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Boxing fan Rosie Perez joins Netflix’s Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul broadcast

Vaseline November 16, 2024

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Friday night at 8 PM ET, boxing fans from around the world will turn on Netflix to watch the highly anticipated fight between 58-year-old former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and 27-year-old YouTuber boxer Jake Paul. Fans expected a lot of taunting, a lot of action and very little respect between the fighters.

However, fans might not have expected an Oscar nominee to be part of the broadcast team.

Rosie Perez, an esteemed actor and choreographer, is also a long-time boxing fanatic. She has described how her love for boxing was ingrained in her from a very young age. Here’s everything you need to know about Perez’s passion for boxing and her achievements as a commentator.

Who is Rosie Perez?

An acclaimed actress and choreographer, Perez has worked with some of the biggest names in music and Hollywood. Perez is best known for her work as an actress, earning an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress in 1993 for her work in the film “Fearless.” Perez ultimately lost the Oscar to Anna Paquin in “The Piano.” Perez was also nominated for a Golden Globe for that performance.

Perez would earn a 2021 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Megan Briscoe in “The Flight Attendant.”

In addition to her work as an actress, Perez has choreographed numerous music videos and concerts for music stars such as Janet Jackson, Bobby Brown and LL Cool J. She has three Emmy nominations (1990, 1992, 1993) for Outstanding Work in Choreography on the show ‘In Living Color ‘.

Rosie Perez age

Perez is 60 years old. She was born on September 6, 1964 in Brooklyn, New York.

Rosie Perez boxing expertise, fandom

Perez has been a boxing fan since a very young age. Although she had to hide her fandom for years. In a recent interview with Mike Tyson, Perez revealed that she never really expressed her fanaticism “because when (Perez) said it to people, they were like, ‘How can you support a barbaric sport?'”

However, that didn’t stop Perez’s love for boxing. In fact, Perez felt entrenched in boxing from a very young age. In 2018, Perez told the New York Times, “It was a cultural thing.” She added, “Growing up, as a Puerto Rican, it seemed like you were always watching boxing. We watched boxing and baseball, but boxing appealed to me in a way as a young child. And it still does. “

Perez could and still can often be seen ringside at even smaller boxing events in her home state of New York. She even attempted to learn boxing after being bullied a lot during her childhood. “I learned to box because I got beat up a lot. And I was sloppy. I always fought back, even if I lost,” she told The Guardian in 2022. Perez still trains to this day. , although she does not participate in battles.

Her love for boxing and expertise in the sport have earned her the nickname ‘The First Lady of Boxing’.

Who will broadcast the Tyson vs. Paul fight with Rosie Perez out?

Joining Perez will be Canadian play-by-play commentator and popular combat sports broadcaster Mauro Ranallo, as well as former heavyweight champion Roy Jones Jr – an opponent of Tyson in a 2020 exhibition match. Tyson’s son, Amir Tyson, will serve as a ringside reporter.

British sports reporter Kate Scott will also be part of the broadcast team and act as the event’s main host. Former boxing champion Andre Ward will be the lead analyst, while Ariel Helwani will serve as a reporter.

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