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Solo Boxeo Celebrates its Second Anniversary in August with Four "Knock Out" Performances
Miami, FL -- After 88 successful broadcasts on Univision and TeleFutura, Solo Boxeo celebrates its two-year anniversary this August with four stellar boxing matches that will excite boxing fans across the country. Each week, Solo Boxeo presents LIVE coverage of Hispanic boxers that showcase their athleticism and boxing prowess. The colorful and highly informative Solo Boxeo announcers, Bernardo Osuna and Ricardo Celis, lend their passion for the sport to provide up-to-the-minute boxing coverage worldwide.
Since its launch two years ago, Solo Boxeo has broadcast a myriad of fights organized by Top Rank, Main Events and Don Chargrin Productions, three of the most powerful boxing promoters in the industry. In conjunction with these promoters, Solo Boxeo now brings you some of the most exciting fights of the year. This powerful combination of promoters in concert with the highly competent efforts and experience of the production crew and sports announcers has made Solo Boxeo one of the most watched programs on TeleFutura.
In August, every Friday at 9:00PM / 8:00PM Central, boxing fans will enjoy a series of hard-fought engagements which include the shot for a world champion title (“Mako” Leyva vs. Barrera), the return of a Former World Champion (Sánchez vs. Ramírez), a title defense (Archuleta vs. Valenzuela), and the return of a controversial boxer (Velardez vs. Ruiz)…Solo Boxeo is sure to keep you “ringside.”
Solo Boxeo will air the following matches during the month of August:
Friday – August 2nd – 9:00PM / 8:00PM Central
Location: Odessa County Coliseum, Texas
Fight: 10 Rounds Featherweight
Héctor “Acero” Sánchez vs. Juan C. Ramírez
Former World Champion Challenger
Santo Domingo, DR Juárez, México
41-7-3, 22 KO’s 27-4, 12 KO’s
Friday – August 9th – 9:00PM / 8:00PM Central
Location: Los Vegas, Nevada (The Orleans Hotel and Casino)
Fight: IBF Mini Flyweight Championship
Roberto “Mako” Leyva vs. Miguel Barrera
Champion Ranked No. 2
Ensenada, México Antioquia, Colombia
21-0-1, 18 KO’s 18-0-2, 11 KO’s
Friday – August 16th – 9:00PM / 8:00PM Central
Location: Alburquerque, New Mexico (Isleta Casino and Resort)
Fight: NABA Super Bantamweight
Frankie Archuleta vs. Arturo Valenzuela
Champion Challenger
Las Vegas, NV Tijuana, México
21-2-1, 13 KO’s 18-6-14, 16 KO’s
Friday – August 23rd – 9:00PM / 8:00PM Central
Location: Corpus Christi Memorial Coliseum, Texas
Fight: 10 Rounds - Super Bantamweight
Bobby Boy Velardez vs. Edel Ruiz
San Bernardino, CA Los Mochis, México
22-4-1, 6 KO’s 21-5-3, 13 KO’s
Mark your calendars! Don’t miss the best boxing matches broadcast every Friday night at 9:00PM / 8:00PM Central only on Solo Boxeo!
Univision Communications Inc. (NYSE: UVN) is the premier Spanish-language media company in the United States. Its operations include: Univision Network, the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the U.S. reaching 97% of U.S. Hispanic households; TeleFutura Network, a new 24-hour general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network reaching 72% of U.S. Hispanic households and counter-programming traditional Spanish-language lineups to draw additional viewers to Spanish-language television; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 22 television stations; TeleFutura Television Group which owns and operates 27 television stations; Galavision, the country's leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Music Group, which includes the Univision Music label, Fonovisa Records label and a 50% interest in Mexican-based Disa Records label as well as Fonomusic and America Musical Publishing companies; and Univision Online, the premier Internet company in the U.S. Hispanic market reaching 80% of the nation's Spanish-speaking online audience at www.univision.com. Univision also owns a 31% interest in Entravision Communication Corporation, a diversified Spanish-language media company that owns and operates the majority of Univision’s full-power broadcast affiliates. Univision Communications is headquartered in Los Angeles, with network operations in Miami and television stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States.
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Marisara Martín
Telefutura Network
305-640-3564
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