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Eleider Alvarez (R) packs a mean punch
MONTRÉAL (Février 14, 2017) – Undefeated World Boxing Council (WBC) Champion des poids lourds légers d'argent Eleider “Tempête” Alvarez is on a mission to showcase his talent throughout the boxing world, Février 24 against former world super middleweight champion Lucian Bute, to completely justify his No. 1 contender position.
The 32-year-old Alvarez (21-0, 10 KOs) will defend his WBC Silver title belt against Bute (32-3-1, 25 KOs) in the 12-rounder headlining “BUTE VS. ALVAREZ”, promu par le Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM) et Gestev, une présentation de Vidéotron et Mise-O-Jeu, au Centre Vidéotron à Québec, Canada.
Intégré Sports Media distribuera “BUTE VS. ALVAREZ” vivre aux États-Unis, à partir de 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT, sur le câble, pay-per-view par satellite et Internet via la demande, Vubiquity, DIRECTV, DISH et l'application FITE pour un prix de détail suggéré de seulement $29.95.
Au Canada, “BUTE VS. ALVAREZ” sera disponible pour regarder, en anglais ou en français, sur Indigo Channel, Shaw TV et Bell TV; En anglais uniquement sur Rodgers PPV, ainsi que dans plusieurs des meilleurs bars sportifs canadiens.
En dehors de l'Amérique du Nord, “BUTE CONTRE ALVAREZ” est distribué par la principale société de distribution de droits télévisés de boxe, Protocol Sports Marketing Ltd.
Fighting out of Montreal, Alvarez is a Colombia native who is ranked No. 1 par le WBC, ainsi que n. 4 par The Ring magazine. In addition to Alvarez defending his WBC Silver title against Bute, their main event showdown will also be the final WBC eliminator to determine the mandatory challenger for the winner’s GYM stablemate, WBC en titre et champion des poids lourds légers linéaires Adonis “Superman” Stevenson (28-1-0, 23 KOs).
Alvarez was already Stevenson’s mandatory challenger, cependant, he agreed to put everything on the line in a risky confrontation with former IBF super middleweight champion Bute, as opposed to waiting until later this year for his title shot with Stevenson. In addition to being well compensated, Alvarez had several other reasons to accept this immense challenge against Bute.
“It is a very good opportunity for me, fighting a good opponent who is very popular, especially in Canada,” the odds favorite Alvarez said. “He’s is a southpaw, like Stevenson, plus it’s also a good opportunity for me to rise my popularity. And with all due respect to Bute, someone unable to beat Bute doesn’t deserve a shot at Stevenson.
“Our fight will probably be a boxing chess match, but because of the local angle, at some point our fight will turn emotional. I will retire Lucian Bute for good February 24e!”
INFORMATIONS:
Gazouillement: yvonmichelgym, @gestevinc, @IntegratedPPV #ButeAlvarez
Suivez ces combattants sur Twitter: @Stormalvarez, @Butelucian
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