Acclaim Sports' HBO Boxing Ships to Retailers On Tuesday, November 21st; Undisputed Light Heavyweight Champ Roy Jones Jr. to Star in National TV Campaign.Sports Editors/Boxing Writers & Columnists GLEN COVE Glen Cove, city (1990 pop. 24,149), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on the north shore of Long Island, at the entrance to Hempstead Harbor; settled 1668, inc. as a city 1918. , N.Y.--(BW SportsWire)--Nov. 15, 2000 Acclaim Sports, a division of Acclaim Entertainment (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :AKLM AKLM Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. (stock symbol) ), a worldwide interactive entertainment company, today announced that HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy Boxing for the PlayStation(R) game console See video game console. will ship to retail outlets nationwide on Tuesday, November 21st. HBO Boxing is the first HBO Sports boxing video game to be produced under a licensing agreement with HBO Properties. The title incorporates the distinct look and feel of HBO Sports boxing telecasts with authentic HBO Sports graphics and theme music, along with real-life boxing venues. HBO Boxing exclusively features undisputed light heavyweight champion of the world, Roy Jones Jr., and George Foreman, the former two-time world heavyweight champion, plus 35 additional world famous boxers. Fighters will start in gyms and work their way up the ladder of HBO Sports' boxing series: KO Nation, HBO Boxing After Dark Boxing After Dark is an HBO boxing program, premiering in April 1996, that usually shows fights between well-known contenders, but usually not "championship" or "title" fights. , HBO World Championship Boxing HBO World Championship Boxing is a sports television series, premiering in January 1973 that has shown a number of significant boxing events in the last three decades. , and the pinnacle of professional prize fighting -- TVKO Pay-Per-View from HBO. The renowned HBO Sports broadcast team of Jim Lampley, Larry Merchant, and Harold Lederman will provide in-game commentary. Jones Jr., considered by many boxing experts as "the best pound for pound fighter in the world," stars in a national television campaign that begins after Thanksgiving and runs through December. Jones Jr. and Foreman are also featured on the HBO Boxing packaging, print advertising and promotional materials. "Our television spot captures the showmanship and charisma of Roy Jones Jr., who embodies the heart and soul of HBO Boxing," said Michael Jerchower, director of licensing for Acclaim Sports. "I am excited to headline Acclaim Sports' debut HBO Boxing title," said Jones Jr. "The video game accurately reflects the electricity and excitement of what it's really like to fight on HBO." Joining Jones and Foreman in HBO Boxing is a stellar stable of boxers including former legends, current champions and future stars such as: Rocky Marciano, Jake LaMotta, Joe Louis, Jack Dempsey, Sugar Ray Robinson Noun 1. Sugar Ray Robinson - United States prizefighter who won the world middleweight championship five times and the world welterweight championship once (1921-1989) Ray Robinson, Walker Smith, Robinson , David Tua, Ken Norton, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Floyd Patterson, Larry Holmes, Roberto Duran, Hector Camacho, Sr., Archie Moore, Michael Grant, Ike Quartey, Arturo Gatti, Monte Barrett, Terry Norris, Ray Mancini, John Molnar, Bernard Hopkins, Vito Antuofermo, Aaron Pryor, David Reid, Earnie Shavers, Hasim Rahman, Angel Manfredy, Vinnie Pazienza, Mark Johnson, Paul Spadafora, Fernando Vargas, Virgil Hill, and Junior Jones; plus female boxing sensations Mia St. John Mia Rosales St. John (born June 24, 1967) is an American professional boxer, model, businesswoman, and a Tae Kwon Do champion. St. John, a Mexican-American born in San Francisco, California, attended California State University, Northridge, earning a degree in Psychology. and Bridgett Riley. Acclaim Entertainment Background Information: Acclaim Entertainment, Inc., is a worldwide developer, publisher and mass marketer of software for use with interactive entertainment platforms including Nintendo, Playstation(R) game console and Sega hardware systems, and PCs. Acclaim owns and operates six studios located in the United States and the United Kingdom, and publishes and distributes its software directly in North America, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain and Australia. Acclaim also distributes entertainment software for other publishers worldwide and publishes comic books and software strategy guides. Acclaim's headquarters are in Glen Cove, New York Glen Cove is a city in Nassau County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city population was 26,622. Part of the early 20th century Gold Coast of the North Shore, Glen Cove has a diverse population. , and Acclaim's common stock is publicly traded on the NASDAQ SmallCap Market under the symbol AKLM. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.acclaim.com. HBO Properties Background Information: HBO Properties, a subdivision of Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P., oversees the licensing and merchandising of all of Home Box Office's properties. PlayStation and the PlayStation logos are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. |
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