MONTREAL (Febrero 8, 2017) – Groupe Yvon Michel (GIMNASIO) and Gestev have jointly announced that the February 24º PERO VS. ALVAREZ mega-showdown, como Lucian Bute challenges World Boxing Council (CMB) Campeón de plata semipesado Eleider “Tormenta” Alvarez en el evento principal a 12 asaltos, will air live worldwide on pay per view from Videotron Centre in Quebec City, Canadá.
In addition to Alvarez defending his WBC Silver title against former International Federation Boxing (FIB) super middleweight champion Bute, their fight will also be the final WBC eliminator to determine the mandatory challenger for the winner’s GYM stablemate, actual campeón del CMB y peso semipesado lineal Adonis “Superhombre” Stevenson (28-1-0, 23 KOs).
Integrated Sports Media distribuirá “PERO VS. ALVAREZ” vivir en los estados unidos, a partir de 8 p.m. Y / 5 p.m. PT, en el cable, Pago por visión por satélite e Internet a través de iN Demand, Vubiquity, DIRECTV, DISH y la aplicación FITE por un precio minorista sugerido de solo $29.95.
En Canadá, “PERO VS. ALVAREZ” estará disponible para ver, en ingles o frances, on Canal Indigo, Shaw TV y Bell TV; Solo en inglés en Rodgers PPV, así como en muchos de los mejores bares deportivos canadienses. “PERO VS. ALVAREZ” will also air around the world on an international satellite feed.
“We are very happy to provide the opportunity for the fans in the United States and around the world to watch this great fight live from the beautiful Videotron Center in Quebec City,” Presidente de GYM Yvon Michel dicho. “This is an extremely significant fight in the highly talented light heavyweight division. The bout will also determine the next opponent for WBC champion Adonis Stevenson in a clash that will be one of the most important and the biggest fights in Canadian boxing history.”
 Romania-born Bute (32-3-1, 25 KOs), who is a Canadian citizen living in Laval (Canadá), held the IBF 168-pound division title for nearly five years (Octubre. 19, 2007-Mayo 26, 2012), when the wildly popular southpaw ranked among the top pound-for-pound fighters in the world. Bute has a sterling 10-2-1 (8 KOs) record in world title fights and he has defeated six world champions: Dingaan Thobela, Saki Tauro, Alejandro Berrio, William Joppy, Brian Magee y Glen Johnson.
El WBC No. 7-ranked Bute will celebrate his 37º birthday four days after his fight with Alvarez. All three of his pro career losses have been to world champions: Jean Pascal, Carl Froch y James DeGale.
 The 32-year-old Alvarez (21-0, 10 KOs), luchando fuera de Montreal, is a native of Colombia, where he was a decorated amateur, capturing a gold medalist at the prestigious 2007 Juegos Panamericanos, in addition to being a 2008 Olympian in Beijing, China. “Tormenta” moved to Montreal and turned pro in 2009. He went on to become North American Boxing Organization (LOS VECINOS) and North American Boxing Association (También) campeón de peso semipesado. En 2014, he stopped previously undefeated Ryno Liebenberg (16-0) in the seventh round of their fight in Monte Carlo to capture the WBC Silver 175-pound division championship, which he has successfully defended twice, both by 12-round decision, contra Isidro Ranoni Prieto (24-0-3) y el ex retador al título mundial Isaac Marcos.
Ahora clasificado No. 1 by the WBC and No. 4 por El Anillo revista, Alvarez’ most recent fight was last month, in which he won a 10-round unanimous decision over Norbert Dabrowski (19-5-1) en Montreal.
Additional PPV fights will soon be announced by GYM.
INFORMACIÓN:
Gorjeo: yvonmichelgym, @gestevinc, @IntegratedPPV #ButeAlvarez
Siga estos combatientes en Twitter: @Stormalvarez, @Butelucian
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