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Bradley vs. Abregu, Angulo
vs. Alcine,
July 17 In Agua Caliente On HBO
Undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior
welterweight Champion TIMOTHY “Desert Storm” BRADLEY and
undefeated top-rated welterweight contender LUIS CARLOS “El
Potro” Abregu will go mano-a-mano in a sizzling summer
12-round welterweight rumble Saturday, July 17, in The Show
at Agua Caliente Casino • Resort • Spa (32-250 Bob Hope
Drive, Rancho Mirage, Calif. 92270.) The co-main event will
feature WBO interim junior middleweight champion ALFREDO
“Perro” ANGULO against former World Boxing Association (WBA)
super welterweight champion JOACHIM “Ti-Joa” ALCINE.
Boasting a combined record of 104-2 (68 KOs), Both fights
will be televised live on HBO’s Boxing After Dark, beginning
at 9:45 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast.)
Promoted by Gary Shaw Productions and Thompson Boxing
Promotions, tickets for Bradley vs. Abregu/Angulo vs.
Alcine, priced at $180, $150, $130, $90 and $45, go on sale
Saturday, June 5 and will be available for purchase at The
Show box office, by calling 800-585-3737 and online at
www.HotWaterCasino.com/TheShow.
"Luis Carlos Abregu is going to be a great opponent and a
great test as I try the deep waters of the welterweight
division for the first time, and that's the type of
challenge I crave,” said Bradley, a native of Palm Springs,
Calif. “We’re both undefeated and the winner of this fight
is truly going to be considered one of the top 147-pounders
in the world. This is going to be a fun night and the fans
are going to love this fight."
"I respect Timothy Bradley for stepping up and moving up to
take this fight, but that respect will end when we're facing
each other in the ring and I knock him on the seat of his
Pampas,” said Abregu, who hails from Salta, Argentina. “I
promise everyone that this will be a war. I’m going to
“Firpo” all over him and knock him out of the ring."
“I’m looking forward to coming to Palm Springs and giving
the fans a good show,” said Angulo. “Alcine is a strong
opponent and I will train my hardest for him. It’s a good
thing he’s from Canada because I’m going to throw a cold
front that will ice him.”
“It’s appropriate that this fight is taking place at Agua
Caliente because as much as I respect all four fighters,
they are going to be in hot water once the bell rings,” said
Gary Shaw, Abregu’s promoter and Bradley’s co-promoter.
“Timothy’s demolition of undefeated Lamont Peterson was his
entrée into boxing’s Top-10 pound for pound list. Carlos’
victory over Richard Gutierrez proved he is deserving of the
biggest fights. Both fighters’ credentials are very
impressive. ‘Perro’ makes exciting fights and he raises the
stakes of this event. He’s got his work cut out for him in
what I think is his toughest fight. This one has ‘Fight Card
of the Year’ written all over it.”
"This is a great fight for the sport of boxing and I commend
both fighters for stepping up to take it,” said Bradley
co-promoter Ken Thompson. “There is no question in my mind
that these are the two of the most exciting fighters in the
world, and this is going to be one of the best fights of
2010. And while I may be biased, I truly believe that Abregu
will bring out the best in Tim Bradley and establish him as
the superstar that he is."
"We’re excited to be bringing Timothy Bradley’s HBO debut to
our viewers, particularly when it’s against a tough
undefeated fighter like Luis Abregu,” said Luis Barragan,
director of programming HBO Sports. “Bradley has quickly
established himself as one of the best fighters in the
deepest, most talent-laden divisions in boxing and the
winner of this fight will be in a great position for future
marquee fights.”
Bradley (25-0, 11 KOs), from Palm Springs, Calif., will be
making his fifth defense of the junior welterweight title.
He won the World Boxing Council (WBC) super lightweight
title when he dethroned defending champion Junior Witter via
a 12-round split decision in Witter’s backyard of
Nottingham, England in 2008. Since winning the title Bradley
has become an unstoppable force, successfully defending his
title against former world champions Kendall Holt, in a
title unification fight (Bradley elected to keep the WBO
title), and Nate Campbell, as well as top-rated contenders
Peterson and Edner Cherry.
Abregu (29-0, 23 KOs), a former South American welterweight
champion, is a distant relative of Argentinean Luis Firpo,
“The Wild Bull of the Pampas,” known for knocking World
Heavyweight Champion Jack Dempsey out of the ring during
their exciting world title fight at the Polo Grounds in
1923, ultimately won by Dempsey. Abregu’s last five
victories, over Gutierrez, Diego Gallardo, Irving Garcia,
Americo Rodolfo Sagania and David Estrada, have catapulted
him into the Top Five as a world-rated welterweight
contender in the WBC and the International Boxing Federation
(IBF).
Angulo (18-1, 15 KOs), a native of Mexacali. Mexico, who
trains in Coachella, Calif., successfully defended his WBO
interim junior middleweight title in April, knocking out
Joel Julio in the 11th round. Angulo won the title last
November when he knocked out undefeated top-rated contender
Harry Joe Yorgey in the third round. A member of the 2004
Mexican Olympic Team, Angulo’s last 14 victories have been
by knockout, dating back to 2006.
Alcine (32-1, 19 KOs), of Montreal, won the WBA super
welterweight title in 2007, dethroning Travis Simms by a
dominant unanimous decision. He held the title for one year
before losing it to Daniel Santos. He has won his last two
fights, winning unanimous decisions against Eric Mitchell
and Christophe Canclaux, the latter for the vacant WBO
Inter-Continental junior middleweight title. He is currently
world-rated in the Top-Five by the World Boxing Council, WBA
and WBO.
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