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WBO light flyweight champion Tito Acosta to showcase skills & build his legacy vs. Carlos Buitrago

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

SABADO, HUNYO 16, 2018
Coliseo de Puerto Rico * Hato Rey, Puerto Rico

LIVE ON PPV – 9 pm ET / 6 sa hapon PT
La Batalla, Hunyo 16
Live on PPV from Puerto Rico

Tito Acosta (R) puts his opponents to sleep

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Mayo 10, 2018) – World Boxing Organization Light Flyweight World Champion Tito Acosta will showcase his vast skills June 16 in his first title defense against Nicaraguan challenger Carlos “Chocorroncito” Buitrago sa “La Batalla” 12-round main event, airing on pay-per-view, live from the Coliseo de Puerto Rico Center in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico.

La Batalla: Acosta vs. Buitrago is presented by Miguel Cotto Promotions, which is owned and operated by the first Puerto Rican boxer to capture world titles in four different weight classes, future Hall of Famer Miguel Cotto, and H2 Entertainment, in association with DIRECTV Puerto Rico.

Integrated Sports Media will distribute theLa 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) sa ibabaw sa mga FITE.TV app and website (www.fite.tv), sugod sa 9 sa gabii. UG / 6 sa gabii. PT, alang sa usa ka gisugyot nga retail nga presyo sa lamang $34.95.

Building his own legacy in a traditionally rich, hot-bed for boxing like Puerto Rico, Acosta (17-1, 17 KOs) captured the vacant WBO title last December at famed Madison Square Garden, sa diha nga siya nanuktok sa Juan Alejo (24-4-1), sa Mexico, sa 10th round.

An outstanding amateur boxer with more than 180 posporo, highlighted by his gold-medal performance at the Central American Games,), the San Juan-based fighter has defeated 22-5Juan Guzman (KO1), 12-1 Japhet Uutoni (TKO12), ug 28-5-3 Luis Ceja (KO2).

“My goal is to be the best,” Acosta miingon. “I grew-up watching Tito 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 16th 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, sa ug gikan sa mga singsing, 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 16th 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) Minimumweight World Champion 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, including a pair to Thammanooon Niyomtrong (11-0) sa 2016 ug 2014, both by way of 12-round unanimous decisions in Thailand for the Interim WBA title. Buitrago also fought a 12-round split draw in 2013 to then-WBO Minimum World Champion Merlito Sabillo (12-0) in Manila, Philippines.

“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 16th.

“I work for the KO (siya 17 knockout sa iyang 17 daog) because that’s what fans like. I work for that every fight and I will win June 16th pinaagi sa knockout!”

Additional June 16th PPV fights will soon be announced. Ang tanan nga mga away ug manggugubat sa mga subject sa kausaban.

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Germany, United States and Latvia Play Host to WBO Bouts

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The World Boxing Organization (WBO), nga gipangulohan ni Francisco "Paco" Valcarcel, will celebrate five interesting title fights; two of which are for world championships. The bouts will take place this Saturday, Mayo 12.

 

 

 

Brooklyn native Saddam “World Kid” Ali (26-1, 14 KO ni), coming off the most important victory of his career against legendary Puerto Rican boxer Miguel Cotto, makes the first defense of his WBO junior middleweight world title, when he faces the dangerous Mexican Jaime Munguía (28-0, 24 KO ni). The fight will take place at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, New York. The fight will be televised live on HBO at 10:00 sa gabii. UG.

 

 

 

“We will have a lot of activity this Saturday from the WBO. You have to pay close attention to the performance of the huge puncher Jaime Munguía, who will face a good attacker like Ali. It’s going to be a classic fight of puncher against a boxer. If Munguía wins, he would be placed on a select list of great Mexican boxers who have been world champions at or before 21 years of age”, said Valcárcel.

