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FULL NIGHT OF ACTION-PACKED FIGHTS COMING TO THE MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA SATURDAY, Mayu 2

Young Stars Complement Epic Welterweight Championship Showdown
Between Floyd Mayweather & Manny Pacquiao

Las Vegas (Afrilu 27, 2015) – A full lineup of present and future boxing stars is set to entertain the MGM Grand Garden Arena crowd in pay-per-view and non-televised action before the history-making welterweight showdown between Floyd “Kudi” Mayweather da kuma Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao a kan Asabar, Mayu 2.

 

The pay-per-view undercard is topped by a pair of fights featuring two of boxing’s most talented and exciting stars as WBC Super Bantamweight World Champion Zaki “Girgizar kasa” Santa Cruz (29-0-1, 17 Kos) faces Mexican brawler Jose Cayetano (17-3, 8 Kos) and WBO Featherweight World Champion Vasyl Lomachenko (3-1, 1 KO) takes on Puerto Rican contender Gamalier Rodriguez (25-2-3, 17 Kos).

 

The pay-per-view telecast will be co-produced and co-distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View® and SHOWTIME PPV® farko a9 p.m. DA/ 6 p.m. Santa.

 

Exciting non-televised bouts round out the action in the arena as top undefeated prospects look to keep their perfect records intact.

 

The slick and undefeated Chris “Sweet” Pearson (11-0, 9 Kos) ya gana Ya ce El Harrak (12-2, 7 Kos) in a 10-round middleweight bout and heavy-fisted Yesse Hart (16-0, 13 Kos) takes on fellow unbeaten Mike Jimenez (17-0, 11 Kos) in a 10-rounder or the NABO, USBA and NABF Super Middleweight titles.

 

An undefeated knockout artist looking to make it 10-for-10, Andrew “A dabba” Tabiti (9-0, 9 Kos) fuskõkinsu Anthony Caputo Smith (15-4, 10 Kos) in an eight- rounds cruiserweight match.

 

Kicking off the night of fights is undefeated contender Brad Sulemanu (24-0, 9 Kos), who’ll be opposed by Adrian Rene Granados (13-3, 9 Kos) a cikin wani 10-zagaye super middleweight fadan.

 

Mayweather Promotions is looking forward to bringing some of boxing’s most exciting current and future stars to the fans on the biggest night in our sport’s history,” Said Leonard Ellerbe, Shugaba na Mayweather Promotions. “Whether you are watching on pay-per-view or in the arena, you are in store for an electric night of fights.

 

Each undercard match could be a main event on another card,” ya ce Hall of daraja mai kiran kasuwa Bob Arum na Top Rank. “Fans can watch the exciting action as a warm-up to the most anticipated fight in decades.

 

Kamar yadda a baya ya sanar, 26-shekara daya Santa Cruz will be making his second appearance on a Floyd Mayweather pay-per-view undercard. The fan-friendly two-division world champion has defended his super bantamweight title numerous times in impressive fashion on his way to earning a reputation as one of the most exciting fighters in the world. Born in Huetamo, Michoaca de Ocampo, Mexico but fighting out of Los Angeles, Santa Cruz won his first world title in 2012. A 2013 he won his super bantamweight title.

 

Fighting out of Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, Cayetano ya juya pro a 2009 and sprinted to a 10-0 record before dropping a narrow split decision to Ruben Tamayo in 2011. He most recently dropped a decision to Enrique Bernache in February after defeating Dennis Contreras and Eden Marquez in his previous two starts. He hopes to make a grand impression in his U.S. DEBUT a kanMayu 2.

 

Arguably the greatest amateur boxer of all-time, with two Olympic gold medals and two Amateur National Championships, 27-shekara daya Lomachenko has already made a great impact in the professional ranks. He won his world title with a majority decision over Gary Russell Jr. shekaran da ya gabata. Making the second defense of his 126-pound title, the fighter out of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Ukraine will be going for his third straight win overall when he battles Rodriguez.

 

An accomplished veteran from Bayamon, Puerto Rico, Rodriguez gets an opportunity on boxing’s biggest stage when he battles Lomachenko. The 28-year-old has not lost a fight since 2009 kuma yana da 17 consecutive victories since a technical draw in 2010. He won twice in 2014, picking up a unanimous decision victory over Orlando Cruz and a second round TKO over Martin Cardona.

