BUDWEISER BOXING SERIES & CAVAZOS BOXING RETURNS TO CASA DE AMISTAD - HARLINGEN, TX ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 18, 2008. THE MAIN EVENT FEATURES LOCAL FAVORITE ERIC “DRUMMER BOY” MOLINA (7-1, 6KO’S) VS TBA. ERIC HAS A BIG FOLLOWING AND WE ARE EXPECTING A GREAT TURN OUT. THE UNDERCARD FEATURES POPULAR BOXER OMAR FIGUEROA (2-0, 2KO’S) WESLACO, TX, UPCOMING FEATHERWEIGHT PROSPECT “UNDEFEATED” CASEY RAMOS (6-0, 3KO’S) AUSTIN, TX, FAN FAVORITE JUAN “NACHO” LUCIO (2-0, 2KO’S) PHARR, TX, EXCITING WARRIOR JUAN MANUEL “SAVECITO” LOPEZ (6-2) WESLACO, TX, AND MAKING HIS RETURN TO THE RING ARNOLD “CHOCOLATE” FIGUEROA (4-3-1, 2KO’S) WESLACO, TX AND VETERAN FIGHTER EFREN DIAZ FROM SAN JUAN, TX. THIS WILL BE ANOTHER ACTION PACKED CARD BROUGHT TO YOU BY BUDWEISER AND CAVAZOS BOXING.

TICKETS START AT $15 GENERAL ADMISSION, VIP TABLES $650 (TABLE OF 10). GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS MAY BE PURCHASED AT CASA DE AMISTAD (956/216-5990) AND VIP TICKETS CALL CAVAZOS BOXING (956/630-1317). DOORS OPEN AT 6:30PM AND FIRST FIGHT BEGINS AT 7:30PM.

“KING” JAMES DE LA ROSA WILL BE THE MAIN EVENT ON OCT. 3, 2008 ON SHOWTIME AIRED FROM SALISBURY, MARYLAND. HIS OPPONENT WILL BE TIM COLEMAN (14-0) WHO RESIDES IN MARYLAND. JAMES IS CURRENTLY TRAINING WITH DANNY SMITH IN LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS ALONG WITH HIS DAD, PETE DE LA ROSA. HIS TRAINERS SAY THAT HE IS SPARRING 12 ROUNDS IN PREPARATION FOR HIS SHOWTIME DEBUT. THIS WILL BE JAMES 4TH TELEVISED FIGHT THIS YEAR AND 1ST TIME ON SHOWTIME. “I’M SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS UPCOMING FIGHT ON SHOWTIME AND THE BOXING FANS FROM THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE THE FIRST BOXER FROM THE VALLEY FIGHTING ON SHOWTIME AND MAKING HISTORY. i WOULD LIKE TO SEND A SPECIAL THANKS TO NEWS CHANNEL 4 (CLAY AND DARREN), MID VALLEY TOWN CRIER (JOHN CANNON), BROWNSVILLE HERALD (ROY HESS), TELEMUNDO (NOEL DURAN) AND EL MANANA (ROGELIO) FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF “KING” JAMES DE LA ROSA AND CAVAZOS BOXING.” SAID ANTHONY CAVAZOS - PRESIDENT, CAVAZOS BOXING.

FORMER WBC YOUTH WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION “KING” JAMES DE LA ROSA (17-0, 12KO’S) HARLINGEN, TX IS SCHEDULED TO FIGHT TEN ROUNDS ON OCT. 3, 2008 ON SHOBOX. JAMES IS CURRENTLY TRAINING WITH DANNY SMITH IN ARKANSAS IN PREPARATION FOR HIS UPCOMING BOUT. ONE OF THE POSSIBLE OPPONENTS THAT IS BEING SOUGHT AFTER IS “KING” CARLOS MOLINA (12-4) WHO HAD A CONTROVERSIAL DRAW AGAINST JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ JR. SON OF THE LEGENDARY JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ. “WE ARE VERY EXCITED FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO FIGHT ON “SHOBOX THE NEW GENERATION” AND I AM VERY PROUD OF JAMES ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE RING” SAID ANTHONY CAVAZOS, PRESIDENT OF CAVAZOS BOXING PROMOTIONS.

