Card Highlighted by Title Bout Between Jose Benavidez Jr. & Jorge Paez, Jr.

truTV and Top Rank will exclusively present the MetroPCS Vandredi swa pentch sou truTV, a live primetime boxing series on Vandredi, Me 15, nan 10 p.m. AK from the US Airway Center in Phoenix. The new boxing series, pwodwi nan asosyasyon avèk Turner Espò ak HBO Espò, will feature a 12-round bout for the WBA interim World Super Lightweight title between champion Jose Benavidez, Jr. (22-0-0, 15 Ko), fighting in his hometown against Jorge Paez, Jr. (38-5-2, 23 Ko) nan Meksik. Anplis de sa, Antonio Orozco (21-0-0, 15 Ko) ap rankontre Emanuel Taylor (18-3-0, 12 Ko) nan yon 10-wonn super ki lejè bout. Following is additional information, including profile features, on the boxers.

 

Main Evènman: 12-Round Bout for the WBA interim World Super Lightweight Championship

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Jose Benavidez, Jr. (Champ) Jorge Paez, Jr.

22-0-0, 15 KOs vs. 38-5-2, 23 Ko

Laj: 22 (5/15/92) Laj: 27 (11/30/87)

Li te fèt: Panorama City, CA Born: Baja California, Meksik

Resides: Phoenix, AZ Resides: Baja California, Meksik

Tay: 5’11” Height: 5’7”

Rive nan: 73” Reach: 70"

 

10-Round Super lejè Bout

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Antonio Orozco Emanuel Taylor

21-0-0, 15 KOs vs. 18-3-0, 12 Ko

Laj: 27 (10/30/87) Laj: 24 (12/20/90)

Li te fèt: Baja California, Mexico Born: Edgewater, MD

Resides: San Diego, CA Resides: Edgewood Arsenal, MD

Tay: 5’7” Height: 5’7½”

Rive nan: 70” Reach: 65"

 

Prezantasyon rezo a ap prezante itilize nan kontinye nan “Spidercam” teknoloji, premye a nan kalite li yo pou yon ap viv difuze domestik boksè, 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. Kamera a sispann gen kapasite a bay irezistib ang 360-degre nan aksyon an ki gen ladan kapasite a pou avanse pou pi nan twa dimansyon - gòch / dwat, pou pi devan / bak ak moute / desann.

 

Kòmantatè pou evènman an ap gen ladan Kevin Bal (play-by-play) akTimote Bradley (analyst and former WBO welterweight champion and former WBO and two-time WBC junior welterweight champion), Ray "bri bri" Mancini (analyst and 2015 International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee; former NABF and WBA lightweight champion) ak Crystina Poncher (reporter). Fèmen soutit nan lang Panyòl yo ap disponib pou difuze nan truTV.

 

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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