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Abner Cotto vs. Sergio Perez
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"Solo Boxeo Tecate" This Sat., Dec. 22
Fresh off of a thrilling 10 round win over Alejandro
Rodriguez in November, unbeaten lightweight prospect Abner
Cotto will get one more fight in before the end of the year,
when he faces Tijuana's Sergio Perez on the Saturday,
December 22 edition of TeleFutura's "Sólo Boxeo Tecate" at
the Coliseo Roger Mendoza in Caguas, Puerto Rico.
It will be the fourth fight of 2012 for the rising star from
Aguas Buenas, who rose from a first round knockdown against
Rodriguez last month to win a clear-cut unanimous decision.
Cotto vs. Perez, a 10-round lightweight bout, is presented
by Golden Boy Promotions, Miguel Cotto Promotions and H2
Entertainment and sponsored by Cerveza Tecate. On fight
night, doors open at 6:00 p.m., the first bell rings at 7:00
p.m. and the TeleFutura broadcast begins at 11:00 p.m.
ET/PT.
Tickets priced at $10, $15 and $25 are available for
purchase at all Ticket Center locations or by phone at (787)
792-5000.
Unbeaten as a professional, Abner Cotto (15-0, 6 KO's) is
one of Puerto Rico's brightest hopes for world title honors
in the coming years and after already winning the Puerto
Rican and WBC FECARBOX lightweight belts thus far, he is on
the right path to championship glory. The owner of 2012 wins
over Hevinson Herrera, Juan Montiel and Rodriguez, the
25-year-old cousin of Puerto Rican stars Miguel Cotto and
Jose Cotto will perform in front of his local fans one more
time this year on Saturday.
A veteran of the sport who has faced off with top
competitors and world champions such as Veeraphol Sahaprom,
Mauricio Martinez, Martin Honorio and Robbie Peden,
Tijuana's Sergio "El Sirenito" Perez (27-13, 18 KO's) has
the type of experience that is tough to top on fight night.
At 37 years old, Perez has gotten a second wind in his
career, winning three in a row including a July victory over
Gilberto Sanchez Leon. This weekend, he will test the rising
star Cotto.
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