 

 

 

In Augsburg, Germany, women’s boxing takes the stage when the popular former world champion Nikki Adler (16-1, 9 KO ni) of Germany and the world contender Femke Hermans (6-1, 3 KO ni) of Belgium, face each other for the vacant WBO world belt of the super middleweight division. The fight will be in the Eisstadion in Augsburg.

 

 

 

“We remain committed and supportive of women’s boxing. Germany is no exception. This great fight has the community looking on because there is a world title at stake and the fight will be liked by the public”, said Valcárcel.

 

In Latvia, three WBO International titles will be in play in 12-round duels in an evening at the Riga Arena. For the vacant International junior middleweight belt, the 13th ranked Ismail Iliev (10-0-1, 3 KO ni) of Nazran, Russia will face Konstantin Ponomarev (33-0, 13 KO ni) of Miass, Russia.

 

 

 

Usab, the WBO International Lightweight Champion and 5th ranked Isa Chaniev (12-1, 6 KO ni) of Nazran, Russia, will defend his title against the strong Venezuelan puncher, Ismael Barroso (20-1-2, 19 KO ni).

 

 

 

For the vacant middleweight WBO International belt, Artur Akavov (18-2, 12 KO ni) from Russia, will face against Argentina’s Gonzalo Coria (12-1, 5 KO ni).

 

 

 

“We are making a presence in eastern Europe. Kini nga panahon, it was Latvia’s turn to have boxers who are already ranked in the top positions of the WBO and for the rest of the year, could be fighting for world titles”, expressed Varcárcel.

 

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WBO light flyweight champion Tito Acosta to make 1st title defense vs. Carlos Buitrago

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

SABADO, HUNYO 16, 2018
Coliseo de Puerto Rico * Hato Rey, Puerto Rico

LIVE ON PPV – 9 pm ET / 6 sa hapon PT
La Batalla, Hunyo 16
Live on PPV from Puerto Rico

(L-R) – Eduardo Cajina (Coliseo de Puerto Rico Center), WBO light flyweight world champion
Tito Acosta, and promoter Miguel Cotto

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Abril 30, 2018) — Miguel Cotto Promotions hosted a press conference earlier today to announce World Boxing Organization Light Flyweight World Champion Tito Acosta will make his first title defense at home on June 16 against Nicaraguan challenger Carlos “Chocorroncito” Buitrago sa “La Batalla” 12-round main event, airing on pay-per-view, live from the Coliseo de Puerto Rico Center in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico.

 

La Batalla: Acosta vs. Buitrago is presented by Miguel Cotto Promotions, which is owned and operated by the first Puerto Rican boxer to capture world titles in four different weight classes, future Hall of Famer Miguel Cotto, and H2 Entertainment, in association with DIRECTV Puerto Rico.

 

 

 

Integrated Sports Media will distribute 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) sa ibabaw sa mga FITE.TV app and website (www.fite.tv), sugod sa 9 sa gabii. UG / 6 sa gabii. PT, alang sa usa ka gisugyot nga retail nga presyo sa lamang $34.95.

 

 

 

“Tito Acosta is that fighter you can’t blink your eyes,” promoter Miguel Cotto said. “He brings excitement to every fight and power to finish in any second. This fight against Carlos Buitrago will be fireworks from the opening bell.”

 

 

 

 

Acosta (17-1, 17 KOs), fighting out of San Juan, Puerto Rico., captured the vacant WBO title last December at famed Madison Square Garden, when he knocked out his Mexican challenger, Juan Alejo (24-4-1), sa 10th round.

 

 

 

 

A standout amateur boxer with more than 180 posporo, highlighted by his gold-medal performance at the Central American Games, is a past WBO Latino and World Boxing Council (WBC) light flyweight champion. His most notable victories have been against 22-5 Juan Guzman (KO1), 12-1 Japhet Uutoni (TKO12), ug 28-5-3 Luis Ceja (KO2).

