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

truTV and Top Rank will exclusively present the MetroPCS Zoma Night Knockout amin'ny truTV, a live primetime boxing series on Zoma, Mey 15, amin'ny 10 p.m. SY from the US Airway Center in Phoenix. The new boxing series, vokatra, izay ao amin'i Turner Sports sy HBO Sports, will feature a 12-round bout for the WBA interim World Super Lightweight title between champion Jose Benavidez, Jr. (22-0-0, 15 Kos), fighting in his hometown against Jorge Paez, Jr. (38-5-2, 23 Kos) ny Meksika. Ankoatra izany, Antonio Orozco (21-0-0, 15 Kos) hifanena Emanuel Taylor (18-3-0, 12 Kos) ao amin'ny 10-manodidina SUPER maivana bout. Following is additional information, including profile features, on the boxers.

 

Main Event: 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 Kos

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

Teraka: Panorama City, CA Born: Baja California, Meksika

Resides: Phoenix, AZ Resides: Baja California, Meksika

Haavo: 5’11” Height: 5’7”

Tonga: 73” Reach: 70"

 

10-Round Super maivana Bout

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Antonio Orozco Emanuel Taylor

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

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

Teraka: Baja California, Mexico Born: Edgewater, MD

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

Haavo: 5’7” Height: 5’7½”

Tonga: 70” Reach: 65"

 

Ny fampisehoana ny tambajotra dia manasongadina ny mbola fampiasana ny “Spidercam” teknolojia, ny voalohany amin'ny karazany noho ny velona an-trano ady totohondry telecast, 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. Ny mihantona fakan-tsary dia manana ny fahafahana manome maharesy lahatra 360-ambaratonga lafiny ny hetsika ao anatin'izany ny fahafahana nifindra tamin'ny telo halebeazana - ankavia / tsara, nandroso / niamboho, miakatra / midina.

 

Mpaneho hevitra fa ny hetsika dia ahitana Kevin Bala (play-by-play) amin'nyTimothy Bradley (analyst and former WBO welterweight champion and former WBO and two-time WBC junior welterweight champion), Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini (analyst and 2015 International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee; former NABF and WBA lightweight champion) ary Crystina Poncher (reporter). Closed captioning amin'ny teny espaniola dia ho azo ny truTV telecast.

 

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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