Битва, Июнь 16 Прямой эфир на PPV из Пуэрто-Рико

(L-Р) – Eduardo Cajina (Coliseo de Puerto Rico Center), WBO light flyweight world champion Тито Акоста, and promoter Miguel Cotto

САН-ХУАН, Пуэрто-Рико (Апреля 30, 2018) — Miguel Cotto Promotions hosted a press conference earlier today to announce World Boxing Organization Light Flyweight World Champion Тито Акоста will make his first title defense at home on June 16 against Nicaraguan challenger Карлос “Чокоррончито” Буитраго в “Битва” 12-раундовое главное событие, airing on pay-per-view, в прямом эфире из центра Coliseo de Puerto Rico в Хато Рей, Пуэрто-Рико.

 

Битва: Акоста против.. Буитраго 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, будущий член Зала Славы Мигель Котто, and H2 Entertainment, совместно с DIRECTV Пуэрто-Рико.

 

 

 

Integrated Sports Media будет распространять Битва: Акоста против.. Буитраго карта в США по кабелю, спутниковая и цифровая оплата за просмотр через iN Demand, Vubiquity, DIRECTV, DISH и прямая трансляция по всему миру (исключая Пуэрто-Рико) на FITE.TV приложение и веб-сайт (www.fite.tv), начиная с 9 p.m. И / 6 p.m. PT, по рекомендованной розничной цене всего $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.”

 

 

 

 

Акоста (17-1, 17 КО), 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), в 10^й круглый.

 

 

 

 

A standout amateur boxer with more than 180 спички, 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 (КО1), 12-1 Japhet Uutoni (TKO12), и 28-5-3 Luis Ceja (KO2).

 

 

 

“Buitrago says that his dream is to become the world champion, to that I say, keep on dreaming,” Акоста сказал. “Я не преуменьшая его, but this will be my night, not his.”

 

 

 

Буитраго (30-3-1, 17 КО), 26, в настоящее время мировой рейтинг - Нет. 12 по версии 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) в Японии.

 

 

 

На самом деле, all three of Buitrago’s career losses as a professional have been to world champions, including a pair to Thammanooon Niyomtrong (11-0) в 2016 и 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 Мерлито Сабилло (12-0) in Manila, Филиппины.

 

 

 

“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.”

 

 

Дополнительный июнь 16^й PPV-бои скоро будут анонсированы. Все бои и бойцы могут быть изменены.

 

ИНФОРМАЦИЯ:

 

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

 

 

 

Щебет: @CottoPromotions, @Directvpr, @IntegratedPPV, @FiteTV