DANIEL PONCE DE LEON
“I trained really hard physically and mentally for this fight. Losing is not an option. I see myself winning, but I also know that my opponent has trained really hard and it’s going to be a very competitive fight.”
OMAR “DINAMITA” ESTRELLA
“I’m very thankful for this great opportunity. It’s good for the fans to know the underdog fighters. We all know the quality of fighter that Daniel Ponce de Leon is and so I trained harder than ever. I have a family and I have to win this fight for them so I can bring food home. Because of that, I know I’m going to win this Saturday.”
LEO “TERREMOTO” SANTA CRUZ
“I’m appreciative of everyone who brought such a big event to Ensenada and you can expect to have fireworks from the beginning of the show to the end. Fans will not want to miss this fight!”
ALEJANDRO “PAYASITO” HERNANDEZ
“I’m thankful to be given this great opportunity. Leo Santa Cruz is a very good young fighter, but I have no doubt that my experience will be the difference on Saturday. Fans should not miss this event, because they are going to be the winners.”
MARCO ANTONIO PERIBAN
“I’m asking that the fans come out and be a part of this great event on Saturday night.”
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De Leon vs. Estrella is a 12-round fight for the vacant WBC USNBC Featherweight title and is presented by Golden Boy Promotions and Box Latino and sponsored by Corona. The Televisa broadcast will air on Canal 5 and begins at 10:30 p.m. CT. Doors open at 5:00 p.m. PT and the first fight begins at 5:30 p.m. PT.
Tickets, priced at 80 pesos and 200 pesos are on sale now and available for purchase at all Farmacia Del Sol locations in Ensenada B.C., Mexico.
The fights will also be available in the United States as AT&T* is exclusively delivering the series across threes screens (TV, Online and Mobile) to AT&T U-verse members. The U-verse broadcasts will air live at 9:30p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. PT on AT&T .U-verse TV, U-verse Online at www.att.net/boxeo and, for subscribers to U-verse Live TV mobile application, on qualifying mobile phones.**
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** Geographic and service restrictions apply to AT&T U-verse services. Call or go to www.att.net.com/u-verse to see if you qualify. AT&T U-verse Live TV requires a compatible devise, eligible data plan, and 3G service. Service not available in all areas. Downloaded contents is available for viewing for limited time periods.
Juan “The Beast” Rodriguez Back in the Ring!
Union City, NJ -January 17, 2012 (For Immediate Release)
Juan “The Beast” Rodriguez (7-0) 3 KO’s of Union City, NJ will be back in the ring January 21, 2012 at The Hamilton Manor in Hamilton, NJ on the undercard of Omar Sheika vs Charles Hayward. The card is promoted by Nedal’s Promotions and will be an action packed night of Boxing featuring 8 exciting Professional Boxing bouts. (Card Subject to change).
“The Beast” Promoted by Andre Kut’s KEA Boxing Promotions will start off 2012 facing Carlos Ramos looking for his 8th win in the Welterweight Division. Juan is fighting close to his hometown of Union City and is sure to bring his share of local support to The Hamilton Manor. In just a little over 2 years, Juan has continued to be unbeaten in his 7 bout career.
Training out of Union City Boxing Club under the close eye of Joe Botti, Juan is ready to take the next step and show Boxing fans he is New Jersey’s top prospect at 147. “The Beast” recently caught some media attention for his battle with Greg “Hot Shot” Hackett in a 6 round outright war on KEA Boxing Promotions’ event in South Philly in which he won a Unanimous Decision. Juan is known for his inner Beast coming out only when he is in the ring. He is looking to show that once again on Saturday January 21, at The Hamilton Manor when he faces Carlos Ramos.
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Homecoming for Buffalo’s undefeated Light heavyweight Lionell Thompson NABA title fight March 31 in Buffalo
BUFFALO (January 19, 2012) – Don Juan Fighting Promotions and Hennessy Sports announced today that they will co-promote the March 31 homecoming show, “March Badness,” showcasing undefeated Buffalo light heavyweight Lionell “Lonnie B” Thompson against 2008 Haitian Olympian Azea “The Haitian Hitman” Augustama in the 10-round main event for the vacant North American Boxing Association (“NABA”) title, at the Buffalo-Niagara Convention Center in Buffalo.
“This is a thrilling matchup that promises to be a title fight to remember,” co-promoter Juan Santiago (Don Juan Fighting Promotions) said. “Boxing is back in Buffalo with Lionell ‘Lonnie B’ Thompson fighting for his first championship title. I expect that this will be the first of many fights presented in Buffalo with Lionell at the helm. Strap on your seatbelts and come along for the ride. A champion will be crowned in Buffalo and ‘Lonnie B’ will make it look like easy work. Don’t miss it! I’m proud to share in this mutual vision working with Hennessey Sports to promote Lionell, as well as other local fighters from Canada and the United States, right here in Buffalo.”
“We’re excited to be working with Don Juan Fighting Promotions to put on this great show featuring an NABA title fight in Buffalo featuring hometown favorite Lionell Thompson,” co-promoter Adam Harris (Hennessy Sports) added. “He is one of the most promising prospects in the 175-pound division. Lionell is a fan-friendly fighter with knockout power in both hands. Augustama will certainly be the toughest test of Lionell’s pro career in what promises to be an electric night of boxing and a very entertaining main event.”
Rated as high as No. 2 in his division as a U.S. amateur boxer, the 26-year-old Thompson (12-0, 8 KOs) was a five-time New York Golden Glove and three-time Empire State champion. “Lonnie B” will be fighting in his third different country in his last three fights having won in Canada and the United Kingdom, both by second round knockout.
Augustama (11-1, 6 KOs), who fights out of Hollywood, Florida, also was a decorated amateur boxer. He won a gold medal at the 2008 US National Golden Gloves Tournament, including a second-round decision victory against J’Leon Love, who today is a 10-0 pro middleweight prospect.
Also scheduled to fight on the Mar. 31 pro-am card, against opponents to be determined, are Canadian lightweight Steven Wilcox, popular Ontario middleweight Brandon “Bad Boy” Cook (4-0, 2 KOs) Derby, New York featherweight Michael “Action” Jackson, and Buffalo heavyweight Excell Holmes (2-0-1, 1 KO), plus four scheduled amateur matches.
The 21-year-old Wilcox, from Hamilton, Ontario, is scheduled to make his pro debut February 11 in Mississauga, Ontario. He is the oldest of five fighting Wilcox brothers and the first to turn pro. All of the boys are trained by their father at his gym in Hamilton, Steeltown Boxing Club.
Cook is a throwback fighter with a growing fan-base in Ajax, Ontario, who is also fighting on the Feb. 11 show in Canada. Brandon’s an aggressive, boxer-puncher who International Boxing Hall of Fame nominee announcer Al Bernstein, calling a Cook fight from ringside, referred to him as a bigger version of all-action lightweight Brandon Rios.
Contrary to rumors Jackson is not related to the late “King of Pop” with the same name, while Holmes remains a hometown favorite who stands 6′ 2″ and weighs 230-pounds.
Tickets, starting at $25.00, are available to purchase by going on line to http://www.clicketix.com/boxing.htm.
Doors open at 5:00 PM/ET, first pro bout at 7 PM/ET. Go on line at www.HennessySports.com for more information about Thompson and the Mar. 31 show.