De estelares El Diamante’ Verdejo y ‘Pitufo’ Díaz el 16 de abril en Puerto Rico
Los invictos contendientes puertorriqueños
estelarizarán el cartel ‘Solo Boxeo Tecate’
que se celebrará el sábado 16 de abril en
el Coliseo Roberto Clemente de San Juan, P.R.
SAN JUAN, PR – Dos de las más grandes atracciones del boxeo puertorriqueño en la actualidad, los invictos contendientes boricuas Félix ‘El Diamante’ Verdejo y Christopher ‘Pitufo’ Díaz, regresarán a la ‘Isla del Encanto’ para estelarizar la función ‘Solo Boxeo Tecate’ que se llevará a cabo el sábado 16 de abril en el Coliseo Roberto Clemente de la capital borinqueña.
Verdejo (20-0, 14 KO’s) defenderá por cuarta ocasión su título latino peso ligero de la Organización Mundial de Boxeo (OMB), mientras que Díaz (15-0, 10 KO's) disputará el título juvenil peso pluma del mismo organismo. Pronto se estarán anunciando los respectivos rivales de ambos peleadores.
“Me siento nuevamente emocionado con la oportunidad de volver a pelear en el Clemente, en mi tierra, ante mi gente. Contento porque luego de un par de semanas de descanso ya estoy en el gimnasio trabajando duro puliendo mis destrezas y añadiendo armas a mi arsenal. No estuve satisfecho con mi última pelea así que sigo buscando perfeccionar mis habilidades para seguir cargando nuestra bandera en mis hombros y llevarla hasta lo más alto del deporte,” manifestó Verdejo.
“Muy contento de estar de nuevo en casa, ahora con un poco más de reconocimiento de ese público que me ha visto evolucionar cómo peleador junto a mi hermano Félix Verdejo. Llego a mi primera oportunidad titular con una motivación y un deseo increíble de triunfar y demostrarle al mundo de lo que estamos hechos los boricuas,” expresó Díaz.
“El 16 de abril probará ser una vez más una gran noche de boxeo en la Isla. Las estrellas más brillantes de Puerto Rico y sus más grandes atracciones, Félix ‘El Diamante’ Verdejo y Christopher ‘Pitufo’ Díaz, le darán a los fans de ‘La Isla del Encanto’ lo que ellos están buscando ante un todo vendido en Coliseo Roberto Clemente,” aseguró Carl Moretti, Vicepresidente de Top Rank.
“Sigo afinando los detalles con los que sabemos que hay que trabajar día a día con mis muchachos para hacerlos mejores peleadores. Espero que puedan estar allí junto a nosotros en este gran evento y sean testigos de un nuevo capítulo en la historia de estos jóvenes que nuestro país a visto crecer y convertirse en contendores mundiales,” dijo Ricky Márquez, entrenador y manejador de Verdejo y Díaz.
También en la cartelera estarán en acción los invictos prospectos de Top Rank: el peso junior welter Julian ‘Hammer Hands’ Rodríguez (12-0, 9 KO’s)y el recién firmado supergallo Jean Carlos ‘Chapito’ Rivera (5-0 , 3 KO’s). Además, de la promotora Diamante Promotions estarán en acción: Jean Carlos ‘El Lobo’ Torres (4-0, 3 KO’s) y los debutantes Midyael ‘El Diamante Negro’ Sánchez y Roberto ‘El Terror de Cayey’ Cruz. Los boletos para la cartelera que será presentada por Top Rank en asociación con Diamante Promotions, a precios de $150 (Red Carpet), $100 (Ring Side), $75 (Palco Centro), $40 (Palco), y $15 (General), más cargos aplicables, ya están a la venta y pueden ser adquiridos en www.TicketCenterPR.com, en todos los puntos de ventas Ticket Center o llamando al (787) 792-5000. Utiliza el hashtag #SoloBoxeo para unirte a la conversación en las redes sociales sobre esta cartelera.
