| الخميس, يناير. 31, 2019 * Viejas Casino & منتجع * Alpine, مثل |
| LAS VEGAS (ديسمبر 20, 2019) – روي جونز جونيور. Boxing Promotions and Miguel Cotto Promotions will co-promote a potential early candidate for the 2019 المعركة من السنة, when world title challenger “الجبار” Aston Palicte (24-2-1, 20 كوس) takes on unbeaten جوزيه “Chiquiro” مارتينيز (20-0-2, 13 كوس) in a World Boxing Organization (المنظمة العالمية للملاكمة) junior bantamweight title eliminator on Thursday, يناير 31, at Viejas Casino & Resort in Alpine, كاليفورنيا. Palicte vs.Martinez will headline a soon-to-be-announced card in the 12-round main event, held on the Thursday night of Super Bowl week, in the Oak Ballroom. Viejas Casino & Resort is located 35 miles outside of San Diego. الفائز في Palicte vs. مارتينيز title eliminator will become the mandatory challenger for the winner of the New Year’s Eve match in China for the vacant WBO Junior Bantamweight World Championship, between No. 1 المنافس Donnie Nietes (41-1-5, 23 كوس) ولا. 3 مقدر Kazuito Ioka (23-1, 13 كوس). Palicte and Martinez will continue a Philippines-Puerto Rico boxing rivalry that dates back many years, ربما, أبرزه 2009 مواجهة بين الرماية و ميغيل كوتو, in which the fabulous Filipino defeated the Puerto Rican warrior by way of a 12عشر جولة الضربة القاضية الفنية. It marks the first time Jones and Cotto, اثنان of the greatest boxers of all-time, will be in opposite corners, in terms of competing fighters they promote, على التوالي, Palicte and Martinez. “Having our new partnership with Viejas Casino & Resort allows us to host these great fights,” روي جونز جونيور. الترقيات ملاكمة CEO/Co-founder Keith Veltre remarked. “Having a Roy Jones Jr. و Miguel Cotto fighter face-off makes this fight even more exciting. 2019 is going to be the biggest and most active year for RJJ Boxing.” “This is the type of fight that changes your career,” Hall of Famer/promoter Cotto said. “We know ‘Chiquiro’ Martinez is ready for the challenge and it will be an exciting fight. Promoting this fight, together with Roy Jones, الابن, will be great for boxing. We really look forward to start 2019 with a great fight like Martinez vs. Palicte.” “All of us at Viejas are excited to be working with Roy Jones, الابن. and look forward to this amazing event,” وأضاف Jimmy Wild, GM Viejas Casino & منتجع. Palicte (المنظمة العالمية للملاكمة لا. 2) heads the latest wave of world-class Filipino boxers, who is coming off a controversial 12-round split draw with his fellow countryman, 3-division world champion Nietes, for the vacant WBO Junior bantamweight title this past September in Inglewood, كاليفورنيا. Many at ringside felt that Palicte should have won the Filipino showdown, based on his relentless pressure and considerably higher activity rate, throwing 300-plus more punches than Nietes. Palicte is also ranked No. 9 in independent world ratings by الطوق مجلة. مارتينيز (المنظمة العالمية للملاكمة لا, 4), who captured the vacant WBO North American Boxing Organization (الدول المحيطة) Championship on November 16, 2017, ضرب Jesus Martinez (23-2-1, 11 كوس) in Cancun Mexico, لديها also held the World Boxing Council Latino and WBC USNBC Silver التيجان. “I want to thank God for this great opportunity,” Martinez commented. “شكرا, Miguel Cotto and the WBO. I feel excited because this is the most important fight of my career with a high-level boxer as Palicte. I will train really hard to be in the best condition. We are really focusing on getting the big win on January 31شارع.” بسعر $65.00, $55.00 و $45.00, tickets go on sale tomorrow (جمعة, ديسمبر. 21), and are available to purchase by going online at www.viejas.com. معلومات: Websites: www.RoyJonesJrBoxing.com, www.promocionesmiguelcotto.com, www.www.promocionesmiguelcotto.com تغريد: RoyjonesJRfa, @CottoPromotions, @viejascasino, @AstonPalicte إينستاجرام: RoyJonesJRboxing, artofmusiclv, rivalboxinggear, @Viejascasinoresort, @astonmightypalicte الفيسبوك: /RJJBoxing, /ViejasCasinoAndResort, /MiguelCottoPromotions |
