TOP RANK & FOX DEPORTES KNOCK OUT COMPETITION

Network Begins 2011 with Record-Breaking Ratings

Due to World-Class Exclusive Programming

 

LOS ANGELES, February 4, 2011 - FOX Deportes - FOX Deportes' premiere boxing series, "Top Rank Live," knocked-out the competition by delivering the highest boxing ratings in U.S. Latino sports-cable network history. With nearly 400,000 viewers, the network was first for the night in Prime and Late Fringe on Saturday, January 29th. The heavy-hitting two-hour broadcast featured a throw down between top contender Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Billy Lyell, and ranked #1 among Spanish Cable networks for the evening.

"With a strong start in 2011 due to exclusive programming like Top Rank, we continue to be 100% focused on best serving our multi-lingual and multi-generational Latino viewers who expect and deserve the highest caliber content," said Vincent Cordero, Executive Vice President and General Manager, FOX Deportes. "We're thrilled to be associated with Top Rank, who continues their legacy of delivering some of the most exciting and memorable fights in the world."

Adding to the excitement and authenticity of this series, many of the fights aired on FOX Deportes feature well-known Hispanic boxers, like Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., and at least one broadcast per month will originate directly from Mexico. Former world champions, world-class contenders, and up-and-coming prospects are scheduled to appear in future shows.

"This demonstrates Julio's great popularity in the US and Mexico," said Todd duBoef, President of Top Rank. "Top Rank is proud of our partnership with FOX Deportes and consistently delivering our series to the US Hispanic audience on a regular basis."

These record breaking ratings come on the heels of Fox Deportes achieving the highest rated Barclays Premier League soccer match in Network history, with the January 16th Tottenham vs. Manchester United match which delivered nearly 200k viewers.

In addition to delivering the biggest Live Events that matter most to U.S. Latinos, Fox Deportes has equally demonstrated its commitment to delivering the best Live News programs in the business. On January 8th, the network continued that legacy by launching "Fox Deportes Extra", a weekend daytime sports News show, produced in Los Angeles specifically for U.S. Latinos. Since its debut, "Fox Deportes Extra" has outperformed prior-year and prior-quarter time-period ratings by 50% to 200%.

"Our ratings leadership clearly validates our mission to exclusively deliver the absolute best in both sports Live-Event and News/Talk content," said Cordero.

FOX Deportes rated as the #1 U.S. Latino sports-cable network in primetime in 2010, as well as being the only U.S. Latino sports-cable network to grow year-vs.-year in all key dayparts, including Total Day, Prime and Late Fringe. Additionally, FOX Deportes had 17 of the top 25 highest rated sports programs in its coverage area in Spanish cable.

Artistic Perfection; Perez Punishes Herrera en route to 8th Round Stoppage!

Lares, Puerto Rico (February 6, 2011) – Michael Angelo “The Artist” Perez of Newark, NJ notched his twelfth victory as a professional following an impressive 8^th round stoppage over game Marcos Herrera Friday evening at the Coliseo Felix Mendez in Lares, PR.

 

Fighting for the first time in what he calls his second hometown, Perez was in control from the opening bell. The former amateur star consistently tagged Herrera with a plethora of punches to both the body and head, while displaying solid defensive reflexes to avoid many return shots. Herrera hung in tough and never stopped fighting until a vicious right hook from Perez badly staggered him. A follow up onslaught forced Referee Ramon Pena to halt bout at 1:36 of the 8^th and final round.

 

“I wasn’t looking for the knockout, I just planned to punish him over eight rounds,” said Perez, who appeared on Telefutura’s “Solo Boxeo Tecate” series for the second straight time. “I saw the opening to stop him after I landed the right hook and the fans were happy to see the bout end early.”

 

Perez, 12-0-1 NC (6 KO’s), also acknowledged that at 21, there’s plenty of room for improvement.

 

“I am learning something new and getting better every fight, so I am going to continue working tirelessly until I become a world champion.”

 

Perez’ next bout will be announced shortly.

Adamek - McBride Fight: April 23rd, Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey

It's official, Adamek-McBride will take place at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Rumors were flying that, Tomasz Adamek, Jersey City, NJ, 43-1, 28KO's, would be fighting in Poland this April. Kathy Duva, Adamek's promoter and Main Events CEO, confirmed that the Polish boxing star will instead return to "The Rock" on April 23rd to take on Irish born, Kevin McBride, Brockton, Massachusetts, 35-8-1, 29 KO's.

"There were a lot of things taken into consideration when choosing this fight. Overall, though, Tomasz was just more comfortable staying at home for this fight," Kathy Duva, CEO Main Events and Adamek's promoter said. "We'll now focus on McBride, and then focus all of our efforts into the big one in September," said Duva. "I think that his fans at Prudential Center will give Tomasz a great sendoff to Poland in this fight, and I wouldn't be surprised to see some of them in Poland in September."

Most famous for his sixth-round knockout victory over Mike Tyson in '05, McBride will be the largest man that Adamek has ever fought. Adamek will be happy to give his "hometown" fans an opportunity to watch him fight before his scheduled September Klitschko fight.