La Batalla, Junio 16 En vivo por PPV desde Puerto Rico

Tito Acosta (R) puts his opponents to sleep

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Mayo 10, 2018) – Campeón Mundial de peso mosca de la luz Organización Mundial de Boxeo Tito Acosta will showcase his vast skills June 16 in his first title defense against Nicaraguan challenger Carlos “Chocorroncito” Buitrago en el “La Batalla” 12-ronda principal evento, transmitirse el pay-per-view, en vivo desde el centro de Puerto Rico Coliseo de Hato Rey, Puerto Rico.

La Batalla: Acosta vs. Buitrago es presentado por Promociones Miguel Cotto, que es propiedad y está operado por el primer boxeador de Puerto Rico para capturar títulos mundiales en cuatro categorías de peso, famoso futuro Miguel Cotto, y H2 Entertainment, en asociación con DIRECTV Puerto Rico.

Integrated Sports Media distribuirá elLa Batalla: Acosta vs. Buitrago tarjeta en los Estados Unidos en el cable, satélite y pay-per-view digital a través de iN Demand, Vubiquity, DIRECTV, DISH y en directo por streaming en todo el mundo (excluyendo Puerto Rico) en el FITE.TV aplicación y el sitio web (www.fite.tv), a partir de 9 p.m. Y / 6 p.m. PT, por un precio sugerido de solo $34.95.

Building his own legacy in a traditionally rich, hot-bed for boxing like Puerto Rico, Acosta (17-1, 17 KOs) capturó el título vacante de la OMB en diciembre pasado en el famoso Madison Square Garden, cuando noqueó Juan Alejo (24-4-1), de México, en el 10^º ronda.

An outstanding amateur boxer with more than 180 partidos, destacado por su actuación medalla de oro en los Juegos Centroamericanos,), the San Juan-based fighter has defeated 22-5Juan Guzman (KO1), 12-1 Japhet Mutoni (TKO12), y 28-5-3 Luis Ceja (KO2).

“My goal is to be the best,” Acosta dijo. “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 16^º 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, dentro y fuera del anillo de, 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 16^º 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 (FIB) Campeón del Mundo minimumweight 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, que incluye un par de Thammanooon Niyomtrong (11-0) en 2016 y 2014, tanto a través de 12 asaltos decisiones unánimes en Tailandia por el título interino de la AMB. Buitrago también se enfrentaron en una dividida de 12 asaltos en dibujar 2013 to then-WBO Minimum World Champion merlito sabillo (12-0) en Manila, Filipinas.

“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 16^º.

“I work for the KO (el tiene 17 nocauts en su 17 victorias) because that’s what fans like. I work for that every fight and I will win June 16^º por nocaut!”

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