Boxeo Telemundo to feature Cintron-Eto II
The 30th-anniversary summer series finale of Boxeo Telemundo Ford is slated to take place this Friday, August 2nd with a championship doubleheader. WBO/NABO title holder Yomar “The Magic” Alamo (16-0 12 KO’s) of Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico will defend his belt 10 rounds against challenger Salvador “Bufon” Briceno (16-4 10 KO’s) of Guadalajara Jalisco, Mexico.
The bout will take place at Osceola Heritage Park Events Center in Kissimmee, Florida.
The other championship bout of the night features WBO #3, Latino champion Jeyvier Cintron (10-0 5 KO’s) of Bayamon, Puerto Rio facing WBO #2 rated Koki Eto (24-4-1 19 KO’s) of Japan in a 10 round WBO Elimination bout.
Alamo-Briceno, Cintron-Eto II Double, August 2 on Telemundo – Boxing News https://t.co/P42eGSrZ6h
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The winner will be the mandatory challenger to newly crowned WBO super flyweight champ Kazuto Ioka. Cintron-Eto II is a rematch bout of their May 25th fight in the same venue that ended in a no-decision due to an accidental headbutt that ended the fight. The ruling of the contest was originally announced a no contest.
WBO #10 Yomar Alamo will be making his first defense of his title he won in a 10 round shutout over spoiler Manuel Mendez in his Telemundo debut this past spring.
“Im happy to be returning to my second home of Kissimmee, where the fans showed great support in my last outing,” Yomar Alamo NABO Champion said in a press release.
The challenger Salvador Briceño is coming up in weight to face the champion, in his last fight he gave Top Rank prospect Gabriel Flores Jr his toughest fight till date in an eight-round co-feature on ESPN this past June.
Cintron-Eto II is a bout bought to you by All Star Boxing, Inc in association with Top Rank, Teiken Promotions, Puerto Rico Best Boxing and Spartan Boxing.
A full undercard will be announced shortly. Tickets still available on Ticketmaster or by visiting Ohpark.com
“The Magic” Alamo vs “Bufon” Briceno airs this Friday, July 26th 11:35 EST/10:35 CT Check local listings on Telemundo.
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