 

Yaki daga Philadelphia, Hart was an accomplished amateur who was a 2012 U.S. Olympic alternate after earning a U.S. National Championship and a National Golden Gloves Championship. The 25-year-old will fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena for the first time since his professional debut in 2005 when he stopped Manuel Eastman in the first round. Wannan lokacin, he will look to remain undefeated and catapult himself to contender status.

 

Undefeated and facing the biggest challenge of his career, 27 mai shekaru Jimenez will make his Las Vegas debut on Mayu 2. Having already delivered a second round knockout over Kevin Engel in 2015 the fighter out of Chicago will look to impress on the biggest stage of his career against Hart.

 

A three-time National Golden Gloves Champion, Solomon fights out of Lafayette, Louisiana and is aiming to maintain his perfect record.. The 31-year-old picked up victories in 2014 over Eduardo Flores, Freddy Hernandez and Arman Ovsepyan. Solomon takes on the 25-year-old Granados out of Cicero, Illinois.

 

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Mayweather vs. Pacquiao Hadaddiyar kungiyar hadin gwiwar hadin gwiwar duniya ce ta zagaye 12 na zagaye na biyu wanda Mayweather gabatarwa da Top Rank Inc., kuma Tecate con caracter yana daukar nauyin shi, Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions -Terminator Genisys, a cikin gidan wasan kwaikwayo Yuli 1st, Muhimmin hotuna & Skydance Productions na gabatar da MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: RANAR NAN, a cikin sinima & IMAX Yuli 31st, Kamfanin Weinstein da sabon fim din Southpaw, Jake Gyllenhaal mai zane, in theaters everywhere Yuli 24da kuma Mexico, Rayu da shi zuwa Ku yi ĩmãni da shi. The pay-per-view telecast will be co-produced and co-distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View® and SHOWTIME PPV® farko a 9 p.m. DA/ 6 p.m. Santa.

 

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LIVE EVENT AND CLOSED CIRCUIT TICKETS FOR FLOYD MAYWEATHER VS. MANNY PACQUIAO ON SALE THURSDAY, AFRILU 23

Closed Circuit Locations Available at all MGM Resorts International Properties Along The Strip

Las Vegas (Afrilu 22, 2015) – Tickets for the highly anticipated world championship showdown betweenFloyd “Kudi” Mayweather da kuma Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao faruwa Asabar, Mayu 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena will be available gobe for both in-arena and closed circuit viewing.

 

Tikiti ga live taron saka farashi a $7,500, $5,000, $3,500, $2,500 da kuma $1,500, ba ciki har da zartar da sabis na zargin, tafi a kan sayar Alhamis, Afrilu 23 a 3 p.m. DA/12 p.m. Santa. Tickets are limited to four (4) da gidan. Don cajin da waya ko da manyan katin bashi, kira Ticketmaster a (800) 745-3000. Tickets also will be available for purchase at www.mgmgrand.com ko www.ticketmaster.com.

 

The closed circuit telecast will be available at all MGM Resorts International properties in Las Vegas. General admission tickets for closed circuit viewing will be $150, not including handling fees, and will go on saleAlhamis, Afrilu 23 a 6 p.m. DA/3 p.m. Santa. Tickets will be available for purchase at the individual property’s box office outlets, by phone with a major credit card at (866) 799-7711 or through Ticketmaster by calling (800) 745-3000. Closed circuit tickets are limited to eight (8) da gidan.

 

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Mayweather vs. Pacquiao Hadaddiyar kungiyar hadin gwiwar hadin gwiwar duniya ce ta zagaye 12 na zagaye na biyu wanda Mayweather gabatarwa da Top Rank Inc., and is sponsored by Tecate. The pay-per-view telecast will be co-produced and co-distributed by SHOWTIME PPV® kuma HBO Biya-Per-View® farko a 9 p.m. DA/ 6 p.m. Santa.

 

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MetroPCS Friday Night Knockout on truTV to Debut Friday, Mayu 1, a 10 p.m. DA

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, Mayu 1, a 10 p.m. DA. 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. Da dakatar da kamara yana da ikon samar da tursasawa 360-digiri kusassari na mataki ciki har da ikon motsa a cikin uku girma - bar / dama, gaba / baya kuma har / down.

“Spidercam” will provide the definitive views of the action throughout the series, including a main event on Friday, Mayu 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, kazalika da rundunar, labaru da wakilinmu a gare NFL Network da kuma NFL.com. Bugu da žari, 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., a ranar Jumma'a, Mayu 8, a 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) a mataki. 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.