 

 

 

“Buitrago says that his dream is to become the world champion, to that I say, keep on dreaming,” Acosta miingon. “Wala ako kuyaw kaniya, but this will be my night, not his.”

 

 

 

Buitrago (30-3-1, 17 KOs), 26, is currently world rated at No. 12 pinaagi sa WBO. The Managua-native will be fighting in his fifth world title fight having lost three times with one draw. In his last match this past December, he was stopped for the first time in the eighth round by undefeated International Boxing Federation (IBF) Minimumweight World Champion Hiroto Kyoguchi (8-0) sa Japan.

 

 

 

Sa pagkatinuod, all three of Buitrago’s career losses as a professional have been to world champions, including a pair to Thammanooon Niyomtrong (11-0) sa 2016 ug 2014, both by way of 12-round unanimous decisions in Thailand for the Interim WBA title. Buitrago also fought a 12-round split draw in 2013 to then WBO Minimum World Champion Merlito Sabillo (12-0) in Manila, Philippines.

 

 

 

“I will enter the ring in the best shape of my life with one objective in sight: to fulfill my dream of becoming the world champion and give my country a historic win,” Buitrago commented. “The battle is on and I hope to come out victorious.”

 

 

Additional June 16th PPV fights will soon be announced. Ang tanan nga mga away ug manggugubat sa mga subject sa kausaban.

 

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Lenin Castillo grabs WBO Gold in Ponce, Puerto Rico

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Ponce, Puerto Rico – Former Dominican Olympian Lenin Castillo (18-1-1, 13 KO ni) won the WBO/NABO vacant light heavyweight title in impressive fashion. Castillo defeated Aaron “Homicide” Mitchell (27-3-1, 21 KO ni) of Florida by way of technical knockout in the 10th and final round.

 

 

 

 

As a result of the victory, Castillo will now be ranked among the best 175 pound fighters in the WBO.

 

 

 

 

The fight was televised by DIRECTV PR as part of a card promoted by Miguel Cotto Promotions at the Complejo Ferial, Ponce, PR.

 

 

 

 

“I am very grateful to my manager Raúl Pastrana from Spartan Boxing Club, Miguel Cotto Promotions and the WBO for making this fight possible with an important title at stake that will place me among the best fighters of my weight,” Miingon Castillo, “This victory is for my Dominican people, my dad, my mom and also for the Puerto Ricans who made me feel at home since I arrived on the island for the fight”.

 

 

 

 

“I prepared myself to the max and these are the results of working hard in the gym. Since I landed a good shot at Mitchell, he decided to survive the whole fight and did not let me use everything I had saved for him. But the important thing was that we won all the rounds without losing concentration”, expressed Castillo, who was training in Florida under the supervision of Maury Ramos of KMJ with the assistance of Chiro Pérez from 5th St Gym.

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Former Olympian Lenin Castillo inks with Spartan Boxing Club

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Former Olympian Lenin Castillo (17-1-1, 12 KO ni) from the Dominican Republic has signed with new Puerto Rican management company, Spartan Boxing Club, on his mission to be part of the big stages in boxing.

 

 

 

 

Spartan Boxing Club President Raul Pastrana stated that “We are already planning to put Castillo on Abril 7 card in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where Angel Acosta will defend his WBO world title, and we are currently in the process of looking for a quality opponent together with a regional title to rank Castillo in the top positions in order to get a greater fight by the end of the year”.

 

 

 

 

“I signed with Spartan Boxing because they have an incredible platform and a work plan that I understand will be effective for my long-term career. I’m crazy to get back the ring to show that I deserve to be on the big stages and what better way to start this new path in front of my dear Puerto Rican people whom make me feel at home every time I go there” said Castillo who at the amateur boxing level won gold medals at the Jr. Pan American Games and José ‘Cheo’ Aponte International Tournament, and competed at the Olympic Games at welterweight category in Beijing, China.

