La Organización Mundial de Boxeo (OMB) will oversee four major fights this week around the world, including a world championship bout.
Starting on Thursday, Junio 14 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japón, seventh ranked Hiroaki Teshigawara (16-2-2, 9 KOs), de Tokyo, will defend his WBO Asia-Pacific Bantamweight title against the two-time world title challenger Teiru Kinoshita (26-2-1, 9 KOs), of Kobe.
In the same card, 12º ranked Ryuichi Funai (29-7, 20 KOs), desde Tokio, will face former world champion Warlito Parrenas (26-7-1, 23 KOs), 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 KOs) will battle Robert Manzanarez (36-1, 29 KOs), of Arizona, for the vacant WBO NABO Lightweight title, en una 10 choque ronda.
El evento, which will take place at Fantasy Springs Casino, is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions, and will feature a live broadcast on ESPN, a partir de 8:30 p.m. Hora del este (5:30 p.m. Pacific time).
Mientras tanto, en sábado, Junio 16 at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan, WBO Jr. Flyweight Champion, Ángel ‘Tito’ Acosta (17-1, 17 KOs), de Puerto Rico, will be making his first title defense, contra 10º clasificado, and former WBO Youth and Latino champion, Carlos Buitrago (30-3-1, 17 KOs), de Nicaragua, in a schedule 12 lucha redonda.
In Puerto Rico, DIRECTV subscribers will be able to see the event through channel 161, OnDIRECTV, a partir de 9 p.m, Eastern time (6:00 p.m. Pacific time). Integrated Sports Media is distributing the card in the United States on 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), por un precio de venta sugerido de $34.95.
The event is promoted by Cotto Promotions, in association with H2 Entertainment.