“Terrible” Erik Morales goes for 50th win
Press
Release: August 16, 2010
Integrated
Sports Media, North America’s undisputed
Pay-Per-View distribution leader of major boxing
events, will showcase Mexican great Erik “Terrible”
Morales to American boxing fans once again September
11, headlining the “Mexican Fiesta” pay-per-view
event live from Mexico City.
“We’re excited to bring U.S. boxing fans the
second comeback fight for living legend Erik
Morales, who is the last man to defeat Manny
Pacquaio,” Integrated Sports Media president Doug
Jacobs said. “It’s a privilege for Integrated Sports
Media to air this living legend’s continued
comeback. The rest of the card is loaded with
interesting fights that insure an entertaining night
of boxing.”
“Mexican Fiesta,” presented by Grupo Empresarial
Matiz, is being distributed in the United States by
Integrated Sports Media for live viewing at 9 PM/ET
– 6 PM/PT on both cable and satellite pay-per-view
for a suggested retail price of only $29.95.
Three-division world champion Morales (49-6, 34
KOs), who returned this past March 27, after 2 ½
years of inactivity, defeating former WBA
lightweight titlist Jose “Jicaras” Alfaro (23-6, 20
KOs) by a 12-round decision for the WBC
Intercontinental welterweight crown, is on a mission
to become the first Mexican to capture world titles
in four different weight classes.
Morales goes for his 50th career win in the
12-round main event on “Mexican Fiesta” against WBU
lightweight champion Willie “Hands of Steel” Limond
(33-2, 8 KOs), of Scotland, for the vacant WBC
Diamond Super Lightweight Championship.
One of the most revered Mexican fighters of
all-time, Morales’ list of victims over the years
reads like a Who’s Who list of boxing stars: Manny
Pacquiao, Marco Antonio Barrera, Pauli Ayala, Wayne
McCullough, Junior Jones, Carlos Hernandez, Jesus
Chavez, Guty Espada, Jr. (twice), Daniel Zaragoza
and Kevin Kelly.
Former WBC Light Flyweight Champion Edgar Sosa
(39-6, 23 KOs) takes on European flyweight titlist
Andrea Sarritzu (34-4-4, 12 KOs), of Italy, in the
12-round co-feature for the WBC International
Flyweight Championship.
In a female super flyweight battle of champions,
WBC titlist Ann Marie “La Guerrera” Torres (21-3-2,
13 KOs), of Mexico, takes on WIBF and GBU champion
Alesia “The Tigress” Graf (25-1, 9 KOs), of Germany,
in a 10-round title bout fpr the WBC World Cup Super
Flyweight Championship.
Unbeaten Juan Carlos “Miniburgos” Burgos (24-0,
16 KOs), WBC CABOFE Featherweight Champion, goes
against Filipino upset specialist Joan de Guai in a
12-round match for the WBC Youth Featherweight
Championship.
A pair of 25-year-olds from Mexico City, WBC
CABOFE lightweight champ Daniel “Tremendo” Estrada
(23-1-1, 19 KOs) and WBC Continental Americas
title-holder Rey Sanchez, square-off in a 12-round
match for the WBC Silver Lightweight Championship.
WBC Youth Lightweight champion Ramon “Nino de Oro”
Ayala (18-1-1, 8 KOs), a 21-year-old Mexico protégé
of another Mexican fighting icon, Marco Antonio
Barrera, defends his crown against Panamanian
gatekeeper Armando “El Policia” Cordova, former NABA
super featherweight champion, in a 10-rounder.
For more information about the Morales-Limond PPV
event go to www.integratedsportsnet.com.
Integrated Sports Media: North America’s leading
distributor of International Pay-Per-View and Closed
Circuit sports events has presented World
Championship and world-class boxing matches
featuring Erik Morales, Vitali Klitschko, Ricky
Hatton, Cristian Mijares, Evander Holyfield, Roy
Jones, Jr., Ivan Calderon, Rocky Martinez, Nicolai
Valuev, Amir Khan, Marco Antonio Barrera, Arthur
Abraham, David Haye, John Ruiz, Wilfredo Vasquez,
Jr. and Ruslan Chagaev. In addition, Integrated
Sports Media distributed numerous International
soccer matches showcasing teams like Club America of
Mexico and the National Teams of Argentina,
Honduras, El Salvador and the USA, as well as World
Championship and world-class mixed martial arts
shows featuring Fedor Emelianenko, Tim Sylvia, Bobby
Lashley, Bob Sapp, Jeff Monson, and Roy Nelson. For
more information on upcoming Integrated Sports
events visit www.integratedsportsnet.com.
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