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LOCAL FAVORITE ERIC “DRUMMER BOY” MOLINA (7-1, 6KO’S) IS SCHEDULED TO FIGHT ON OCT. 3, 2008 FOR THE TEXAS CRUISERWEIGHT TITLE BELT IN HOUSTON, TEXAS VS. ROBBIE MCCLIMANS (5-4, 2KO’S). WHEN THEY LAST MET IN DECEMBER 2007 ERIC KO’D ROBBIE IN THE 2ND ROUND IN FRONT OF HIS HOMETOWN FANS WHICH LED TO ROBBIE CHALLENGING ERIC FOR A REMATCH FOR THE TEXAS CRUISERWEIGHT TITLE BELT WHICH HE CURRENTLY HOLDS. “THIS IS A GOOD STEP UP FOR ERIC BECAUSE THIS IS HIS FIRST EIGHT ROUND FIGHT AND IT IS FOR THE TEXAS CRUISERWEIGHT TITLE” SAID HIS PROMOTER ANTHONY CAVAZOS.

ON BEHALF OF ERIC MOLINA AND CAVAZOS BOXING WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE LOYAL BOXING FANS FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT.

THE UNDERCARD WILL FEATURE SOME OF THE BEST BOXERS IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY,  CROWD PLEASER JUAN “NACHO” LUCIO (1-0) VS RAUL ALMEIDA (PRO DEBUT), EXCITING BANTAMWEIGHT WARRIORS JUAN MANUEL LOPEZ (4-2, 3KO’S) VS GABRIEL RANGEL (5-3-3), AMATEUR CHAMPION CASEY RAMOS (5-0, 3KO’S) VS SAUL JONATHAN GUTIERREZ (5-10-1), AND LOCAL FAVORITE ERIC “DRUMMER BOY” MOLINA (6-1, 6KO’S) VS DOUGLAS ROBERTSON (2-15).  ERIC WILL BE ATTEMPTING HIS 7TH STRAIGHT KNOCKOUT.  FOR TICKET INFORMATION LOG ONTO WWW.DODGEARENA.COM OR WWW.TICKETMASTER.COM

BIG ERIC “DRUMMER BOY” MOLINA RETURNS TO THE RING JUST TWO WEEKS AFTER DEMOLISHING ANTHONY GREELEY.  “WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE ERIC MOLINA FIGHTING ON THE UNDERCARD IN FRONT OF THE EXECUTIVES OF GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS AND HE IS READY TO SHINE IN FRONT OF HIS LOYAL BOXING FANS” SAID ANTHONY CAVAZOS.

IT WAS A GREAT NIGHT OF SUMMERTIME BOXING AT IT’S BEST.  IN THE OPENING BOUT JESSE ORTIZ (4-8-2) STOPPED RAMIRO TORRES (3-12-1) IN ROUND ONE.  MARIA SALINAS (1-0) MCALLEN, TX WINS BY DECISION AGAINST STEPHANIE GONZALES (0-1) SAN ANTONIO, TX.  OMAR FIGUEROA JR (1-0) WESLACO, TX KO’S EDWIN ESPINOZA (0-2) BROWNSVILLE, TX WITH A DEVASTING RIGHT HAND FOLLOWED WITH A LEFT UPPERCUT THAT BROUGHT BOXING FANS TO THEIR FEET.  MANUEL LOPEZ (4-2) WESLACO, TX WINS A UNANIMOUS DECISION AGAINST JOSEPH RIOS (3-3) SAN ANTONIO, TX.  THE CO-MAIN EVENT FEATURED OMAR MOLANO (5-1-2) WESLACO, TX AGAINST TOUGH SAN ANTONIO FIGHTER GILBERT ELIZONDO (4-1-1) WHO BATTLED TO A MAJORITY DRAW IN TOE-TO-TOE ACTION.  THE MAIN EVENT FEATURED CROWD PLEASER ERIC “DRUMMER BOY” MOLINA (6-1, 6KO’S) LYFORD, TEXAS WHO TOOK CARE OF BUSINESS IN ROUND ONE AGAINST VETERAN FIGHTER ANTHONY GREELEY (7-28-3) WITH A DEVASTING OVERHAND RIGHT PUNCH TO CONTINUE HIS WINNING STREAK BY 6 STRAIGHT KNOCKOUTS PROVING HE IS AN UPCOMING HOT PROSPECT IN THE CRUISERWEIGHT DIVISION.