Jim Rosenthal leads Khan v McCloskey coverage
April 14, 2011 · 0 Comments
Primetime have announced the studio and commentary team who will cover this weekend’s boxing live from the MEN in Manchester.
Leading the coverage will be former ITV Sport and now Channel 5 football presenter, Jim Rosenthal. Over the years Jim has covered World Cups, Olympic Games, Champions League and Europa League football and was the face of ITV’s Saturday night ‘Big Fight Live’ programmes.
Joining Jim in the studio will be former WBC Super Middleweight champion Robin Read and Duke McKenzie, a former IBF Flyweight and WBO Super Bantamweight champion.
Benny Ricardo will be travelling from the states to take his place in the commentary box alongside former European Super Bantamweight champion Spencer Oliver.
The controversial Khan vs McCloskey bout was snapped up by Primetime after the Sky Sports deal collapsed earlier this week.
Amir Khan v Paul McCloskey | Saturday 16th April, from 8pm | Primetime
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