 

 

 

 

Sa iyang katapusang away, held in the month of November at the Hotel Jaragua in Santo Domingo, Castillo defeated by brutal knockout in the first round over power puncher, Andy Perez (20-7, 19 KO ni).

 

 

 

 

Spartan Boxing Club is composed of the decorated fighters: Super Bantamweight Yenifel Vicente (31-3-2, 23 KO) of the Dominican Republic who is ranked in the WBO & WBC, former members of the Puerto Rican National Amateur Boxing Team: Bernard ‘Bimbo’ Lebron (9-0, 4KO ni), John ‘La Bestia’ Correa (3-0, 3KO ni) and Wilfredo ‘Bimbito’ Mendez (9-0, 4KO ni), among others boxers.

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COMBATE AMERIKA TIMAILHAN UNANG-KANUNAY, LIMA-division world boxing champion Amanda Serrano

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Lima ka-division world boxing champion Amanda “Ang Tinuod nga Deal” Serrano nga mipirma sa usa ka exclusive, multi-tuig nga promotional tugon uban Combate Amerika, ug ang gikatakda aron sa paghimo sa iyang MMA debut sa Marso.

Pound-for-pound boxing phenom sa sa paghimo sa iyang daghan nga-gikahinaman
MMA debut sa Premier Katsila MMA sports franchise sa kalibutan

 

NEW YORK - Enero 11, 2018 - Combate Amerika karon mipahibalo sa pagpirma sa lima ka-division world boxing champion, lakip na ang World Boxing Organization (WBO) bantamweight (118 libra) champion, Amanda "Ang Tinuod nga Deal" Serrano (Boxing: 34-1-1, 26 KO ni; MMA: 0-0) sa usa ka bug-os nga, multi-tuig nga promotional kasabutan.

 

 

Ang bugtong babaye nga fighter sa kasaysayan ingon man ang bugtong Puerto Rican kakompetensya sa walay katapusan aron sa pagdaug sa lima ka titulo sa kalibutan sa lima ka lain-laing mga dibisyon sa gibug-aton, ang 29-ka-tuig-ang panuigon Serrano nga natawo sa Carolina, Puerto Rico ug away gikan sa Brooklyn, N.Y., maghimo sa iyang Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) debut sa La Jaula, ang Combate Amerika halwa, sa usa ka petsa Marso nga gipahibalo sa dili madugay.

 

 

"Kita makuratan sa pagdala Amanda Serrano, usa sa labing kulbahinam nga superstars ni boxing ngadto sa Combate Amerika familia, ug tan-aw sa unahan sa pagbutang sa iyang sa usa ka global nga yugto nga mao ang unang sports kabtangan sa 21 Espanyol pagsulti nasud sa tibuok kalibutan,"Miingon si Combate Amerika CEO Campbell McLaren.

 

 

Serrano, usa ka top 10 pound-for-pound fighter, magpadayon ang iyang nagkadaghan nga boxing career sa ilalum sa promosyon sa DiBella Kalingawan, ug mosulay sa mahimong sa unang atleta sa kasaysayan sa dungan nga naghupot titulo sa kalibutan sa MMA ug boxing.

 

 

Serrano nadakpan sa iyang unang mayor nga titulo sa kalibotan, sa International Boxing Federation (IBF) super featherweight purongpurong, sa lang 22 ka tuig ang panuigon, uban sa usa ka mapintas nga, ikaduha-round knockout sa Kimberly Connor sa Septiyembre 10, 2011.

 

 

Siya sukad gisi pinaagi sa han-ay sa mga manggugubat sa upat ka sa uban nga mga dibisyon sa gibug-aton, gikan sa bantamweight sa lightweight (135 libra), ug sa labing bag-o lang mi-iskor og usa ka una nga round TKO sa Marilyn Hernandez sa Nobyembre 4, 2017.

 

 

Serrano nadasig sa motabok ngadto sa kalibutan sa MMA sa retired world champion Miesha Tate, nga sukad nahimong ni Serrano co-manager.

