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ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPN Deportes
To Present Exclusive U.S. Coverage Of Povetkin vs. Perez WBC
Heavyweight Title Eliminator
ESPN2, ESPN3 and ESPN Deportes will present exclusive
coverage in the U.S. of the 12-round WBC World Heavyweight
title eliminator between contenders Alexander Povetkin
(28-1-1, 20 KOs) and Mike Pérez (21-1-0, 13 KOs) on Friday,
May 22. The winner will become the mandatory challenger for
Deontay Wilder’s heavyweight belt. The card, from Moscow is
presented by K2 Promotions.
ESPN3 will carry the fight live and will also include
additional live undercard bouts beginning at 12:30 p.m. ET.
ESPN2 will televise the fight on tape-delay at 9 p.m.
leading into the Boxcino 2015 finals on the series finale of
ESPN Friday Night Fights. ESPN Deportes will also televise
the fight on tape-delay at 9 p.m. leading into its Noche de
Combates telecast.
ESPN2 and ESPN3’s presentation will utilize the
English-language world feed. Pablo Viruega and Delvin
Rodríguez will call the fights for ESPN Deportes, while
Leopoldo González and Claudia Trejos will co-anchor the
studio.
ESPN3’s live presentation will also include:
· The 12-round WBC World Cruiserweight title fight between
titleholder Grigory Drozd (39-1, 27 KOs) and Lukasz Janik;
· A cruiserweight bout between 2008 Olympic gold medalist
Rakhim Chakhkiev (22-1, 17 KOs) and undefeated Junior Wright
(13-0-1, 11 KOs);
· A cruiserweight matchup between undefeated Dmitry
Kudryashov (17-0, 17 KOs) and Vikapita Meroro (28-4, 14
KOs).
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