Dunia Organisasi Tinju (WBO) will oversee four major fights this week around the world, including a world championship bout.
Starting on Thursday, Bulan Juni 14 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Jepang, seventh ranked Hiroaki Teshigawara (16-2-2, 9 Biaya), Tokyo, will defend his WBO Asia-Pacific Bantamweight title against the two-time world title challenger Teiru Kinoshita (26-2-1, 9 Biaya), of Kobe.
In the same card, 12th ranked Ryuichi Funai (29-7, 20 Biaya), dari Tokyo, will face former world champion Warlito Parrenas (26-7-1, 23 Biaya), from Philippines, for the vacant WBO Asia-Pacific Jr. Bantamweight belt. Both fights are scheduled for 12 round as part of a event promoted by Dangan Boxing.
Also on Thursday, but in Indio, California, Filipino Mercedito Gesta (31-2-2, 17 Biaya) will battle Robert Manzanarez (36-1, 29 Biaya), dari Arizona, for the vacant WBO NABO Lightweight title, di sebuah 10 round clash.
Acara, which will take place at Fantasy Springs Casino, is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions, and will feature a live broadcast on ESPN, mulai dari 8:30 p.m. Waktu Timur (5:30 p.m. Pacific time).
Sementara Itu, pada hari Sabtu, Bulan Juni 16 at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan, WBO Jr. Flyweight Champion, Ángel ‘Tito’ Acosta (17-1, 17 Biaya), dari Puerto Rico, will be making his first title defense, terhadap 10th peringkat, and former WBO Youth and Latino champion, Carlos Buitrago (30-3-1, 17 Biaya), of Nicaragua, in a schedule 12 pertarungan putaran.
Di Puerto Rico, DIRECTV subscribers will be able to see the event through channel 161, OnDIRECTV, mulai dari 9 p.m, Eastern time (6:00 p.m. Pacific time). Integrated Sports Media is distributing the card in the United States on cable, satelit dan digital pay-per-view melalui iN Demand, Vubiquity, DirecTV, DISH and live-streamed worldwide (excluding Puerto Rico) pada FITE.TV aplikasi dan situs web (www.fite.tv), untuk harga eceran yang disarankan sebesar $34.95.
The event is promoted by Cotto Promotions, in association with H2 Entertainment.