Jump TV to air Briggs-Koval!

18/05/2006

Jump TV to air Briggs-Koval!

Press Release: JumpTV will provide a live Internet broadcast of Gotham Boxing's heavyweight bout between Shannon Briggs (46-4-1, 40 KOs) and Chris Koval (23-2, 18 KOs) on Wednesday, May 24, at 7:30 PM (EDT).  The premiere event for Cedric Kushner's Gotham Boxing will also include a card of two 10-round fights scheduled to feature light middleweight Matt Vanda (34-2, 32 kOs) and heavyweight JD Chapman (20-0, 19 KOs). The card also is also scheduled to feature New York City's popular up-and-comer Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin (4-0, 3 KOs) and White Plains, New York's undefeated heavyweight Tony Grano (3-0, 3 KOs). "Traditionally, title fights are shown live either on cable, closed circuit or satellite television.  JumpTV offered Gotham Boxing  a unique broadcast medium to reach a massive international audience," said Cedric Kushner, the fight's promoter and president of Gotham Boxing. www.jumptv.com