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Pinoy Pride 8 Team Mexico Arrives; Press Conference Set Today
PhilBoxing.com Tue, 06 Sep 2011

The cast for the highly anticipated country vs country showdown is set as Team Mexico has arrived moments ago at the Mactan Cebu International Airport.
Highly regarded Mexicans Francisco Rosas, Rosbel Montoya and hard hitting veteran Gerson Guerrero together with their respective teams touched down the Queen City of the South 7 PM via a Cathay Pacific flight looking sharp and ready for the upcoming weekend battle at the Waterfront Cebu Hotel and Casino dubbed PINOY PRIDE 8: PHILIPPINES VS MEXICO, September 10, 2011 at 6 PM.
A scheduled press conference is set 12 noon September 6, 2011 at the Maya Mexican Restaurant at the Crossroads in Banilad where a hoard of media men and women from television, radio and print are expected to attend.
PINOY PRIDE 8: PHILIPPINES VS MEXICO of ALA Promotions and ABS-CBN Sports will be the first time in the Philippines three Mexican fighters will be showcased in one boxing event.
Undefeated Milan "Metodico" Melindo will be facing Franciso Rosas for the WBO Intercontinental Flyweight Championship while a battle of KO artists in the Philippines Jayson "El Nino" Pagara and Rosbel Montoya of Mexico will be staged as well.
Completing the Philippines-Mexico match-up will be newly signed ALA Promotions fighter from Bacolod City Genesis "Azucal" Servania going up against battle scarred Gerson Guerrero who has fought the likes of champions Christian Mijares and Daniel Ponce De Leon.
PINOY PRIDE 8: PHILIPPINES VS MEXICO is proudly presented to you by: Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino, the City Government of Cebu, Cobra Tunay na Lakas Energy Drink, SM City Cebu, Ayala Active Zone, Plantation Bay Resort and Spa, Moevenpick Resort Hotel, ABACA Botique Resort and Restaurant, Goldberry Suites and Hotel, Cebu Grand Hotel, Be Resort Mactan, Gaisano Island Mall Mactan, Gaisano Grand Mall, Unitop Lapu-Lapu City, KIA Motors Cebu, Cebu Advance Graphics, Bechar Corporation, Sunstar Publications Network, Cebu Daily News, Harold?s Hotel Cebu, and the new Pacific Mall Mandaue.
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