TELEFUTURA AND GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS ANNOUNCE THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED RETURN OF THE POPULAR "SOLO BOXEO TECATE" (JUST BOXING TECATE) FRANCHISE

 

Hispanic America's Most Popular Boxing Series Is Back For Another Round And Will Thrill Sports Enthusiasts with More Live, Heart-Pounding Action Starting April 30

 

MIAMI/LOS ANGELES, MARCH 15, 2010 - TeleFutura, one of the largest Spanish-language networks in the U.S. and the ideal entertainment alternative for Hispanics across the nation, and Oscar de la Hoya'sGolden Boy Promotions announced today the return of the popular boxing franchise "Solo Boxeo Tecate" (Just Boxing Tecate) on April 30, 2010.

 

Fans will welcome the return of the exciting sports program "Solo Boxeo Tecate" (Just Boxing Tecate), the 90-minute live action-packed show featuring Golden Boy Promotions' top contenders as well as up-and-coming superstars including, Pablo Cesar Cano, Omar Figueroa, Danny Garcia, Frankie Gomez, Charles Huerta, Lucas Matthysse, Carlos Molina, Luis Ramos, Ronny Rios, Carlos Velasquez and many more.

 

"We are thrilled to have 'Solo Boxeo Tecate' back on TeleFutura as part of our exciting sports programming lineup," said Bert Medina, senior vice president and operating manager for TeleFutura.  "Golden Boy Promotions is a leading promotional player in the boxing industry and we are proud to be partnering with them to provide an exceptional sporting franchise to our viewers."

 

"Solo Boxeo Tecate' has been a great launching pad for Hispanic fighters and is where many have begun their careers," said Oscar de la Hoya, president of Golden Boy Promotions.  "We are very excited to once again have such a wonderful stage to showcase our top contenders and up-and-coming prospects."

"Solo Boxeo Tecate" will air live on Friday nights at 11:30pm ET/10:30pm Central/8:30pm PT and will be available exclusively through TeleFutura with English subtitles via CC3.

 

Details regarding the first event of the series and subsequent events will be announced shortly.

 

Univision.com (keyword: Solo Boxeo) will feature the best of each show with video highlights of the fights and weigh-ins, exclusive interview footage and in-depth fighter profiles.  Photos will capture each fight shot-by-shot.  Articles and blogs will provide the latest news on the headliners, previews and recaps, as well as expert analysis on all the fights.  Boxing fans will be able to express their own opinions and reactions on Solo Boxeo forums, vote for their favorite fighters, and submit their ideas for interview questions on the T� Preguntas section.

 

 

Univision Communications Inc. is the premier Spanish-language media company in the United States. 

perations include Univision Network, the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the U.S. reaching 95% of U.S. Hispanic Households; TeleFutura Network, a general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network, which was launched in 2002 and now reaches 85% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Galavisi�n, the country's leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Studios, which produces and co-produces telenovelas, reality shows, dramatic series and other programming formatsfor all of the Company's platforms; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 64 television stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio group which owns and/or operates 68 radio stations in 16 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and 5 stations in Puerto Rico; and Univision Interactive Media, which includes http://www.univision.com, the premier Spanish-language Internet destination in the U.S., and Univision M�vil, the industry's most comprehensive Spanish-language suite of mobile offerings. Univision Communications also has a 50% interest in TuTv, a joint venture formed to broadcast Televisa's pay television channels in the U.S. Univision Communications has television network operations in Miami and television and radio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States.

 

 

Los Angeles-based Golden Boy Promotions was established in 2002 by Oscar de la Hoya, the first Hispanic to own a national boxing promotional company. In 2007, in its fifth year of promoting, Golden Boy Promotions set a record by selling over 2.5 million in pay-per-view homes in a single night.  Also in 2007, Golden Boy Promotions established the record for highest grossing pay-per-view homes in a single year with more than 4 million total.  In 2009, the company broke records again by breaking the million mark in pay-per-view homes again with the return of Floyd Mayweather against Juan Manuel Marquez.  Golden Boy Promotions is one of boxing's most active and respected promoters, presenting shows in packed venues around the United States and the world on networks such as HBO, HBO Latino, TeleFutura, SHOWTIME, VERSUS, ESPN and Fox Sports Net.

 

For more information, please visit www.univision.net, www.goldenboypromotions.com, and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/GoldenBoyBoxing.

 

Contacts:          Lara Migliassi, Univision: (305) 640-3711, lmigliassi@univision.net

                        Ramiro Gonzalez/Monica Sears, Golden Boy Promotions: (213) 489-5631

                        Ramiro@goldenboypromotions.com and monica@goldenboypromotions.com