 

 

Combate Amerika moabot sa usa ka tuig bandila, og talagsaong mga ratings sa telebisyon sa US, Mexico ug Spain, lakip na ang unang duha ka mga panghitabo Telemundo MMA sa kasaysayan nga namugna sa labing taas nga ratings sa bisan unsa nga Espanyol nga pinulongan MMA nagpakita sa U.S. sa ting-init ug sa pagkapukan sa 2017, ug ingon sa ka daghan sa 6.9 milyon nga manan-away alang sa usa ka episode sa iyang sinemana nga telebisyon serye sa TV Azteca sa Mexico.
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Hari Promotions mipirma kanhi world title challenger José “Chelo” González sa usa ka promotional kontrata

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Pagbasa, PA (Disyembre 27, 2017) – Hari Promotions mao ang nahimuot sa pagpahibalo sa pagpirma sa kanhi world title challenger José “Chelo” González sa usa ka promotional kontrata.
González, 34 sa Toa Baja, Puerto Rico adunay usa ka rekord sa 24-2 uban sa 19 knockouts.
González nakadaog sa iyang unang 19 away uban sa daog sa Osenohan Vazquez (1-0), Eric Cruz (5-1-2), Hector Marengo (5-0-4) & Edgardo Soto (12-2).
Sa Hunyo 3, 2011, González midaog sa WBO Latino Lightweight title uban sa usa ka 6th round sa Gerardo Cuevas.
González lima ka malampuson nga depensa sa wala pa naghagit WBO Lightweight sa kalibutan champion Ricky Burns sa Mayo 11, 2013.
González si pagdominar nga away ug pag-ayo sa iyang dalan ngadto sa pagkahimong usa ka world champion atubangan sa injuring sa iyang pulso ug miretiro gikan sa away human sa 10th round.
González ninglambo pinaagi sa pag-pagdaog sa WBO Latino Lightweight titulo ug pagpanalipod sa kini uban sa usa ka 5th round sa Marvin Quintero (26-5).
González ang pagtan-aw sa pagbalik human sa usa ka duha ka-ug-sa usa ka-tunga sa tuig nga pahuway.
González miingon: “I am very happy with this new chapter in my career. I am returning to the ring with plenty of excitement and with the same dedication I have always had. I thank Marshall and King’s Promotions for the opportunity and I have no doubt that together we will return to a world title.”
“We are excited to bring Jose into the fold. He is a world championship caliber fighter, and is a terrific addition to King’s Promotions. We are looking to make his debut in early March, ug kon siya naghimo kita makakita dako kaayo nga mga oportunidad sa iyang umaabot nga,” miingon Hari Promotions CEO Marshall Kauffman.
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Salita Promotions Signs Women’s Superstar Christina Hammer to Multi-Fight Promotional Contract

