| Четврток, Јан. 31, 2019 * Viejas Casino & Одморалиште * Alpine, КАКО |
| LAS VEGAS (Декември 20, 2019) – Рој Џонс Џуниор. Boxing Promotions and Miguel Cotto Promotions will co-promote a potential early candidate for the 2019 Борба на годината, when world title challenger “Mighty” Aston Palicte (24-2-1, 20 КО) takes on unbeaten Жозе “Chiquiro” Мартинез (20-0-2, 13 КО) in a World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior bantamweight title eliminator on Thursday, Јануари 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. Победникот на 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 КО) и Не. 3 Номинална Kazuito Ioka (23-1, 13 КО). Palicte and Martinez will continue a Philippines-Puerto Rico boxing rivalry that dates back many years, можеби, истакната од страна на 2009 пресметка помеѓу Мани Pacquiao и Мигел Cotto, in which the fabulous Filipino defeated the Puerto Rican warrior by way of a 12та round technical knockout. It marks the first time Jones and Cotto, две of the greatest boxers of all-time, will be in opposite corners, in terms of competing fighters they promote, соодветно, Palicte and Martinez. “Having our new partnership with Viejas Casino & Resort allows us to host these great fights,” Рој Џонс Џуниор. Boxing Promotions CEO/Co-founder Keith Veltre 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, Џуниор, 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, Џуниор. and look forward to this amazing event,” додадени Jimmy Wild, GM Viejas Casino & Одморалиште. 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 Прстенот magazine. Мартинез (WBO No, 4), who captured the vacant WBO North American Boxing Organization (NABO) Championship on November 16, 2017, тропа Jesus Martinez (23-2-1, 11 КО) in Cancun Mexico, има also held the World Boxing Council Latino and WBC USNBC Silver круни. “I want to thank God for this great opportunity,” Martinez commented. “Ви благодарам, 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.” Цена од $65.00, $55.00 и $45.00, tickets go on sale tomorrow (ПЕ, Декември. 21), and are available to purchase by going online at www.viejas.com. ИНФОРМАЦИИ: Websites: www.RoyJonesJrBoxing.com, www.promocionesmiguelcotto.com, www.www.promocionesmiguelcotto.com Твитер: @RoyjonesJRfa, @CottoPromotions, @viejascasino, @AstonPalicte Instagram: @RoyJonesJRboxing, @artofmusiclv, @rivalboxinggear, @Viejascasinoresort, @astonmightypalicte Фејсбук: /RJJBoxing, /ViejasCasinoAndResort, /MiguelCottoPromotions |
