U.S.A. v. Puerto Rico National
Teams Live Webcast on www.GoFightLive.tv This
Saturday, April 26th at 7pm
For
Immediate Release
National Teams from the United
States and Puerto Rico will convene in the boxing
Mecca of Philadelphia for an Olympic-style boxing
dual on April 26 at the Liacouras Center. This
major event will feature top boxers from both
teams as each prepare for the Olympic Games.
The competition will showcase
many of the athletes who will be vying for gold
in Beijing in August. The United States and
Puerto Rico battled prior to the Olympic Games
in 2004 as well, and many of the same faces
could be on hand for the April 26 match-up.
2007 World Champion and two-time Olympian Rau'shee
Warren (Cincinnati, Ohio) could face a rematch
with 2008 Puerto Rican Olympian and Pan American
Games gold medalist McWilliams Arroyo. The two
squared off at the light flyweight division
in their earlier battle, but both have moved
up to the flyweight division for the
2008 Olympic Games.
"The U.S. National Team
has had a strong rivalry with Puerto Rico for
years. This event will preview many of the top
contenders in Beijing, and promises to be a
night of outstanding competition," said
USA Boxing CEO Jim Millman."
The United States is enjoying
a resurgence in amateur boxing, and is currently
ranked second in the world based upon their
finish at the 2007 World Championships in Chicago,
Ill. Puerto Rico and the United States haven't
faced off in head-to-head dual action since
May of 2004 as the two nations battled prior
to the 2004 Olympic Games.
USA Boxing, as the national
governing body for Olympic-style boxing, is
the United States' member organization of the
International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA)
and a member of the United States Olympic Committee
(USOC).
See the competition LIVE
Sat., April 26th, on www.GoFightLive.tv, starting
at 7 PM EDT!