Maj 5, 2015
Den MetroPCS Friday Night Knockout på truTV series will feature its second consecutive week of live boxing coverage Fredag, Maj 8, på 10 p.m. OG from Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. The card will feature two title fights, headlined by Top-10 contenders Glen “Jersey Boy” Tapia (23-1, 15 KOS) from Passaic, N.J., og “Irish” Seanie Monaghan (23-0, 15 KOS). Tapia will defend his NABO junior middleweight title against Michel Sorø (25-1-1, 15 KOS) from France, with Monaghan defending his WBC Continental Americas light heavyweight title against Cleiton Conceicao (20-6-2, 16 KOS) from Brazil.
Kommentatorer for begivenheden vil omfatte Kevin Kugler leverer play-by-play med analytiker Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini og 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. 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, såvel som en vært, reporter og korrespondent for NFL Network og NFL.com. Derudover, closed captioning in Spanish will be available.
Netværket præsentation vil funktionen fortsat brug af “Spidercam”teknologi, den første af sin art for en levende indenlandsk boksning fjersynsudsendelse, 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. Den suspenderede Kameraet har evnen til at levere overbevisende 360-graders vinkler ved aktionen, herunder evnen til at bevæge sig i tre dimensioner - venstre / højre, frem / tilbage og op / ned.
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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