Fox Sports en Español Acquires ProgrammingRights to SuperBoxeo Internacional
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Top Spanish-Language Sports Brand Bringing ExcitingNew Programming to Avid
Boxing Fans
--(Business Wire)--
Fox Sports en Español:
WHAT: Fox Sports en Español announced today that it will deliver exclusive Spanish-language coverage of SuperBoxeo Internacional, a two-hour Boxing Show featuring the best Hispanic fighters and title fights from the boxing world,
including a dynamic and visual Main Event Presentation with entertainment and special guest appearances.
The partnership between the top Spanish-language sports brand and SuperBoxeo, with the support of renowned promoter Final Forum Boxing, will bring the highest level of boxing competition to Fox Sports en Español`s audience.
The first four scheduled fights are:
1. Derric Rossy vs Saul Montana - Latino Heavyweight Championship from San Juan, Puerto Rico
2. Francisco Palacios vs Darnell Wilson - Cruiserweight Latino Championship from Orlando,
Florida
3. Felix Cora vs Eric Gomez - Cruiserweights from Galveston, Texas
4. Jorge Terron vs Pito Cardona - Lightweights from New York, New York
The action-packed boxing programs will consist of:
Opening and Show Introduction
-- Four (4) Round Bouts
-- Presentation of Co-Feature Event
-- 8-10 Round Co-Feature Event
Main Event
-- Show Featuring Popular Entertainment & Celebrity Guests
-- 10-12 Round Title Fight
-- Highlights of the Fights
WHEN: Saturdays 10 pm PT beginning May 2, 2009.
WHERE: Fox Sports en Español
About Fox Sports en Español
Reaching more than 14 million cable and satellite households in the country, of
which over 5 million are U.S. Hispanic Households, Fox Sports en Español is the
leader in Spanish-language sports media. We feature premier soccer programming
with exclusive coverage of the top leagues and tournaments in Latin America and
Europe; coverage of the Major League Baseball regular season, All-Star Game,
American League Championship Series and World Series; championship boxing and
UFC and mixed-martial arts across four compelling media platforms. With more
than 1,600 hours of live and exclusive programming, a robust web site brimming
with streaming video, portable content from FSE Móvil and the Fox Sports en
Español Magazine, we are and will continue to be the first name in the U.S.
Hispanic sports space.
Fox Sports en Español is distributed by Fox Cable Networks Group and operated by
Fox Pan American Sports LLC, an international sports programming and production
entity jointly owned by HM Capital Partners, LLC and News Corporation`s
(NYSE:NWS) Fox Sports International. For more information, visit Fox Sports en
Español online at foxsportsla.msn.com.
For more information, hi-resolution images, or an exclusive interview with David
Sternberg, General Manager & Executive Vice President of Fox Sports
International, please contact:
Fox Sports en Español
Jennifer Serna, 310-444-8736
jennifer.serna@fox.com
or
The Jeffrey Group
Jeff Berger, 212-620-4100 ext. 111
jberger@jeffreygroup.com
Copyright Business Wire 2009
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