Tito Acosta (R) puts his opponents to sleep

SÃO JOÃO, Puerto Rico (Maio 10, 2018) – Organização Mundial de Boxe Campeão do Mundo de Flyweight Leve Tito Acosta will showcase his vast skills June 16 in his first title defense against Nicaraguan challenger Carlos “Chocorroncito” Buitrago no “A batalha” 12-evento principal da rodada, exibição no pay-per-view, ao vivo no Coliseo de Puerto Rico Center em Hato Rey, Puerto Rico.

A batalha: Acosta vs. Buitrago é apresentado por Miguel Cotto Promotions, que pertence e é operado pelo primeiro boxeador porto-riquenho a conquistar títulos mundiais em quatro classes de peso diferentes, futuro Hall da Fama Miguel Cotto, e H2 Entertainment, em associação com a DIRECTV Porto Rico.

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Building his own legacy in a traditionally rich, hot-bed for boxing like Puerto Rico, Acosta (17-1, 17 KOs) conquistou o título vago da WBO em dezembro passado no famoso Madison Square Garden, quando ele nocauteou Juan Alejo (24-4-1), de México, no 10^th redondo.

An outstanding amateur boxer with more than 180 corresponde, destacado por sua medalha de ouro nos Jogos da América Central,), the San Juan-based fighter has defeated 22-5Juan Guzman (KO1), 12-1 Japhet Uutoni (TKO12), e 28-5-3 Luis Ceja (KO2).

“My goal is to be the best,” Acosta disse. “I grew-up watching Titus Trinidad and Miguel Cotto, who are my favorite fighters. I will work as hard as I can to give the best to my family, as well as make my island proud. I will win on June 16^th and let the world know that I am the best 108-pound boxer in the world.”

Having a future Hall of Famer such as Cotto as his promoter is a tremendous advantage, dentro e para fora do anel de, for Acosta. “It means a lot and is an honor for me to have a living legend like Miguel Cotto as my promoter,” Acosta explained. “He has guided my career the best way. He also gets involved in my camp and wants me to get better and better every fight.”

“Tito Acosta is a really good fighter,” Cotto commented about his protégé. “He is World Champion for a reason. We will work to give him the best opportunities. Tito has an opportunity to show the world on June 16^th what he is made of and who he is. As World Champion, he needs to be at the highest level to have a brilliant performance each fight, because the better performances and victories, the bigger name he will build.”

“It is important for a fighter to do his job in the ring because every performance is a unique opportunity to show the world who you are and at what level you belong. People in Puerto Rico love boxing, and its fighters.”

WBA #2-rated Buitrago (30-3-1, 17 KOs) will be fighting in his fifth world title fight, after losing three times with one draw. He was stopped for the first time in his last fight this past December, by undefeated International Boxing Federation (IBF) Campeão Mundial de Peso Mínimo Hiroto Kyoguchi (8-0), in the eighth round of their title fight in Japan.

All three of Buitrago’s career losses have been to world champions, incluindo um par para Thammanooon Niyomtrong (11-0) em 2016 e 2014, ambos por meio de decisões unânimes de 12 rodadas na Tailândia para o título provisório da WBA. Buitrago também enfrentou um empate de 12 rounds em 2013 to then-WBO Minimum World Champion Merlito Sabillo (12-0) em Manila, Filipinas.

“Chris Buitrago is a great fighter and tough challenger, who has the highest level of experience, and that motivates me,” Acosta spoke about his Nicaraguan opponent. “People want to watch a toe-to-toe brawl and he brings that style. I think he will brawl with me, but I’ll be ready for any style he brings June 16^th.

“I work for the KO (ele tem 17 nocautes em sua 17 vitórias) because that’s what fans like. I work for that every fight and I will win June 16^th por nocaute!”

Junho adicional 16^th Lutas PPV serão anunciadas em breve. Todas as lutas e os lutadores estão sujeitos a alteração.

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