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Promoters: "We'll Be
Watching All Puerto
Rican Fighters At Boricua Invasion Shows"
The promoters behind Team Puerto Rico, the eight-man
collective of the island's best young boxing talent, say
that on the nights of June 10 and 11 they'll be actively
scouting for new members of the team.
Promoters Gary Shaw (Gary Shaw Productions), Lou DiBella
(DiBella Entertainment), Javier Bustillo (Universal
Promotions) and Leon Margules (Warriors Boxing) want to make
clear to the Puerto Rican fighters participating as Team
Puerto Rico opponents or on the undercard of their
blockbuster June 10 and 11 "Boricua Invasion I & II" shows
at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City that their
performances will be closely evaluated for possible
recruitment onto the team of Puerto Rican boxers being
called their next generation of world champions.
In addition to the seven team members fighting on those two
exciting nights, other Puerto Rican fighters appearing will
include Vega Baja, Puerto Rico's Irving Garcia (17-6-3, 8
KOs), who will face TPR's Kenny "Battlestar" Galarza in the
10-round junior middleweight main event on June 10, while
San Juan's Emanuel Gonzalez (9-7, 4 KOs) will appear in a
light heavyweight scrap and Puerto Rico-born women's former
world champion Melissa Hernandez (14-2-3, 5 KOs) will appear
in special attraction super featherweight battle.
In a co-main televised bout on June 11, Puerto Rican New
Yorker Vincent Arroyo (11-1, 7 KOs) will face TPR's Hector
"El Flaco" Sanchez in an eight-round welterweight battle,
while Cupey Alto, Puerto Rico's undefeated junior
middleweight Elieser Gonzalez (11-0, 6 KOs); Bronx, New York
super bantamweight Raul Lopez (5-1, 3 KOs) and undefeated
Puerto Rican women's sensation Amada Serrano (9-0-1, 5 KOs)
will appear in separate bouts.
"The concept behind Team Puerto Rico was to assemble the
best talent on the island, so on either night, if we see
real talent in any of the Puerto Rican fighters, we will
take a real look at bringing them in," said promoter Shaw.
"The team is not limited to eight members. It is limited to
the best boxers in Puerto Rico."
Lou DiBella, co-promoter for both Boricua Invasion shows,
hopes the magnitude of this opportunity is not lost on the
Puerto Rican fighters that weekend.
"The country is on fire for Team Puerto Rico, media response
was overwhelming at their first press conference. I hope all
the Puerto Rican fighters those two nights will enter the
ring knowing they have a huge opportunity to earn their way
onto the world stage with strong performances."
Back-to-back, on June 10 and 11 (Friday and Saturday before
the 2011 National Puerto Rican Day Parade on Sunday) at the
Roseland Ballroom in New York City, Gary Shaw Productions
and DiBella Entertainment will present Boricua Invasion I
and II, featuring members of Team Puerto Rico Boxing, the
eight-man team of Puerto Rico's future ring stars.
Friday's Boricua Invasion I will feature the unstoppable
welterweight on everybody's "one to watch" list, Thomas "Tormenta"
Dulorme (11-0, 10 KOs) vs. former world champion DeMarcus
Corley; Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico's highlight-reel
welterweight KO specialist Kenny "Battlestar" Galarza (14-1,
14 KOs) vs. Puerto Rican compatriot Irving Garcia and the
future superstar already fighting in main events after just
two bouts, Jose "El Dulce" Pedraza (2-0, 2 KOs). The main
bouts of Boricua Invasion I will be televised on ESPN Friday
Night Fights.
Saturday's Boricua Invasion II will feature four more
members of Team Puerto Rico: featherweight Luis "Orlandito"
Del Valle (12-0, 10 KOs) vs. Dat Nguyen; junior middleweight
Jonathan "Mantequilla Gonzalez (12-0, 12 KOs); and light
welterweight Sanchez vs. Arroyo. Also scheduled for action
are Team Puerto Rico light welterweight Jorge "Machito"
Maysonet Jr. (3-0, 2 KOs); plus a special off-TV appearance
by Puerto Rico-born light welterweight Gabriel "Tito"
Bracero (15-0, 1 KO) of Brooklyn. The main bouts of Boricua
Invasion II will be broadcast live on Showtime: The New
Generation.
Tickets for Boricua Invasion I on Friday, June 10 are priced
at $175, $125, $75, $45 and are available through
Ticketmaster.com, charge-by-phone, or at any Ticketmaster
outlet. On Friday, doors will open at 6:00 pm and the action
starts at 6:30.
Tickets for Boricua Invasion II on Saturday, June 11 are
priced at $200, $150, $85, and $55 and are available through
Ticketmaster.com, charge-by-phone, or at any Ticketmaster
outlet. On Saturday, doors will open at 7:00 pm and the
action starts at 7:30.
For VIP Package tickets to both nights, please call DiBella
Entertainment at 212-947-2577.
The Roseland Ballroom is located at 239 West 52nd Street in
New York City.
All bouts are subject to change.
For more information, visit
www.teampuertoricoboxing.com or
www.latinoboxing.com. For more information on the Roseland
Ballroom, visit
www.roselandballroom.com.
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