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Promoter Dmitriy Salita sa pagkamapahitas-on mipahibalo sa pagpirma sa undefeated nga mga babaye ni nahiusa sa kalibutan middleweight champion Christina Hammer sa usa ka multi-away promotional kontrata.
Na sa usa ka superstar sa Europe, “Lady Hammer” (22-0, 10 KOs), gikan sa Dortmund, Germany, (pinaagi sa Novodolinka, Kazakhstan) mao ang kasamtangan nga WBC ug WBO middleweight champion. Siya usab kaniadto nga gihimo sa WBF middleweight, ingon man usab sa WBO ug WBF super middleweight Championships.
Ubos sa promotional direksyon ni Salita, Hammer maghimo sa iyang Estados Unidos boxing debut sa Biyernes, Enero 12, sa milingi Bato Resort Casino sa Verona, New York, on the non-televised undercard of usa ka ShoBox: Ang Bag-ong Henerasyon telecast (10 sa gabii. UG/PT), nga nagpakita sa nagkahiusa Women ni super middleweight World Champion Claressa Shields’ WBC ug IBF title defense batok sa mandatory challenger Tori Nelson. Hammer gikatakda alang sa usa ka 10-round away, highlights sa nga nga gipakita sa Showtime.
“Ako wala sa bisan unsa nga pagduha-duha nga ang akong manager Harald Pia ug ako makaabot sa usa ka kasabutan,” miingon nga ang usa malipayon Hammer sa pagpirma. “ako nahigugma sa US,” nagpadayon siya sa. “Kon ikaw malampuson dinhi, ikaw mahimong malampuson sa tanang dapit. Sukad sa sinugdanan sa akong boxing career kini nga usa ka damgo sa akong sa pagpakig-away sa US. Ako dili maghulat alang sa Enero 12.”
Hammer miduyog sa Salita Promotions listahan nga naglakip usab sa mga babaye ni superstar, hiniusa nga super middleweight champion ug duha ka-panahon sa gold medalist Claressa Shields, ingon man usab sa kalibutan, European (2X) ug Russian (6X) amateur champion ug 2012 Olympian, Elena Savelyeva.
“Christina ang tanan nga mga himan nga mahimong usa ka bitoon sa US,” si Dmitriy Salita. “Ang iyang mga kahanas, personalidad ug apelar sa gawas sa singsing sa paghimo sa Christina usa ka talagsaon ug espesyal nga fighter sa talento-puno middleweight division. Ako nagtuo nga 2018 na nga usa ka makasaysayanon nga tuig alang sa mga babaye sa boxing sa tibuok kalibutan.”
Hammer mao ang usa ka teknikal talagsaong boksidor, apan ang iyang talagsaong pisikal nga kusog mao ang nagbulag kaniya gikan sa uban nga mga 160-pound manggugubat sa kalibotan. Siya nagboto WBF Female Fighter sa Tuig sa 2011 ug 2013; ang WBO Female Fighter sa Tuig sa 2013; ang BDB Female Boxer sa Tuig sa 2016; ang HERQUL Female Boxer sa Tuig sa 2017 ug mao lamang ang babaye sa Uropa sa-angkon sa Diamond Ring sa WBO.
“Kini mao ang kanunay nga ang usa ka kalipay sa pagtrabaho uban sa kaayo propesyonal nga mga kauban,” Miingon manager Pia sa deal. “ako masaligon kita adunay usa ka kontrata nga maayo alang sa tanan nga mga partido. Christina mao ang malipayon kaayo nga nakig-away sa U.S. Kini mao ang usa ka damgo sa iyaha nga mahimong malampuson sa ibabaw sa dinhi ug siya dili maghulat sa pagpakita sa U.S. publiko nga Christina Hammer mao!”
Ang mga tiket alang sa maong kalihokan, nga gipasiugdahan sa Salita Promotions, karon sa sale alang sa $75 alang sa unang duha ka laray nga gihulma sa ringside, $65 alang sa nahibilin nga ringside lingkoranan ug sa tanan nga mga sa uban nagkantidad og $49 ug $37, plus sa bisan unsa nga magamit nga balayranan. Ang mga tiket mapalit sa tawo o pinaagi sa pagtawag sa milingi Bato Resort Box Office sa 800.771.7711 o sa online sa Ticketmaster.
Sa telecast opener Uzbekistan gahum-puncher Shohjahon Ergashev (11-0, 11 KOs) mag-atubang sa mga isigka-undefeated ug sa top-10 ranked Sonny Fredrickson (18-0, 12 KOs) sa Toledo, Ohio. Sa co-bahin, Jesse Hernandez (10-1, 7 KOs) kuhaon sa Ernesto Garza (9-2, 5 KOs; 1-3 WSB) sa usa ka 10-round super bantamweight bout.
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Can Saunders Secure His Most Impressive Win to Date Over Lemieux?