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ANGEL ACOSTA Y ALBERTO MACHADO ESTELARIZAN DIRECTV BOXING NIGHTS
Sólida Alianza de Miguel Cotto Promotions con DIRECTV
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CAGUAS, P.R. - Miguel Cotto Promotions, en sociedad con H2 Entertainment y Roc Nation Sports, entrará en una nueva etapa en su historia logrando una alianza para presentar eventos de boxeo profesional junto a la empresa distribuidora de entretenimiento satelital DIRECTV. El sábado 23 de abril en el Coliseo Roger L. Mendoza de Caguas, en una cartelera donde sus principales prospectos estarán midiéndose con algunas de las mejores figuras de la empresa Universal Promotions, que dirige Javier Bustillo. El programa, que contará con cuatro combates por títulos regionales, tres de ellos del Consejo Mundial del Boxeo (CMB) y un combate avalado por la Organización Mundial de Boxeo (OMB) tendrá la novedad de que será el primero de la compañía presidida por el cinco veces campeón mundial presente como parte de la serie DIRECTV Boxing Nights. “Estamos muy contentos y entusiasmados con esta gran alianza que hemos desarrollado junto a DIRECTV para poder presentar eventos de nivel mundial y combates de alto calibre,” dijo Bryan Pérez vicepresidente de operaciones de Miguel Cotto Promotions. Belkys Mata, Directora Ejecutiva de Ventas & Mercadeo de DIRECTV indicó que, “con la producción y transmisión de DIRECTV Boxing Nights creamos un foro más para propulsar y desarrollar el talento boxístico de la Isla en ruta a los grandes cuadriláteros internacionales. A través de la alianza junto a Miguel Cotto Promotions, reforzaremos los eventos deportivos que son importantes para nuestros suscriptores, llevando la mejor y mayor cantidad de carteleras locales y exponiendo a nuestros boxeadores puertorriqueños. DIRECTV Boxing Nights se llevará a cabo el 23 de abril a las 9:00pm con transmisión en vivo y en exclusiva por OnDIRECTV-HD canal 161”.
En los combates estelares, el noqueador y estrella en ascenso Angel ‘Tito’ Acosta (12-0 y 12 nocauts) estará defendiendo en un combate a ocho asaltos su título de las 108 libras de la Fecarbox, el organismo regional afiliado al CMB, ante el dominicano Erickson Martell (12-5-1 y ocho), de la Universal Promotions. El prometor prospecto invicto Alberto ‘Explosivo’ Machado (13-0, 11KO’s) estará en acción cuando se mida al guerrero mexicano Miguel Angel Mendoza (22-7-2, 21KO’s) en un combate a 8 asaltos en la división super pluma Además, José ‘Chiquiro’ Martínez (16-0 y 10), de Las Marías, defenderá a 10 episodios su cetro Latino del CMB para las 115 libras ante Edwin Rodríguez (7-2 y cuatro), de Juana Díaz. Y Carlos Narváez (13-0 y seis), de Morovis, discutirá a ocho episodios el cetro supermosca de la Fecarbox ante Carlos Rodríguez (12-1 y 11), de Mayagüez.
Adicionalmente, en un encuentro programado a 10 asaltos y en la división Paja, Janiel ‘Pototo’ Rivera (13-2-3 y cinco), de Vega Baja, se medirá con Anthony Rodríguez (7-2 y dos), de Orlando. “Lo grande del deporte boxeo es poder brindarle a los fanáticos grandes y emocionantes combates los mejores contra los mejores. El sábado 23 de abril los fanáticos serán testigos de un gran evento y dentro del ring se sabrá quienes son los mejores boxeadores de Puerto Rico en sus respectivas divisiones. Este evento tendrá 2 peleas estelares, estamos muy contentos de tener a Angel Acosta y Alberto Machado peleando en el mismo evento, ” comentó Héctor Soto. “Nosotros siempre hemos tenido buenas relaciones con ellos”, dijo Bustillo, “y lo importante es que nos abren más oportunidades para que los muchachos peleen, porque nuestras dos compañías tenemos la gran mayoría de las fechas en Puerto Rico”. “Representa más cancha y más oportunidades para los peleadores”. Igualmente, en esta ocasión, el cagüeño Angel ‘Memito’ López (4-1 y cuatro nocauts), excampeón nacional aficionado y ligado a la Universal Promotions, estará peleando a cuatro asaltos y en las 130 libras con Leroy Padilla de San Sebastián. En el resto del cartel de nueve combates estarán activos también el peso ligero comerieño Kevin Nieves (8-1-1 y cinco) en un choque a ocho asaltos con Pedro Hernández (7-7 y tres), de Aguadilla; el supergallo bayamonés Bryan Chevalier a cuatro episodios contra el juanadino Eduardo Meléndez y el experimentado Juan ‘Cowi’ Herrera (13-9 y cuatro), de Naguabo, a seis asaltos contra el supergallo Luis Ortiz, de Vega Alta.
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DIRECTV BOXING NIGHTS es presentado por Miguel Cotto Promotions, H2 Entertainment, Roc Nation Sports, Universal Promotions junto DIRECTV y el Municipio Autónomo de Caguas, GASOLINA Party In Pouch Ciclón Energy Drink, Armour All, Restaurant Raices, Salsoul, Noti-Uno, Ahorro Muebles, EVERLAST y Periódico La Cordillera. La entrada al Coliseo Roger Mendoza de Caguas tendrá un costo de $35.00 Red Carpet, $15 Ring Side y $10 Entrada General. Los boletos están disponibles en las localidades de Ticket Center llamando al 787-792-5000 ó visitando: www.tcpr.com.
