![]() Last and certainly not least.he is from Texas so he's the home town favorite on this show. I want to dedicate this to all the Latin all the Hispanic community, and especially to all the Mexicans which is my second home.ĭavid Itskowitch: Okay, thanks a lot. I've followed his career and on April 4 he will also know who Antonio Pitalua is. I want to thank God for giving me this opportunity. Edwin Valero.ĭavid Itskowitch: Next to say a few words with a record of 46 and 3 with 40 KOs fighting for his first world title, another hard-hitting fighter from Monteria, Columbia Antonio Pitalua - Antonio.Īntonio Pitalua: I want to thank Golden Boy Promotions. He won his first 18 bouts via first-round round knockouts. From Bolero Alto, Venezuela he's a former Junior Lightweight World Champion, now moving up to Lightweight for the first time. First to say a few words - he's got a record of 24 and 0 with 24 knockouts never has to hear of the scorecards being read. I'll introduce each one to say a few words before we open up to questions answers. Now I want to start turning it over to the fighters. It is kind of unprecedented to have this much talent and this many world champions we have six world champions on the show. ![]() ![]() So top to bottom really a stacked card we're very excited about it. The next fight on the broadcast will be Michael Katsidis versus Jesus Chavez, then Joel Casamayor versus Julio Diaz, and then finally ending the night would be a world title fight for the WBC World Lightweight Championship Edwin Valero versus Antonio Pitalua. ![]() The four fights that are going to be featured on this show we're going to start the broadcast off with Carlos "Famoso" Hernandez versus Vicente Escobedo. I'd like to thank them for helping to make this event possible. The event is sponsored by Cerveza Tecate and Southwest Airlines. We've got tickets still available starting at just $25 and they're available at the Erwin Center box office by phone at 80 or online at. It will be available live on pay-per-view beginning at 9 pm Eastern/ 6 pm Pacific, with a suggested retail price of $39.95. It's going to come from the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas on the University of Texas at Austin campus. It features four lightweight fights featuring some of the best talent in the division. I'll just briefly give some information on the show. *Robert Diaz of Golden Boy Promotions provided translation for this bilingual conference callĭavid Itskowitch, Golden Boy Promotions: Thank you everybody for joining us today. Tickets are also available at Texas Box Office Outlets including select H-E-B stores located in Austin and surrounding areas. Tickets, priced at $200, $100, $75, $50, $35 and $25, are on sale now and may be purchased at the Frank Erwin Center box office, by phone at (512) 477-6060 or 1-80 or online at. The bouts are presented by Golden Boy Promotions and sponsored by Cerveza Tecate and Southwest Airlines and will air live on pay-per-view beginning at 9pm ET / 6pm PT with a suggested retail price of $39.95. The four-bout lightweight extravaganza will take place on Saturday, April 4th at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, TX. Chavez in a 10 round lightweight bout and Hernandez vs. Diaz in a 10 round lightweight bout, Katsidis vs. Pitalua in a 12 round bout for the vacant WBC World Lightweight Crown, Casamayor vs. "Lightweight Lightning," an unprecedented four-bout pay-per-view card features Valero vs. The call also featured Jesus Chavez, who is excited to be fighting in his hometown of Austin, Texas and is seriously training for a bout against the extremely talented Michael Katsidis, a fight he needs to win. The bell has already rung for the April 4 "Lightweight Lightning" main event between undefeated KO artist Edwin Valero and the hard-hitting Antonio Pitaula when the two pugilist joined each other on an international conference call this week and exchanged heated blows. Boxing Interview with Edwin Valero, Jesus Chavez and Antonio Pitaluaīy Media report on Doghouse Boxing (Mar 19, 2009)
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