La Batalla TITO ACOSTA vs. CARLOS BUITRAGO Campeonato Mundial Peso mosca ligero de la OMB Sábado, Junio 16, 2018 Coliseo de Puerto Rico * Hato Rey, Puerto Rico VIVO EN PPV – 9 pm ET / 6 pm PT

ESTE SÁBADO “La Batalla” live on PPV from Puerto Rico Tito Acosta (L) defends his WBO light flyweight title vs. 4-time world title challenger Carlos Buitrago

 

 

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Junio 13, 2018) – El final “La Batalla” press conference was held today in advance of this Saturday’s pay-per-view card, headlined by the 12-round main event between World Boxing Organization (OMB) Light Flyweight World Champion Tito Acosta (17-1, 17 KOs) y challenger Carlos “Chocorroncito” Buitrago (30-3-1, 17 KOs), airing live on PPV from the Coliseo de Puerto Rico Center in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico,

 

La Batalla: Acosta vs. Buitrago es presentado por Promociones Miguel Cotto, y H2 Entertainment, en asociación con DIRECTV Puerto Rico.

 

 

 

Integrated Sports Media is distributing the La Batalla: Acosta vs. Buitrago tarjeta en los Estados Unidos en el cable, satélite y pay-per-view digital a través de iN Demand, Vubiquity, DIRECTV, DISH y en directo por streaming en todo el mundo (excluding Puerto Rico.on the FITE.TV aplicación y el sitio web (www.fite.tv), a partir de 9 p.m. Y / 6 p.m. PT, por un precio sugerido de solo $34.95.

 

CITAS DE CONFERENCIAS DE PRENSA

 

Tito Acosta: “I am very excited about this Saturday night’s fight. I’ve been training really hard to get a big win over Buitrago. I only have one thing to tell him about Saturday: he will fail to capture the title and I will remain as a world champion in front of all my fans in Puerto Rico.”

 

Carlos Buitrago: “I feel healthy and strong. I had a very intense camp I came here with my mind clear and focus with my dream of becoming a world champion this victory is for my country of Nicaragua”

 

 

PPV BOUT SHEET

 

MAIN EVENT – WBO JUNIOR FLYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (12)

Tito Acosta (17-1, 17 KOs), Campeón, San Juan, Puerto Rico

 

 

vs.

Carlos “Chocorroncito” Buitrago (30-3-1, 17 KOs), Desafiador, Managua, Nicaragua

Co-estelar – JUNIOR welters (8)

Kevin Nieves (12-1-1, 5 KOs), Comerio, Puerto Tico

 

 

vs.

Jean C. “Lobo” Torres (10-0, 7 KOs), Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico

Pesos pluma (8)

Bryan Chevalier (9-1-1, 8 KOs), Bayamón, Puerto Rico

 

 

vs.

 

 

Ricardo Rodríguez (10-2-1, 6 KOs), Mayaguez, Puerto Rico

SUPER FEATHERIGHTS (6)

 

Edwin “Barbilla” Valentin (4-0, 4 KOs), Salinas, Puerto Rico

 

 

vs.

 

 

Pedro Vincente (5-1, 2 KOs), Mayaguez, Puerto Rico

(todas las peleas & combatientes sujetos a cambios).

 

 

VIDEO PROMOCIONAL:

 

 

 

ENGLISH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8RaZf6ncdk&feature = youtu.be

 

 

 

SPANISH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6ksMNm_S7g&feature = youtu.be

 

 

 

INFORMACIÓN:

 

 

 

www.promocionesmiguelcotto, www.integratedsportsnet.com, www.directvpr.com, www.fite.tv

 

 

 

Gorjeo: @CottoPromotions, @Directvpr, @IntegratedPPV, @FiteTV

La Organización Mundial de Boxeo (OMB) announced the officials for this Saturday, Junio 16, clash between WBO Jr. Flyweight Champion, Angel ‘Tito’ Acosta, de Puerto Rico, and ranked No. 10 by this sanctioning body Carlos ‘Chocorroncito’ Buitrago, de nicaragua, en una programada 12 rounds bout.

 

 

 

The world title match will take place at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan as the main event of a boxing evening presented by the Cotto Promotions. The Puerto Rican Luis Pabón will be the referee of the clash. Pabón is a veteran of over 400 professional boxing fights, Incluyendo 168 world titles bouts.

 

 

 

The Coliseo de Puerto Rico, was the scene of Miguel Cotto’s first world championship, when the today’s promoter was crowned WBO Jr. Welterwweight Champion on September 11, 2004 after defeating Kelson Pinto, de Brasil, by technical knockout in the sixth round.

 

 

 

Puerto Rican Jerry Martinez of Guaynabo and from the United States, Rocky Young, of Florida, and William Lerch, de Illinois, were appointed judges for the bout. The WBO Supervisor will be WBO President of the Classifications Committee Edgardo López Sasso, Esq.

 

 

 

For Acosta (17-1-1, 17 KOs), it will be his first world title defense of the title he won last December by knocking out Mexican Juan ‘Pinky’ Alejo in the tenth round. Por su parte, Buitrago (30-3-1, 17 KOs) has held the WBO Youth and Latino Mini Flyweight titles.