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Categoriae Archives: Boxing HBO
FLOYD MAYWEATHER VS. MANNY PACQUIAO OFFICIAL WEIGH-IN TO BENEFIT SUSAN G. KOMEN & THE CLEVELAND CLINIC LOU RUVO CENTER FOR BRAIN HEALTH
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MetroPCS Friday Night Knockout on truTV to Debut Friday, May 1, at 10 p.m. ATQUE
New Primetime Series to Include First-Ever Use of “Spidercam” for Live Boxing Telecast
Kevin Kugler to Provide Play-by-Play with World Class Welterweight Timothy Bradley & Reporter Crystina Poncher
truTV and Top Rank will partner to exclusively present the MetroPCS Friday Night Knockout on truTV, a live primetime boxing series set to debut Friday, May 1, at 10 p.m. ATQUE. The new boxing series, in association with Turner Sports and HBO Sports, will launch on the eve of the Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao pay-per-view fight with a card featuring two title bouts inside The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
The network’s presentation will feature the first-ever domestic use of “Spidercam” technology for a live boxing telecast, providing dynamic coverage of this new series. “Spidercam” operates on a four-point system of cables from designated points beyond the corners of the boxing ring. Suspensis gradus CCCLX camera angulos habet actionem praebere coactis motabilem trium dimensionum possidet - left / right, deinceps / ventitaret up / down.
“Spidercam” will provide the definitive views of the action throughout the series, including a main event on Friday, May 1, showcasing Takahiro Ao (27-3-1, 16 KOs) from Chiba, Japan, vs. Ray Beltran (29-7-1, 17 KOs) from Los Mochis, Mexico, in a 12-round bout for the vacant WBO Lightweight World Championship. The undercard will include two undefeated fighters in action – Mikael Zewski (26-0, 23 KOs) from Quebec, Canada, vs. Konstantin Ponomarev (27-0, 13 KOs) from Miass, Russia – in a 10-round bout for the NABF Welterweight Championship.
Commentators for the event will include Kevin Kugler providing play-by-play with analyst Timothy Bradley and reporter Crystina Poncher. Kugler is a veteran announcer who has called college basketball and NFL coverage for Westwood One and college football for the Big Ten Network. Bradley is a former WBO welterweight champion and former WBO and two-time WBC junior welterweight champion, including a win over Pacquiao during his career. Poncher is a commentator and reporter for Top Rank, tam bene quam exercitus, notario et correspondente pro NFL and NFL.com. Superaddita, closed captioning in Spanish will be available.
The second week of the MetroPCS Friday Night Knockout on truTV series – live from Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., on Friday, May 8, at 10 p.m. – will be headlined by Top-10 contenders Glen “Jersey Boy” Tapia (23-1, 15 KOs) from Passaic, N.J., and “Irish” Seanie Monaghan (23-0, 15 KOs) in action. Tapia will defend his NABO junior middleweight title against Michael Soro (25-1-1, 15 KOs) from France, with Monaghan (defending his WBC Continental Americas light heavyweight title) facing Cleiton Conceicao (20-6-2, 16 KOs) from Brazil.
As part of its entitlement sponsorship of the boxing series on truTV, MetroPCS will receive camera-visible center ring and corner pad brand placement for each fight, as well as inclusion in all promotional messaging across truTV and other Turner Broadcasting networks. Sony PlayStation also joins as an associate sponsor of the series, with in-ring signage and inclusion in promotional spots.
Visit the Turner Sports online pressroom for additional press materials; follow Turner Sports on Twitter at TurnerSportsPR.
Kenneth J. SIMS. RETURNS THIS SATURDAY AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
NEW EBORACUM (Aprilis 23, 2015) – Gary Shaw Productions inuictus est Jr. Welterweight prospectu, Gaius Valerius Sims Jr.. (5-0, 2 KOs) will return to the ring this Saturday at the Madison Square Garden Theater on the undercard of Klitschko vs. Jennings. sims Jr.. et faciem veteran Luis Rodriguez (3-2, 2 KOs) in a 6-round bout.
Gaius Valerius Sims Jr.. was a chief sparring partner for Manny Pacquiao, getting him ready for his super fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. He’ll look to use that experience against Rodriguez, and impress those in attendance with a great performance.
“I’m coming off a great training camp with Manny Pacquiao, where I gained invaluable experience,” Gaius Valerius dixit Sims Jr.. “I learned a lot from one of the greatest fighters of all time. I’m going into this fight with a tremendous amount of confidence. I’m going to be throwing a lot of hard punches with precise accuracy. I want to thank Gary Shaw for giving me another wonderful opportunity to showcase my skills on the big stage. Fighting at Madison Square Garden is a dream come true.”
