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Sampson Boxing to Stage Historic 'Las Vegas en el Radisson' Show, Combining Poker Tournament and World-Class Boxing PhilBoxing.com Sat, 27 Jun 2015 The week of Saturday, August 8, at the Radisson Montevideo Victoria Plaza Hotel in Montevideo, Uruguay, promoter Sampson Lewkowicz will stage "Las Vegas en el Radisson," a historic first for boxing, combining a world-class boxing show that Saturday night with a four-day international poker tournament. In the boxing show's main event, former women's world champion and hometown hero Cecilia "La Reina" Comunales of Paysandu, Uruguay (12-1, 8 KOs), will move up in weight for the first time to go 10 rounds with Lina Milagros Tejada (10-2, 8 KOs) of the Dominican Republic for the WBC Women's Super Lightweight International Championship. The night's main supporting bout is a very special "All Panama City" grudge match four years in the making, as super bantamweight Rafael "El Torito" Concepcion (18-7-1, 8 KOs) of Panama City, Panama, will challenge comebacking former multiple world champion Roberto "La Arana" Vasquez (32-6-2, 22 KOs), also of Panama City. And in a very special third featured bout, Braulio "El Chavo" Rodriguez (17-1, 16 KOs) of La Romana, Dominican Republic, will take on Entre R?os, Argentina's Marcos "Maquinita" Martinez (17-2, 5 KOs) in a 10-rounder for the WBC Latino Super Featherweight Championship. Three more exciting undercard bouts will also be held, one of which will feature Panamanian welterweight contender Azael "Turbo" Cosio (19-3-2, 16 KOs). The other match-ups and Cosio's opponent are TBA. The poker side of this unique doubleheader of casino sports will begin on Thursday, August 6, and is being organized by the CAM Poker Organization. On Saturday night, the poker will end at 7 pm and the boxing show will begin at 9 pm. The finals of the poker tournament will be held on Sunday. In-person enrollees in the poker tournament will receive a complimentary dinner and premium ticket to the boxing. Satellite enrollees are also welcome. Visit www.full10poker.net, or www.aconcaguapoker.com for more information. The boxing show is being broadcast by VTV Uruguay, TyC from Argentina (including locations in the United States) and TV Canal 4 in Panama. ABOUT SAMPSON BOXING After a very successful run as a matchmaker and adviser, Sampson Lewkowicz switched over to the promotional side of professional boxing in January 2008. Sampson Boxing has grown into one of the world's most prestigious promotional firms, representing many of the world's best fighters and most promising young contenders. Sampson Boxing has promotional partners all over North and South America, Africa, Asia, New Zealand, Australia, Europe and Central America and Sampson Boxing events have been televised on such premiere networks as HBO, Showtime, ESPN, VS. and several international networks.  |
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