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UFC® TEAMS WITH EXOS TO PROVIDE ATHLETES WITH WORLD-CLASS TRAINING AND EDUCATION
Las Vegas – UFC® today announced that EXOS, the leader in sports training, nutrition and education, will serve as the organization’s performance partner in 2016. Many UFC athletes will have the opportunity to train and learn from EXOS’ world-class performance staff of coaches, nutritionists and physical therapists, while also participating in educational seminars at UFC Athlete Summits throughout the year.
The first group of UFC athletes currently training at EXOS headquarters in Phoenix, Ariz., include: Kelvin Gastelum, Kamaru Usman, Paul Felder and Max Holloway.
“We are thrilled to work with EXOS, as we further our commitment to provide our athletes with access to resources that will allow them to maximize their career windows,” UFC Chief Operating Officer Lawrence Epstein said. “UFC athletes are some of the most well-conditioned and dynamic competitors in all of sports and by collaborating with EXOS, an organization with an incredible track record of success with elite athletes, they’ll learn new and innovative ways to optimize their performance and protect themselves from injury.”
“EXOS is honored to be the trusted source for the most elite athletes and organizations in the world,” said Mark Verstegen, founder and president of EXOS. “Through this partnership, we hope to help fighters achieve their true potential by improving their performance and decreasing injuries that will ultimately lead to career longevity and a healthy post competitive career lifestyle.”
UFC and EXOS first worked together in 2015, offering various informative seminars and training opportunities for UFC athletes. These opportunities educated athletes in areas specific to maximizing performance and minimizing injury risk, while preparing their bodies for the rigors of professional competition.
In addition to its efforts with EXOS, UFC recently broke ground on the UFC Athlete Health and Performance Center in Las Vegas. Slated to open in 2017, the UFC Athlete Health and Performance Center will span more than 30,000 square feet and offer UFC athletes the best in performance training, rehabilitation, nutrition and sports science. This investment in its athletes’ long-term health and wellness signals UFC’s future as a global leader in sports performance.
UFC® DEBUTS IN OTTAWA WHEN TOP WELTERWEIGHT CONTENDERS
RORY MACDONALD AND STEPHEN THOMPSON COLLIDE
TICKETS FOR UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: MACDONALD vs. THOMPSON
AT TD PLACE ON SALE FRIDAY, APRIL 15
Ottawa, Canada – A pivotal welterweight contender fight between No.1-ranked Rory MacDonald and No.2-ranked Stephen Thompson will headline the first UFC® event in Ottawa. UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: MACDONALD vs. THOMPSON goes down Saturday, June 18 at The Arena at TD Place.
A perennial contender in the 170-pound division, MacDonald (18-3, fighting out of Montreal, Quebec, Canada by way of Quesnel, B.C., Canada) has won eight of his last 10 outings. He holds impressive victories over Tarec Saffiedine, Tyron Woodley, Demian Maia, Jake Ellenberger and B.J. Penn. At UFC 189 in July, MacDonald came up short in 2015’s Fight of the Year against welterweight champion Robbie Lawler.
Among the most dynamic strikers in mixed martial arts, Thompson (12-1, fighting out of Simpsonville, South Carolina, USA) is currently riding a six-fight win streak. During this run he has earned stunning knockout wins over Jake Ellenberger, Robert Whittaker and Chris Clements. In his most recent trip to the Octagon®, “Wonderboy” became the first fighter to finish Johny Hendricks by stopping the former welterweight champion with strikes in the first round.
Ottawa fans can expect fireworks when dangerous finisher Donald Cerrone takes on Canadian mixed martial arts pioneer Patrick Côté in a highly anticipated welterweight contest.
A former UFC lightweight title challenger, and currently ranked No.9 at 155 pounds, Cerrone (29-7 1NC, fighting out of Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA by way of Denver, Colorado, USA) is among the most exciting and popular fighters on the UFC roster. Holding career wins over Benson Henderson, Eddie Alvarez, Edson Barboza and Jim Miller, “Cowboy” has 21 stoppage victories to his credit. Known for stepping up on a moment’s notice, Cerrone also boasts 11 UFC Fight Night bonuses. He made a successful welterweight debut in February by submitting Alex Oliveira in the first round.