“Kenneth has shown me he wants to take his career to new heights,” Gary Shaw dixit. “The fact the Team Pacquiao wanted him in camp says it all. He’s got a lot of God given talent and I’m very happy with his development. I encourage everyone to show up early top get a glimpse of a future star.”
VIDEO ALERT: Maxima Nomina in Entertainment & Ludis accipientes partes in Mayweather nobis. Pacquiao
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“This fight is going to come down to heart … Mayweather is the champion.” –Diddy
"I’m going with Team PacMan.” –Mark Wahlberg
SOME OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORTS ARE TAKING SIDES
Who are you picking?
Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao
Saturday, May 2 from MGM Grand Garden Arena
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With a little over a week to go until the blockbuster welterweight world championship unification super fight between 11-time, divisionem quinque mundi fortissimus, Floyd "Pecunia" Mayweather octo partes mundi fortissimus Manny “PacMan” Pacquiao, the biggest celebrities in entertainment and sports line up and take sides.
Watch Diddy, Mark Wahlberg, Shaquille O’Neal, Tom Brady, Jamie Foxx, Liev Schreiber, Bill Maher, Charles Barkley, Michael Strahan, Khloé Kardashian and supermodel Adriana Lima weigh-in on the most significant boxing event in decades.
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Mayweather vs. Pacquiao Est 12-rotundum welterweight mundi patrocinium adunationis praedurante promotum Mayweather Promotiones et Top Rank Inc., and is sponsored by Tecate. Stipendium per visum telecasti co-productum et distributum ab HBO Per- Visum reddet.® et Showtime PPV *®incipientibus ab Hierosolyma 9:00 p.m. ATQUE/ 6:00 p.m. PT.
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Mayweather MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT
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“MAYPAC” POP-UP SHOP COMING TO LAS VEGAS FOR FLOYD MAYWEATHER VS. MANNY PACQUIAO SHOWDOWN STARTING FRIDAY, APRILIS 24
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Iterum,, Provodnikov a hit with television viewers
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Philadelphia, PA (Aprilis 22, 2015)–For his fourth consecutive fight on HBO, “The Siberian Rocky” Ruslan Provodnikov garnered over 1 million viewers. Ruslan’s fight with Lucas Matthysse averaged 1.243 million viewers and peaked at an outstanding 1.380 million viewers for the clash, which is now a leading candidate for 2015 Anni proelium.
The bout comes on the heels of Provodnikov’s three previous appearances on the network, where he drew 1.2 million (peaked at 1.4 million) for his 2013 Fight of The Year with Timothy Bradley; his WBO title winning effort against Mike Alvarado that drew 1.232 Million viewers; and his controversial split decision loss to Chris Algieri which drew 1.046 million and peaked 1.1 million viewers.
“Ruslan again showed he is a huge attraction,” said Banner Promotions President Artie Pelullo. “He is without a doubt the most entertaining fighter in boxing today, and it is proven by the ratings for every one of his fights.”
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Mayweather-Pacquiao Undercard Update: Sid El Harrak eagerly awaiting Pearson Showdown!
Los Angeles, QUALIS (Aprilis 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. Potissimum, 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, qui est, 12-2-2 apud 7 uincit a knockout. "mente, Sentio 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. Eodem tempore, had he faced the opponents I did under the same circumstances, he’d have a few losses. Ut exsisto pia, 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.
Bryant Jennings Arrives in NYC for Klitschko Clash
Photo by Edward Jackson / Gary Shaw Productions
NEW EBORACUM (Aprilis 20, 2015) – Gary Shaw Productions invicti heavyweight contendentis, Bryant “By-By” Jennings (19-0, 10 KOs) has arrived in New York City for his upcoming championship bout against Wladimir Klitschko (63-3, 53 KOs).
KLITSCHKO vs. JENNINGS is presented by Promotions K2 et Management Klitschko Group consociati Gary Shaw Productions and will be televised Live on HBO World Championship Boxing®beginning at 10:00 p.m. ATQUE/PT in the United States and RTL in Germany.
ALI vs. SANTANA is presented by K2 Promotions in association with Gary Shaw Productions atque Promotions aurei Boy.
Nullam pretium at $1000, $600, $300, $200 atque $100 may be purchased through the Madison Square Garden Box Office, www.TheGarden.com atquewww.Ticketmaster.com.