| Четвртак, Јан. 31, 2019 * Viejas Casino & Одмаралиште * Alpine, КАО ШТО СУ |
| ЛАС ВЕГАС (Децембар 20, 2019) – Рои Јонес Јр. Boxing Promotions and Miguel Cotto Promotions will co-promote a potential early candidate for the 2019 Борба године, when world title challenger “Mighty” Aston Palicte (24-2-1, 20 КОс) takes on unbeaten Хозе “Chiquiro” Мартинез (20-0-2, 13 КОс) in a World Boxing Organization (ВБО) junior bantamweight title eliminator on Thursday, Јануар 31, at Viejas Casino & Resort in Alpine, Калифорнија. Palicte vs.Martinez will headline a soon-to-be-announced card in the 12-round main event, held on the Thursday night of Super Bowl week, in the Oak Ballroom. Viejas Casino & Resort is located 35 miles outside of San Diego. Победник Palicte vs. Мартинез title eliminator will become the mandatory challenger for the winner of the New Year’s Eve match in China for the vacant WBO Junior Bantamweight World Championship, between No. 1 кандидат Donnie Nietes (41-1-5, 23 КОс) и не. 3 рангиран Kazuito Ioka (23-1, 13 КОс). Palicte and Martinez will continue a Philippines-Puerto Rico boxing rivalry that dates back many years, можда, означен 2009 окршај између Манни Пацкуиао и Мигел Цотто, in which the fabulous Filipino defeated the Puerto Rican warrior by way of a 12тх round technical knockout. It marks the first time Jones and Cotto, два of the greatest boxers of all-time, will be in opposite corners, in terms of competing fighters they promote, односно, Palicte and Martinez. “Having our new partnership with Viejas Casino & Resort allows us to host these great fights,” Рои Јонес Јр. Boxing Promotions CEO/Co-founder Кеитх Велтре remarked. “Having a Roy Jones Jr. и Miguel Cotto fighter face-off makes this fight even more exciting. 2019 is going to be the biggest and most active year for RJJ Boxing.” “This is the type of fight that changes your career,” Hall of Famer/promoter Cotto said. “We know ‘Chiquiro’ Martinez is ready for the challenge and it will be an exciting fight. Promoting this fight, together with Roy Jones, Јр., will be great for boxing. We really look forward to start 2019 with a great fight like Martinez vs. Palicte.” “All of us at Viejas are excited to be working with Roy Jones, Јр. and look forward to this amazing event,” додао Jimmy Wild, GM Viejas Casino & Одмаралиште. Palicte (WBO No. 2) heads the latest wave of world-class Filipino boxers, who is coming off a controversial 12-round split draw with his fellow countryman, 3-division world champion Nietes, for the vacant WBO Junior bantamweight title this past September in Inglewood, Калифорнија. Many at ringside felt that Palicte should have won the Filipino showdown, based on his relentless pressure and considerably higher activity rate, throwing 300-plus more punches than Nietes. Palicte is also ranked No. 9 in independent world ratings by Прстен magazine. Мартинез (WBO No, 4), who captured the vacant WBO North American Boxing Organization (NABO) Championship on November 16, 2017, нокаутирао је Jesus Martinez (23-2-1, 11 КОс) in Cancun Mexico, има also held the World Boxing Council Latino and WBC USNBC Silver круна. “I want to thank God for this great opportunity,” Martinez commented. “Хвала, Miguel Cotto and the WBO. I feel excited because this is the most important fight of my career with a high-level boxer as Palicte. I will train really hard to be in the best condition. We are really focusing on getting the big win on January 31ул.” По цени од $65.00, $55.00 и $45.00, tickets go on sale tomorrow (Пет, Нов. 21), and are available to purchase by going online at www.viejas.com. ИНФОРМАЦИЈЕ: Websites: ввв.РоиЈонесЈрБокинг.цом, ввв.промоционесмигуелцотто.цом, www.www.promocionesmiguelcotto.com Твиттер: @РоијонесЈРфа, @CottoPromotions, @viejascasino, @AstonPalicte Инстаграм: @РоиЈонесЈРбокинг, @артофмусицлв, @ривалбокинггеар, @Viejascasinoresort, @astonmightypalicte Фацебоок: /RJJBoxing, /ViejasCasinoAndResort, /MiguelCottoPromotions |