Currently riding a three-fight win streak, Côté (23-9, fighting out of Montreal, Canada) is 5-1 since dropping to welterweight three years ago. A 13-year mixed martial arts veteran, Côté holds impressive victories over Ben Saunders, Josh Burkman, Joe Riggs and Kyle Noke in the UFC’s ultra competitive 170-pound division. In 2008, Côté challenged Anderson Silva for the UFC middleweight championship following a five-fight win streak.
UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: MACDONALD vs. THOMPSON will also feature the following bouts:
- Coming off a stunning KO win against James Te Huna, Steve Bosse (11-2, fighting out of St-Jean Sur Richelieu, Quebec, Canada) meets Sean O’Connell (17-7, fighting out of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA)
- The Ultimate Fighter® Nations middleweight winner Elias Theodorou (11-1, fighting out of Toronto, Canada) takes on knockout artist Sam Alvey (25-7 1NC, fighting out of Temecula, California, USA)
- Jason Saggo (11-2, fighting out of Charlottetown, PEI, Canada) wastes no time getting back in the Octagon® when he takes on fellow Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Leandro Silva (19-2-1 1NC, fighting out of Sao Paulo, Brazil)
- Aiming to secure his third consecutive UFC victory, Misha Cirkunov (11-2, fighting out of Toronto, Canada) welcomes newcomer Ion Cutelaba (11-1, fighting out of Chisinau, Republic of Moldova)
- Former Canadian National Judo Team member Olivier Aubin-Mercier (8-2, fighting out of Montreal, Canada) faces European prospect Thibault Gouti (11-1, fighting out of Avignon, France)
- Tamdan McCrory (14-3, fighting out of Binghamton, New York, USA) aims to add another stunning finish to his resume when he locks horns with Krzysztof Jotko (17-1, fighting out of Orneta, Poland)
- Looking to get back on the winning track, Tristar Gym’s Alex Garcia (13-3, fighting out of Montreal, Canada by way of Santiago, Dominican Republic) battles former NCAA division I wrestler Colby Covington(8-1, fighting out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA)
Tickets for UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: MACDONALD vs. THOMPSON go on sale Friday, April 15 at 10 a.m. ET. Tickets are available at TD Place, online at http://www.capitaltickets.ca/ and by phone at 1-877-788-FANS (3267). Ticket sales are limited to eight (8) per person.
UFC Fight Club® members will have the opportunity to purchase tickets Wednesday, April 13 at 10 a.m. ET via the website www.ufcfightclub.com. A special Internet ticket pre-sale will be available to UFC newsletter subscribers Thursday, April 14 starting at 10 a.m. ET. To access this presale, users must register for the UFC newsletter throughUFC.com.
UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: MACDONALD vs. THOMPSON will be broadcast on Fox Sports 1 in the United States, and on TSN 5 and RDS 2 in Canada.
Since 2008, the UFC has staged 19 events in the Great White North, across eight different cities – Calgary, Halifax, Montreal, Quebec City, Saskatoon, Toronto, Vancouver and Winnipeg. UFC events have set single-day event gate records in four Canadian venues: Calgary’s Scotiabank Saddledome (UFC 149), Montreal’s Bell Centre (UFC 124), Toronto’s Rogers Centre (UFC 129) and Winnipeg’s MTS Centre (UFC 161). UFC 129 on April 30, 2011 in Toronto also holds the record for largest gate in UFC history.
For more information or current fight news, visit ufc.com. All bouts live and subject to change.
ASCENDING YOUNG PROSPECTS HEADLINE UFC®MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND CARD IN LAS VEGAS AS THOMAS ALMEIDA CLASHES WITH CODY GARBRANDT
PLUS:
FORMER CHAMPION RENAN BARAO vs. (#9) JEREMY STEPHENS
JORGE MASVIDAL vs. LORENZ LARKIN
TICKETS FOR UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: ALMEIDA vs. GARBRANDT
AT MANDALAY BAY EVENTS CENTER
ON SALE FRIDAY, APRIL 1
Las Vegas – Two of the hottest rising stars in mixed martial arts will take center stage in Las Vegas Memorial Day Weekend as No. 7Thomas Almeida meets No. 15 Cody Garbrandt in a bantamweight showdown. The co-main event features former bantamweight champion Renan Barao making his featherweight debut against No. 9 Jeremy Stephens. UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: ALMEIDA vs. GARBRANDT takes place Sunday, May 29 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
In a battle of two undefeated stars under the age of 25, the always dangerous, No. 7 Almeida (21-0, fighting out of Sao Paulo, Brazil) possesses the tools to end the fight in the blink of an eye. Fourteen of his last 15 contests have ended by way of knockout, including three straight. An impressive showing in this fight will put him among the elite at 135 pounds. Looking to end the Brazilian’s night just as fast is No. 15 Garbrandt (8-0, fighting out of Sacramento, Calif.), who utilizes his boxing background to unleash ferocious strikes upon his opposition. Coming off a first-round knockout in his last outing, the seventh knockout of his career, the 24-year-old phenom hopes to continue his run through the bantamweight gauntlet.
