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Tito Acosta-Carlos Buitrago PPV Press Conference Quotes


La Batalla
TITO ACOSTA vs. CARLOS BUITRAGO
WBO World Light Flyweight Championship

SAMDI, JUNE 16, 2018
Coliseo de Puerto Rico * Hato Rey, Puerto Rico

LIVE ON PPV – 9
pm ET / 6 pm PT

Sa a Samdi
La Batallalive 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 (Jen 13, 2018) – The finalLa Batallapress 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 (WBO) Light Flyweight World Champion Tito Acosta (17-1, 17 Ko) ak challenger Carlos “ChocorroncitoBuitrago (30-3-1, 17 Ko), airing live on PPV from the Coliseo de Puerto Rico Center in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico,

 

La Batalla: Acosta vs. Buitrago is presented by Miguel Cotto Promotions, and H2 Entertainment, in association with DIRECTV Puerto Rico.

 

 

 

Integrated Sports Media is distributing the La Batalla: Acosta vs. Buitrago card in the United States on cable, satellite and digital pay-per-view via iN Demand, Vubiquity, DIRECTV, DISH and live-streamed worldwide (excluding Puerto Rico.on the FITE.TV app and website (www.fite.tv), kòmanse nan 9 p.m. AK / 6 p.m. PT, pou yon pri sijere Yo Vann an Detay nan sèlman $34.95.

 

QUOTES Press Konferans

 

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 EVÈNMAN – WBO JUNIOR FLYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (12)

Tito Acosta (17-1, 17 Ko), Chanpyon, San Juan, Puerto Rico

 

 

vs.

Carlos “ChocorroncitoBuitrago (30-3-1, 17 Ko), Pwovokatè, Managwa, Nikaragwa

CO-FEATURE – JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHTS (8)

Kevin Nieves (12-1-1, 5 Ko), COMERIO, Puerto Tico

 

 

vs.

Jean C. “LoboTorres (10-0, 7 Ko), Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico

FEATHERWEIGHTS (8)

Bryan Chevalier (9-1-1, 8 Ko), Bayamon, Puerto Rico

 

 

vs.

 

 

Ricardo Rodriguez (10-2-1, 6 Ko), Mayaguez, Puerto Rico

SUPER FEATHERIGHTS (6)

 

Edwin “ChinValentin (4-0, 4 Ko), Salinas, Puerto Rico

 

 

vs.

 

 

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

(all fights & fighters subject to change).

 

 

PROMO VIDEO:

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

ENFÒMASYON:

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

Twitter: @CottoPromotions, @Directvpr, @IntegratedPPV, @FiteTV

WBO: Officials Named for Title Bout Between World Champion Ángel Acosta and Carlos Buitrago

The World Boxing Organization (WBO) announced the officials for this Saturday, Jen 16, clash between WBO Jr. Flyweight Champion, Angel ‘Tito’ Acosta, soti nan Puerto Rico, and ranked No. 10 by this sanctioning body Carlos ‘ChocorroncitoBuitrago, from Nicaragua, nan yon pwograme 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, Ki gen ladan 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, nan Brezil, 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, of 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 Ko), it will be his first world title defense of the title he won last December by knocking out Mexican Juan ‘PinkyAlejo in the tenth round. Sou pati l ', Buitrago (30-3-1, 17 Ko) has held the WBO Youth and Latino Mini Flyweight titles.