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Billy Joe Saunders will take to the ring on December 16 in Canada as the reigning and defending WBO middleweight champion, being the proud owner of a belt which he won way back in December 2015 when defeating fellow traveller Andy Lee.

 

But since outpointing Irishman Lee with a majority decision success to become world champion at the Manchester Arena, Saunders has only defended it on two occasions, with unanimous decision triumphs over Artur Akavov and Willie Monroe Jr., more recently.

 

Against game Russian Akavov, the undefeated world title holder was far from impressive and perhaps even lucky to get such a comfortable decision in the end at the Lagoon Leisure Centre on Scottish soil. The win over American challenger Monroe Jr was a lot better, having then undertaken Dominic Ingle as his newest coach.

 

But the latter bout was still a drab affair and did nothing to further or boost Saunders’ appeal to a broader audience, as he outworked the New York-born southpaw quite comfortably. For most of the title defence, he was barely made to work at all, with Monroe having come in with a bizarrely inefficient gameplan.

 

Apan, the 28-year-old will next face undoubtedly his toughest career test to date against former 160lbs champion David Lemieux, a far more serious challenge than an inexperienced and youthful Chris Eubank Jr, an indifferent Andy Lee and the far from threatening Willy Monroe Junior.

 

Hard-hitting Canadian Lemieux will enter the ring ropes as the evens outsider in the latest boxing odds to prevail on home territory, a promising price for a fighter on a strong surge of victories of late. Since being viciously stopped in a gallant showing against the division kingpin Gennady Golovkin in October 2015, the 28-year-old has earned four consecutive wins, including two big knockouts of Glen Tapia and Curtis Stevens.


Of all the opponents Saunders has gone toe to toe with to date, none have possessed the punching power of Lemieux, and that could be a decisive factor come fight night. The latter home hope is promoted by Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy, who are seemingly keen to match the Canadian up with main cash cow Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez next year, rather than throw him in with ‘GGG’ once again in a highly awaited rematch.

 

Despite being the favourite to prevail and maintain his unbeaten record on what will be his maiden venture outside of the UK in his professional career, it seems the odds are actually stacked against Saunders for this latest encounter.

 

It has been evident, usab, that Saunders doesn’t boast the massive power capable of keeping a fleet-footed Lemieux away from the danger areas throughout their match-up. Knockout artist Lemieux produced what could eventually be voted stoppage of the year back in March when he brutally put Stevens’ lights out in New York City.

 

Could another vicious stoppage success be on the cards on home soil? It’s up to Saunders and Ingle to execute their upcoming gameplan perfectly to secure what would be a highly impressive victory on the road, but it looks likely of being a truly testing night in Quebec.

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Potapov Ready for Battle Against Narvaez This Saturday in Argentina

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WBO #2-ranked Russian bantamweight Nikolai Potapov is in Detroit, finalizing preparations for his long-awaited showdown with WBO #1-ranked Omar Narvaez of Argentina.
The pair will meet for a 12-round showdown this Sabado, Oktubre 14, at Estadio Obras Sanitarias in Buenos Aires and live on Argentina TyC Sports.
27-year-old Potapov (17-0, 8 KOs) hails from Podolsk, Russia, but travels to Detroit before fights, to work with well-respected trainer and nephew of Emanuel Steward, Javan SugarHill.
“I had an intense training camp in Detroit with Sugar Hill Stewart,” said Potapov. “This is our second camp together and I feel like I am getting better everyday.”
Defeating the former WBO World Flyweight and Super Flyweight Champion Narvaez (46-2-2, 24 KOs) will not be easy for Potapov. The tough southpaw won his first world championship 15 years ago and remains one of the world’s best. “I look forward to making a statement in the Narvaez fight and taking a step closer to a world title,” continued Potapov.

“Nikolai is one of the best bantamweights in the world,” said his promoter, Dmitriy Salita. “A win over a top fighter a former world champion like Narvaez will put the division on notice. Nikolai is coming to make a name for himself on Oktubre 14.”