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Ring City USA To Host Events In Guaynabo & Salinas As
Part Of Three-Event Stretch In Puerto Rico
Ring City USA, the new sports media startup that debuted its
Thursday night boxing series in November 2020 on NBC Sports
Network, will take over Puerto Rico in less than one month
to kick off an action-packed 2021 schedule. The March 4
event will take place at Felix Pagan Pintor Gym in Guaynabo,
while the March 18 event will be held at the Albergue
Olimpico (Olympic Center) in Salinas. Ring City will close
out its three-event residency in Puerto Rico on March 25 at
a location to be announced at a later date.
Both events will be televised in the United States and
Puerto Rico on NBC Sports Network and the NBC Sports app on
Thursday nights at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT with undercard action
streaming live on Twitch. The full card will be available on
Twitch outside of the United States.
Ring City will be welcomed to the island by two Puerto Rican
legends, Miguel Cotto and Ivan Calderon, who will serve as
ambassadors for the boxing outfit. Since retiring from their
storied careers inside the ring, the former world champions
have embarked on a mission to grow the sport outside of it.
The two men fought on cards together in Puerto Rico during
their fighting careers and now will join forces with Ring
City to deliver top notch events to millions on NBC Sports
Network and Twitch.
"We are very excited and proud that Ring City USA will
showcase events from my beautiful island of Puerto Rico,”
said Cotto. “We have such a rich history in the sport of
boxing. This is exciting for boxing, it’s such a great
opportunity for boxers to highlight their talent on NBC
Sports Network. I can't wait for the month of March to
come.”
Cotto, 40, was affectionately known as the “Pride of Puerto
Rico” during his professional career and has worked to
represent the island’s next generation of fighters with his
company Cotto Promotions. During his 17-year professional
career, Cotto captured six world titles in four different
weight classes and took on all challengers with his fearless
pursuit of greatness. He won his first world title in Puerto
Rico and toppled world champions such as Shane Mosley,
Antonio Margarito, Sergio Martinez and Paulie Malignaggi as
he moved up from super lightweight to middleweight. Cotto
represented Puerto Rico at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.
"First of all, I want to thank Ring City USA for thinking
about Puerto Rico and making the first show in my hometown
of Guaynabo City,” said Calderon. “It makes me very proud
because the show will be at my house and where our story was
built.”
Calderon, 46, has taken a prominent role in the youth boxing
program on the island and has trained dozens of fighters in
his hometown of Guaynabo since retiring from boxing in 2012.
Calderon, known as “Iron Boy” inside of the ring, had
dominant title reigns in the mini flyweight and light
flyweight divisions from 2003 to 2010. He fought 22 of his
39 professional fights in Puerto Rico, including four fights
in Guaynabo. Prior to his accomplished professional career,
Calderon also represented Puerto Rico at the 2000 Games.
The March 4 event at Felix Pagan Pintor Gym will feature a
main event between undefeated blue-chip rising star Serhii
Bohachuk (18-0, 18 KOs) and former middleweight title
challenger Brandon Adams (22-3, 13 KOs) in a 10-round super
welterweight affair. Two weeks later, on March 18, Ring City
presents the next chapter in the Puerto Rico vs. Mexico ring
rivalry live from Albergue Olimpico (Olympic Center) when
former super featherweight world titlist Alberto Machado
(22-2, 18 KOs) faces undefeated rising prospect Hector
Tanajara (19-0, 5 KOs) in a 10-round lightweight main event.
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