This Thursday, Mauricio Sulaiman, president of the WBC and José Miguel López -CEO The Boxing Showcase gave the details of the national tournament “The Big Belt Championship” to the various media in the United States and Mexico during a virtual press conference .
Mauricio underlined: “The tournaments are the generators of world champions, they are the nurseries. In Mexico, the “Gold Belt” generated 14 world champions such as Israel “Magnifico” Vázquez, Isaac “Tortas” Bustos, José Antonio “Jaguar” Aguirre, among others. The Ring Telmex program has also generated many world champions and I know that (The Big Belt Championship) is the start of a path that will yield great results with the trajectory of José Miguel López and his company The Boxing Showcase “.
The tournament with a direct elimination format and which aims to develop the talent of 4-round boxers with less than 5 professional fights will take place in the following places:
Day 1: Austin, Texas, September 17
Day 2: Mesquite, Dallas, October 01
Matchday 3: Houston, Texas, October 29
Day 4: Laredo, Texas, November 05
Semi-final 1: Fort Worth, Texas, November 12
Semi-final 2: Mc Allen, Texas, December 17
Grand Final: Houston, Texas, January 2022
For men, 9 categories were opened with 8 boxers each: Fly (112 lbs), Gallo (118 lbs), Feather (126 lbs), Light (135 lbs), Super Light (140 lbs), Welter (147 lbs) , Medium (160 lb), Semi-Complete (175 lb) and Complete (+200 lb).
While for women the open divisions are: Fly (112 lbs), Gallo (118 lbs), Feather (126 lbs) and Light (135 lbs).
Registration remains open and will close until all divisions are completed.
Commemorative belt
The commemorative belt of each champion of the open divisions was also presented to the media and to the boxers present, before this Mauricio expressed:
“Winning such a tournament is a process, because you gain prestige and significant projection and it opens doors for you to progress within the WBC family. It is a ticket that opens the doors to make oneself known and move forward and in the future to be able to claim a Youth title, a Continental title or an International title ”.
WBC Cares present
Among the activities leading up to each day of the tournament, the “Boxing Week” will be held where it aims to invite the whole community, mainly women and children, to attend boxing clinics and to fight against female violence and harassment of women. children.
Faced with this situation, Mauricio showed his joy and his commitment to these actions which aim to improve society: “WBC Cares will be present at all times. The World Boxing Council is proud to be a part of this event and initiative, we wish them every success and supporting women is very important, it’s a job we all need to do together and also support boxing in this such a difficult period for all boxers, promoters, but precisely these actions make us understand that we are moving forward, that we are stronger than ever and that we will all move forward together ”
Tournament broadcast
The entire tournament will be broadcast in the United States by “Pay Per View” via the WBC channel and in Mexico, it will be broadcast by the AYM Sports signal, Adrenalina Sports Network and its various pay TV and Internet platforms.
During the conference via zoom, boxers Dominique “Dynamite” Griffin, Luis Ángel “Aferrado” Fernández, Malik “One Punch” Calhoun, Refugio “Cuco” Montellano, Heriberto Ramírez, Daniel Ramírez, Keven “Baby Boy” Soto passed the attendance list, Jake “Snake” Ysasi, Benjamin “The Hill” Gurment, who will participate in the tournament.
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