Card Highlighted by Title Bout Between Jose Benavidez Jr. & Jorge Paez, Jr.
truTV and Top Rank will exclusively present the MetroPCS Vrydag Nag Knockout op truTV, a live primetime boxing series on Vrydag, Mei 15, by 10 namiddag. EN from the US Airway Center in Phoenix. The new boxing series, geproduseer in samewerking met Turner Sport en HBO Sport, will feature a 12-round bout for the WBA interim World Super Lightweight title between champion Jose Benavidez, Jr. (22-0-0, 15 Uitklophoue), fighting in his hometown against Jorge Paez, Jr. (38-5-2, 23 Uitklophoue) van Mexiko. Daarbenewens, Antonio Orozco (21-0-0, 15 Uitklophoue) sal voldoen Emmanuel Taylor (18-3-0, 12 Uitklophoue) in 'n 10-round super liggewig bout.
Kommentators vir die geleentheid sal insluit Kevin Bullets providing play-by-play with analysts Timothy Bradley en Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini en verslaggewer 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. Mancini is a 2015 International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee and former NABF and WBA lightweight champion. Poncher is a commentator and reporter for Top Rank, sowel as 'n gasheer, verslaggewer en korrespondent vir NFL Network en NFL.com. Gesluit byskrifte in Spaans sal beskikbaar wees vir die truTV uitsending wees.
Aanbieding van die netwerk sal die volgehoue gebruik van die funksie “Spidercam” tegnologie, die eerste van sy soort vir 'n lewendige plaaslike boks beeldsending, providing dynamic coverage during the series. “Spidercam” operates on a four-point system of cables from designated points beyond the corners of the boxing ring. Die geskorste kamera het die vermoë om dwingende 360-grade hoeke van die aksie, insluitend die vermoë om te beweeg in drie dimensies te voorsien - links / regs, vorentoe / agtertoe en op / af.
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.
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