Weigh-In: WBO Jr. Bantamweight Eliminator

🇵🇷 José “Chiquiro” Martínez (20-0-2, 13 KOs) weighed 114.4 lbs and 🇵🇭Alston Palicte (24-2-1, 20 KO’s) 114.8. Watch the fight live tonight at UFC Fight Pass app (10pm ET/ 7pm PT) from the Viejas Casino and Resort in Apline, California.

ALPINE, CALIFORNIA – El invicto peso Jr. Gallo y orgullo de Las Marías en Puerto Rico José “Chiquiro” Martínez (20-0-2 con 13 KO’s) fijó la romana en 114.4 lbs mientras que el filipino Aston ‘Mighty’ Palicte fijó la báscula en 114.8lbs.

La transmisión que tendrá con pelea estelar de la elimatoria de campeonato mundial de la Organización Mundial de Boxeo en la división super mosca se verá a partir de las 7:00pm hora del pacífico en la novedosa aplicación UFC Fight Pass la cuál está disponible en todas las plataformas móviles.

UFC and Roy Jones Jr. (RJJ) Boxing Promotions have reached a new agreement to live stream up to 72 professional boxing events over the next three years on UFC FIGHT PASS.

The inaugural event in the RJJ Boxing on UFC FIGHT PASS series will stream January 31, starting at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT, live from Viejas Casino & Resort in Alpine, California. WBO #2-rated world title challenger, “Mighty” Aston Palicte (24-2-1, 20 KOs), and unbeaten WBO #4 ranked Jose “Chiquiro” Martinez (20-0-2, 13 KOs) will headline in the 12-round World Boxing Organization Junior Bantamweight Title Eliminator.

Roy Jones Jr., a multi-time world champion and future Hall of Fame boxer, formed the Las Vegas-based promotional company, RJJ Boxing Promotions, three years ago with Las Vegas entrepreneur Keith Veltre, developing a growing stable of fighters in a short period of time.

“I was elated when my partner, Keith Veltre, told me he had started talking with UFC,” Jones said. “This is just the beginning stages of a long, lucrative partnership between these two brands.”

“Roy Jones Jr. Boxing Promotions will give us competitive, compelling fights to stream to our FIGHT PASS subscribers around the world,” said UFC Dana White. “This agreement allows us to enhance our roster of combat sports while partnering with one of the legendary fighters of all time.”

“I couldn’t be happier to bring together the biggest name in boxing, Roy Jones, with the biggest name in combat sports, UFC,” said Veltre. “I love that the UFC is allowing us to be creative, so expect to see prospects, tournaments, title fights and more in this series.”

Aston Palicte vs. Jose Martinez: WBO Jr. Bantamweight World Title Eliminator

LAS VEGAS (December 20, 2019) – Roy Jones Jr. Boxing Promotions and Miguel Cotto Promotions will co-promote a potential early candidate for the 2019 Fight of the Year, when world title challenger “Mighty” Aston Palicte (24-2-1, 20 KOs) takes on unbeaten Jose “Chiquiro” Martinez (20-0-2, 13 KOs) in a World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior bantamweight title eliminator on Thursday, January 31, at Viejas Casino & Resort in Alpine, California.

Palicte vs.Martinez will headline a soon-to-be-announced card in the 12-round main event, held on the Thursday night of Super Bowl week, in the Oak Ballroom. Viejas Casino & Resort is located 35 miles outside of San Diego.

The winner of the Palicte vs. Martinez title eliminator will become the mandatory challenger for the winner of the New Year’s Eve match in China for the vacant WBO Junior Bantamweight World Championship, between No. 1 contender Donnie Nietes (41-1-5, 23 KOs) and No. 3-rated Kazuito Ioka (23-1, 13 KOs).

Palicte and Martinez will continue a Philippines-Puerto Rico boxing rivalry that dates back many years, perhaps, highlighted by the 2009 showdown between Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto, in which the fabulous Filipino defeated the Puerto Rican warrior by way of a 12th round technical knockout. It marks the first time Jones and Cotto, two of the greatest boxers of all-time, will be in opposite corners, in terms of competing fighters they promote, respectively, Palicte and Martinez.

“Having our new partnership with Viejas Casino & Resort allows us to host these great fights,” Roy Jones Jr. Boxing Promotions CEO/Co-founder Keith Veltre remarked. “Having a Roy Jones Jr. and Miguel Cotto fighter face-off makes this fight even more exciting. 2019 is going to be the biggest and most active year for RJJ Boxing.”

