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Eleider Alvarez (R) packs a mean punch
MONTREAL (Februari 14, 2017) – Undefeated World Boxing Council (WBC) Zilveren licht zwaargewicht kampioen Eleider “Storm” Alvarez is on a mission to showcase his talent throughout the boxing world, Februari 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 KO) will defend his WBC Silver title belt against Bute (32-3-1, 25 KO) in the 12-rounder headlining “BUTE VS. ALVAREZ”, gepromoot door Groupe Yvon Michel (SPORTSCHOOL) en Gestev, a presentation of Videotron and Mise-O-Jeu, bij Videotron Center in Quebec City, Canada.
Integrated Sports Media zal verspreiden “BUTE VS. ALVAREZ” woon in de Verenigde Staten, vanaf 8 p.m. EN / 5 p.m. PT, op de kabel, satelliet en internet pay-per-view via iN Demand, Vubiquity, DirecTV, DISH en de FITE app voor een adviesprijs van slechts $29.95.
In Canada, “BUTE VS. ALVAREZ” zal beschikbaar zijn om te bekijken, in het Engels of Frans, op Canal Indigo, Shaw TV en Bell TV; Alleen Engels op Rodgers PPV, evenals in veel van de beste Canadese sportbars.
Buiten Noord-Amerika, “BUTE VS ALVAREZ” wordt gedistribueerd door een toonaangevend distributiebedrijf voor televisierechten voor boksen, Protocol Sports Marketing Ltd.
Fighting out of Montreal, Alvarez is a Colombia native who is ranked No. 1 door de WBC, evenals Geen. 4 door De 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, regerend WBC en lineair licht zwaargewicht kampioen Adonis “Superman” Stevenson (28-1-0, 23 KO).
Alvarez was already Stevenson’s mandatory challenger, echter, 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 24th!”
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Tjilpen: yvonmichelgym, @gestevinc, @IntegratedPPV #ButeAlvarez
Volg deze vechters op Twitter: @Stormalvarez, @Butelucian
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