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Sekunder ud-kampagner underskriver let tungt kraftværk Marcus Oliveira til en salgsfremmende aftale

Tony Grygelko fra Minneapolis-baserede Seconds Out Promotions annoncerer stolt underskrivelsen af ​​den hårdt slagende tidligere verdensudfordrende udfordrer Marcus Oliveira til en salgsfremmende kontrakt.

 

Fra Menominee, Wisconsin, og af Menominee Nation, indfødte, arv, 36-årige Oliveira (25-1-1, 20 KOS) er også en tidligere NABF og WBA Fedebol Light Heavyweight Champion.

Kampagneaftalen er en slags genforening, da Grygelko var Oliveiras promotor i meget af sin tidlige professionelle karriere.

 

“Jeg plejede at promovere Marcus, inden han underskrev med Don King, og det er virkelig en ære at være i stand til at promovere ham igen og hjælpe med at placere ham til endnu et verdensskud,” sagde Tony Grygelko. “Det ser ud til, at med sin tidligere promotor ikke aktivt søger kampe, og hans tab for Jurgen Brähmer, at Marcus er blevet afskrevet, men sandheden er, at han er ekstremt fokuseret og har et brændende ønske om at vise alle sine fans, at han har talentet til at vinde et verdensmesterskab! Han planlægger at ryste noget ringrust af med et par slagsmål, og så vil han se efter nogle af de store navne i divisionen, såsom Andrezj Fonfara, Sergey Kovalev, Bernard Hopkins, og en omkamp med Brähmer.”

 

Oliveira, som var en stærkt dekoreret amatørbokser, inden han blev professionel 2006, sagde, at han føler, at hans karriere var blevet stoppet af en aftale, han underskrev med en anden arrangør. Han siger, at han er glad for nu at være fri for den kontrakt og tilbage til at arbejde med nogen, han stoler på.

 

“Jeg ledte efter nogen, der kunne få mig til det næste niveau i min karriere, og Tony har allerede gjort det for en hel del fyre, så det var en let beslutning,” sagde Oliveira. “Han er altid lige med mig og behandler mig godt. Jeg har et godt forhold til ham. Jeg er meget glad for denne nye retning.”

 

“Vi er meget glade for at være sammen med Tony igen,” sagde Oliveiras manager, Douglas Ward fra Underground Boxing Company. “Det er godt at arbejde sammen med en promotor, der har vores samme sæt mål.”

 

Oliveira slutter sig til en Seconds Out-stald, der også inkluderer Carson Jones og den seneste verdensudfordrer Caleb Truax.

MetroPCS Friday Night Knockout on truTV Continues Friday, Maj 8, på 10 p.m. OG

 

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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MetroPCS Friday Night Knockout on truTV to Debut Friday, Maj 1, på 10 p.m. OG

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, Maj 1, på 10 p.m. OG. 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. 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.

“Spidercam” will provide the definitive views of the action throughout the series, including a main event on Friday, Maj 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, såvel som en vært, reporter og korrespondent for NFL Network og NFL.com. Derudover, 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., på fredag, Maj 8, på 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) i aktion. 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.