“This is the type of fight that changes your career,” Hall of Famer/promoterCotto said. “We know ‘Chiquiro’ Martinez is ready for the challenge and it will be an exciting fight. Promoting this fight, together with Roy Jones, Jr., will be great for boxing. We really look forward to start 2019 with a great fight like Martinez vs. Palicte.”

“All of us at Viejas are excited to be working with Roy Jones, Jr. and look forward to this amazing event,” added Jimmy Wild, GM Viejas Casino & Resort.

Palicte (WBO No. 2) heads the latest wave of world-class Filipino boxers, who is coming off a controversial 12-round split draw with his fellow countryman, 3-division world champion Nietes, for the vacant WBO Junior bantamweight title this past September in Inglewood, California. Many at ringside felt that Palicte should have won the Filipino showdown, based on his relentless pressure and considerably higher activity rate, throwing 300-plus more punches than Nietes.

Palicte is also ranked No. 9 in independent world ratings by The Ring magazine.

Martinez (WBO No, 4), who captured the vacant WBO North American Boxing Organization (NABO) Championship on November 16, 2017, knocking out Jesus Martinez (23-2-1, 11 KOs) in Cancun Mexico, has also held the World Boxing Council Latino and WBC USNBC Silver crowns.

“I want to thank God for this great opportunity,” Martinez commented. “Thank you, Miguel Cotto and the WBO. I feel excited because this is the most important fight of my career with a high-level boxer as Palicte. I will train really hard to be in the best condition. We are really focusing on getting the big win on January 31st.”

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Trasladando su exitoso programa mundial WBO Kids Drug Free al municipio de Añasco, Puerto Rico, la Organización Mundial de Boxeo (OMB) y su presidente, el puertorriqueño Francisco “Paco” Valcárcel, junto a un exquisito grupo de figuras del boxeo puertorriqueño llevaron juguetes y alegría a los niños y jóvenes del residencial Francisco Figueroa.

El presidente Valcárcel, junto al entrenador Julio Ortiz amenizaron el evento para los presentes.

“Aquí estamos apoyando el trabajo que se está realizando en el oeste de Puerto Rico. En el Club de Boxeo de Añasco se está realizando una labor extraordinaria para mantener a estos jóvenes ocupados. La idea es tener a nuestra juventud fuera de la calle y de los malos hábitos. El deporte y los estudios deben estar de la mano para poder sacar a estos muchachos hacia delante. La Organización Mundial de Boxeo y este servidor nos comprometemos a apoyar todas estas gestiones positivas que se están realizando por el bien de nuestra juventud”, manifestó Valcárcel.

Los niños y jóvenes presentes recibieron regalos y compartieron con los ex campeones mundiales Samuel ‘El Torbellino’ Serrano y Alex ‘El Nene’ Sánchez, el campeón NABO pluma y primer clasificado Gamalier ‘Gammy’ Rodríguez, el prospecto peso súper mosca José ‘Chiquiro’ Martínez y la integrante de la Selección Nacional de Boxeo Aficionado de Puerto Rico, Mercedes Alicea.

“Para mí es una bendición poder compartir con estos jóvenes que están comenzando en este deporte del boxeo. Espero ser un ejemplo para ellos y que sepan que con dedicación, compromiso y con Dios en nuestras vidas, ningún sueño es imposible”, dijo Gamalier Rodríguez.

Mientras tanto, el ex campeón mundial de las 130 libras, Samuel ‘El Torbellino’ Serrano dijo, “Que bonito es ver las sonrisas de estos niños y poder llevar un poquito de alegría a sus vidas. El WBO Kids Drug Free es una herramienta grande para estos jóvenes, y poder compartir nuestras experiencias de vida para que ellos entiendan que en la calle no hay nada, es muy importante. Estudios y deporte, ahí está la clave del éxito”.

Además de Valcárcel y los boxeadores, dijeron presente en la actividad, los entrenadores Félix Pagán Pintor, Fernando Ríos, Ángel Rosario, los jueces César Ramos y Jerry Martínez, los miembros de la OMB, el Tesorero Adolfo Flores Monge, el Asesor Administrativo Manuel Marrero Hueca y los árbitros José Hiram Rivera y Ramón Peña.

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