LOS ANGELES – May 23, 2005 – HombreTV, the cable television network for Hispanic men, announced today that it will broadcast its first LIVE boxing card-“Explosion de Boxeo”–on June 24th at the Spotlight 29 Casino in Coachella, CA. The event is promoted by Gloria Garcia of “One Tough Cookie” Promotions, marking the first time ever that a female has promoted a 4-title fight.. “Explosion de Boxeo” will feature two WBC sanctioned fights with the main bout between Adam Carrera vs. Edel Ruiz* for the NABF Title, and the second bout featuring Luis Cervantes. The fight is being produced by All-Star Entertainment Productions for HombreTV and will be available to over 10,000,000 million homes nationwide primarily on the cable network “Colours” (carried by Dish Network and Adelphia).
Mr. Alex “The Bronx Bomber” Ramos, HombreTV’s Director of the Special Committee for Boxing and Founder of the Retired Boxers Foundation, will be ringside for the color commentary, along with veteran commentator, Marcos Palmas. They will also delve into the back-stories and interview many of the evening’s boxers for the television audience.
Brian Vermeire, Executive Producer of the event for HombreTV said, “We are delighted to be working with One Tough Cookie Promotions and All-Star Entertainment Productions. ‘Explosion de Boxeo’ will be a thrilling event and we are proud to offer it to a nationwide television viewing audience as we debut HombreTV’s sports programming.”
Gloria Garcia, Owner of “One Tough Cookie” Promotions stated, “One Tough Cookie Boxing Promotions is committed to offering the public the type of fights it wants to see; well-matched, competitive fights. We carefully match the fighters in order to show first-rate solid boxing events.”
Trent Eye, Owner/Producer of All-Star Entertainment Productions said, “We are very excited to be producing HombreTV’s first live professional boxing event. Our staff is working hard to ensure that we bring to HombreTV the best possible television broadcast.”
ABOUT “ONE TOUGH COOKIE” BOXING PROMOTIONS:
One Tough Cookie Promotions, owned by Gloria Garcia, based in Cathedral City, California, is a boxing entertainment promotional company. One Tough Cookie Promotions team includes veteran boxing personnel, boxing managers and trainers, and experienced matchmakers who search the world for first-class fighters to provide the best boxing entertainment possible.
ABOUT ALL-STAR ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTIONS:
All-Star Entertainment Productions, owned by Trent Eye, based in Indian Wells, California, is an entertainment sports video production company specializing in all types of sporting events, including soccer, baseball and amateur and professional boxing. The All-Star Entertainment Production team is comprised of experienced producers, directors, writers, editors and camera operators who offer top- quality television production.
ABOUT HOMBRETV:
HombreTV is the cable television network broadcast entirely in Spanish for Hispanic Men between the ages of 18 to 49, and is set to launch in the fourth quarter of 2005. Owned by Hombre Media, Inc., HombreTV is the only network featuring a wide-range of culturally-relevant, entertaining, informative and inspirational programming dedicated to serve the needs of the Spanish-speaking male audience. Programming will feature a unique blend of exclusive boxing events, soccer, original programs, motion pictures, documentaries, comedy and special-events, as well as award shows.