bring a good and exciting fight to all the fans. See you all on June 6.”

 

Daniel Geale: “I’m as excited as you can ever imagine. This is a great moment for me. En kom Juni 6, it’s going to be a hell of a fight and I can’t wait to walk away with the titles.”

 

Michael Yormark, President & Chief of Branding and Strategy of Roc Nation: “Today is a historic day for Roc Nation and our boxing division. Muhammed Ali once said ‘he who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.’ At Roc Nation, we decided to launch our boxing division in August of 2014. We knew we were taking a risk. We knew that we were entering a sport that was established with a long history in a deep-rooted culture. It took courage, but frankly Roc Nation is nothing if not courageous…we’re committed to promoting the biggest fights and the biggest fighters. Now just a few short months later, we stand here with one of the best fighters in the world, announcing a world championship bout inside the new mecca of boxing, Barclays Center, and broadcast on the standard bearer for live boxing telecasts, HBO. It took courage and risk to get here but this is a proud moment for all of us.”

 

Hector Soto, Miguel Cotto Promoties: “Miguel Cotto is back and he’s in his second home in New York. As everyone knows, it’s been a tradition for the past couple of years that Miguel fights on the eve of the Puerto Rican Day Parade, so it’s an honor to fight during that time again. Op Juni 6, Miguel Cotto will defend his Middleweight WBC Championship against a tough opponent, Daniel Geale. Have no doubt, it will be a great fight at Barclays Center and everyone will enjoy the fight especially the Puerto Ricans. Miguel Cotto will be ready, will train as hard as always and be ready for the challenge Daniel Geale brings.”

 

Gary Shaw, Gary Shaw Productions: “If you look at Daniel’s fight against Sturm, when we went to Germany and lifted the belt and became the world champion, that’s the Daniel Geale you’re going to see on Juni 6. Je gaat een geweldig gevecht zien. Miguel Cotto is a great fighter. Daniel understands that and we have a great deal of respect for him, maar Juni 6on HBO at Barclays Center, it will be a whole new night. It will be a night when Daniel Geale takes the belt back to Australia.”

 

Brett Yormark, CEO of Barclays Center and the Brooklyn Nets: “Boxing is a big part of what we do at Barclays Center. We’re very passionate about it and very deeply committed. This will be our 13th big night of Brooklyn Boxing in just two and a half years and I am proud to say that Barclays Center is the new mecca of boxing in this country. Miguel Cotto has a storied history in New York, so we are delighted that he is calling Barclays Center his new home in this city.”

 

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Tickets, geprijsd op $500, $350, $250, $200, $150, $100, $50 en $25, niet met inbegrip van toepasselijke diensten en belastingen, go on sale Woensdag, April 22 bij 10:00 AM ET. Tickets zullen beschikbaar zijn bij www.barclayscenter.com,www.ticketmaster.com en op de American Express Box Office op Barclays Center begin Donderdag, April 23 bij 12:00 PM ET. Voor het opladen via de telefoon, bel Ticketmaster op (800) 745-3000.

 

Cotto vs. Geale, een 12-round strijd voor de WBC en Ring Magazine middengewicht WK Cotto's, vindt plaats Zaterdag, Juni 6 bij Barclays Center in Brooklyn en zal live worden uitgezonden op HBO. De strijd wordt gepresenteerd door Roc Nation Sport en Miguel Cotto Promotions in samenwerking Gary Shaw Productions en wordt gesponsord door Cerveza Tecate.

 

Voor meer informatie kunt u terecht op www.rocnation.com. Volg Roc Nation op Twitter en Instagramrocnation en op Facebook opwww.facebook.com/RocNation.

 

Voor meer informatie, bezoek www.hbo.com/boxing, volgen op Twitter en Instagram opHBOBoxing en word fan op Facebook op www.facebook.com/HBOBoxing.

 

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