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MSG Acquires Television Rights To Air The WBA Heavyweight Championship Fight Between Nikolai Valuev And Ruslan Chagaev Live From Germany On Saturday April 14, 2007 At 4:30 PM
New York, NY, April 10, 2007 – MSG, a world class sports and entertainment
network, has acquired the television rights to air the WBA heavyweight
championship fight between WBA champion Nikolai “Giant Russian” Valuev and
undefeated heavyweight contender Ruslan Chagaev. The fight will be telecast
live on MSG from Stuttgart, Germany on Saturday, April 14, 2007 at 4:30 pm ET. It
will be re-broadcast on MSG the following Saturday, April 21, 2007 at 8:00 pm and
11:00 pm, additional airings will occur throughout the month of April.
International boxing commentator Dave Bontempo will call the action for the
fight.
This is the second time in the past month that MSG has acquired an overseas
boxing match to air live on the network. On March 17 MSG aired the highly
anticipated WBC and WBA cruiserweight rematch fight between O’Neil
‘Supernova’ Bell and Jean-Marc Mormeck live from Levallois-Perret, France.
Nikolai Valuev (46-0, 34 KOs) is the biggest and tallest champion of all
time, holding an amazing 11 inch height advantage over the undefeated Ruslan
Chagaev (22-0, 17 KOs). Valuev is only four wins away from breaking the
49-0 record of legendary boxer Rocky Marciano. Valuev vs. Chagaev is a
Sauerland Event and Don King Productions.
About MSG:
MSG, one of two television networks under the MSG Media umbrella, along with
FSN New York, is an industry leader in production and content development.
Both networks telecast over 500 professional and collegiate sporting events
a year along with a full slate of Emmy Award-winning programs. MSG is part
of Madison Square Garden, L.P., owned by Cablevision Systems Corporation,
which includes the New York Knicks (NBA); the New York Rangers (NHL); the
New York Liberty (WNBA); the Hartford Wolf Pack (American Hockey League);
MSG Entertainment, which includes concerts and events at Radio City Music
Hall, Madison Square Garden, The Theater at Madison Square Garden, and the
Beacon Theatre; MSG Media, which is comprised of MSG and FSN New York; and
the Madison Square Garden arena complex, located in the heart of the New
York metropolitan area.
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