Nelly To Perform On Pacquiao-Margarito PPV Fight Card

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Grammy Award-winning artist Nelly will perform live during HBO Sport's Nov. 13 Manny Pacquiao-Antonio Margarito pay-per-view boxing event.

The hip-hop artist/actor will sing his hit single Just A Dream for the first time live immediately prior to the ring entrances of Pacquiao and Margarito at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, the network said.

"In the great tradition of major sporting events blending with superstar musical talent, this megafight is the perfect stage for a big live music performance that will result in a truly memorable event," said HBO Sports senior vice president Mark Taffet. "We are thrilled to have the live television premiere of Nelly's Just A Dream as part of the Pacquiao-Margarito PPV telecast."

The PPV event's televised undercard includes a 10 round welterweight fight between Mike Jones and Jesus Soto-Karass; a superbantamweight championship bout between Guillermo Rigondeaux and Ricardo Cordoba; and a 10-round lightweight bout between Brandon Rios and Omri Laowther.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.