Former UFC bantamweight world champion and current No. 4 bantamweight Barao (35-3, 1NC, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) will bring his championship pedigree and experience to his featherweight debut when he clashes with No. 9 Stephens (24-12, fighting out of San Diego, Calif.). Barao will need to utilize his multifaceted skillset to handle the aggressive and heavy-handed striking of Stephens, who jumps at the chance to face the best. With a win over current lightweight champion Rafael Dos Anjos already under his belt, Stephens looks to send Barao back to the drawing board.
Plus, with 21 knockouts and 13 first-round finishes between them, hard-hitting welterweights Jorge Masvidal (29-10, fighting out of Miami, Fla.) and Lorenz Larkin (16-5, 1 NC, fighting out of Riverside, Calif.) meet in an early Fight of the Night contender. Masvidal, winner of seven of his last 10, always shows heart in the midst of battle. With close to 40 fights in his career, Masvidal uses experience and tenacity to power through any situation for the win. Larkin has seen a career resurgence since dropping to 170-pounds and holds a win over current UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler in a middleweight contest.
Additional bouts include:
· Seasoned veteran Joshua Burkman (29-12, 1NC, fighting out of Draper, Utah) collides with striking sensation Paul Felder (11-2, fighting out of Philadelphia, Penn.) in a lightweight bout.
· Belgian striker, No.10 Tarec Saffiedine (16-4, fighting out of Brussels, Belgium) clashes with powerful wrestler, No. 11 Rick Story(18-8, fighting out of Vancouver, Wash.) in a 170-pound showdown.
· Olympic freestyle wrestler, No. 6 Sara McMann (8-3, fighting out of Gaffney, S.C.) meets gritty No. 7 Jessica Eye (11-4, 1 NC, fighting out of Cleveland, Ohio) in a women’s bantamweight tilt.
· Dynamic lightweights Abel Trujillo (14-6, 1NC, fighting out of Boca Raton, Fla.) and Diego Ferreira (12-2, fighting out of Pharr, TX) meet in a bout not likely to see the third round.
· Two middleweights coming off impressive knockouts in their last bout meet as Chris Camozzi (23-10, fighting out of Lakewood, Colo.) clashes with Vitor Miranda (13-4, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil).
· Erik Koch (14-4, fighting out of Milwaukee, Wis.) makes his highly anticipated return to the Octagon® against submission specialistJoe Proctor (11-4, fighting out of Bridgewater, Mass.) in a lightweight bout.
· Rangy striker Jake Collier (9-2, fighting out of Cuba, Mo.) meets well-rounded grappler Keith Berish (5-0, 1 NC, fighting out of Kingston, N.Y.) at 185 pounds.
· Versatile finisher Chris De La Rocha (4-1, fighting out of Washougal, Wash.) meets debuting knockout artist Adam Milstead (7-1, fighting out of Beaver Falls, Pa.) in a heavyweight bout.
For the latest information on additional bouts for this event, please visit www.ufc.com. All bouts live and subject to change.
UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: ALMEIDA vs. GARBRANDT will air live on FS1 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT on Sunday, May 29, with the prelims kicking off the evening on FS1 at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT and on UFC FIGHT PASS® at 6:00 p.m. ET/3:00 p.m. PT.
Visit the UFC® Press Portal for information and content to support your UFC coverage.
Tickets for UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: ALMEIDA vs. GARBRANDT go on sale Friday, April 1 at 10 a.m. PT and are priced at $175, $125, $75 and $50. Tickets are available for purchase at www.ticketmaster.com. Ticket sales are limited to eight (8) per person. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets are also available at the Mandalay Bay Events Center box office. Ticket prices do not include applicable service charges.
UFC Fight Club® members will have the opportunity to purchase tickets to this event Wednesday, March 30 at 10 a.m. PT via the website www.ufcfightclub.com. A special Internet ticket pre-sale will be available to UFC newsletter subscribers Thursday, March 31 starting at 10 a.m. PT. To access this presale, users must register for the UFC newsletter through UFC.com.
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La Convención Anual de la OMB contará con la habitual presencia y participación de actuales Campeones Mundiales de la OMB, ex campeones, contendores, prospectos, manejadores, promotores, entre otros. 
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