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“Battle of Rio Grande” PPV Fact Sheet

WHAT: “Battle of Rio Grande” professional boxing

WHEN: Friday, December 18, 2020

WHO: MAIN EVENT – NABF LIGHT HEAVYEIGHT CHAMPIONSIP (12)
Gilberto “Zordo” Ramirez (40-0, 26 KOs), Challenger, Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México
vs.
Alfonso “El Tigre” Lopez (32-3, 25 KOs), Champion, Huntsville, Texas

CO-FEATURE – HEAVYWEIGHTS (10)
Michael “The Bounty” Hunter (18-1-1, 12 KOs), Las Vegas, Nevada
vs.
Shawn Laughery (10-3, 6 KOs), Oak Hill, West Virginia

VACANT ABO FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (6)
Jose Maria “Chema” Delgado (6-0-3, 2 KOs), Pittsburg, California
vs.
Armando Frausto (8-1, 5 KOs), Alvin, Texas

MIDDLEWEIGHTS (4)
Ivan Vazquez (5-0, 4 KOs), Houston, Texas by way of Mexico
vs.
Charon Spain (2-14-2, 1 KO), Walla Walla, Washington

LIGHTWEIGHTS (4)
Juan Velazquez (5-0, 3 KOs), Houston, Texas
vs.
Lester Brown (4-2-3, 1 KO), Nassau, Bahama

JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHTS (4)
Breyon Gorham (6-0, 5 KOs), Houston, Texas
vs.
Antony Curtiss (2-6, 2 KOs), Butte, Montana

JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHTS (4)
Raynard “Alief Ali” Talib, Jr. (2-0, 1 KO), Houston, Texas
vs.
Adam “AD” Solis (0-2), San Juan, Puerto Rico

BANTAMWEIGHTS (4)
John “Scrappy” Ramirez (pro debut), Los Angeles, California
vs.
Jose “El Chavito” Charon (0-2), San Juan, Puerto Rico

JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHTS (4)
Apostle Arias (pro debut), Porter, Texas
vs.
Lucas “God First” McDonald (0-5), Sealy, Texas

MIDDLEWEIGHTS (4)
Charles “Pretty Bad Boy” Baylor (pro debut), Trinity, Texas
vs.
Joel “The Assassin” Munoz (0-1), Dublin, Texas

HEAVYWEIGHTS (4)
Demonte “Sugar Bear” Randle (pro debut), Texas City, Texas
vs.
Jarvis Lee (0-2), Houston, Texas

(card subject to change)

WHERE: Galveston Island Convention Center in Galveston, Texas

CO-PROMOTERS: Zurdo Promotions and El Tigre Promotions

PPV BROADCAST & STREAM:
“Battle of Rio Grande” will be available for live viewing on digital, cable and satellite, starting at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT, on pay per view for a suggested retail price of only $24.99. FITE will stream worldwide on the FITE mobile apps, all major OTT apps and website (www.FITE.tv), and Integrated Sports Media will distribute throughout North America via DirecTV, iN Demand, and DISH in the United States, as well as in Canada on Shaw and SaskTel.

In addition, preceding the live pay-per-view broadcast at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT, fans may view a free LIVE PPV PRE-SHOW featuring some undercard bouts. “Battle of Rio Grande” Pre-Show will be available at FITE, DirecTV, DISH, Shaw and select cable operators

ANNOUNCERS: English – Sean Wheelock (blow-by-blow) and Matt Striker (color commentator; Spanish – Ernesto Armador (blow-by-blow) and Mario Abel Cazares (color commentator)

RING ANNOUNCER: Jeff Houston

TICKET INFO: $65.00, $135.00, $250.00, and $400.00 for VIP are available to purchase at www.zurdopromotions.events.com