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GABRIEL BRACERO RETURNS TO SHOWTIME? LOOKING TO CAPTURE FIRST TITLE BELT

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MASHANTUCKET, CT/NEW YORK (Oct. 14, 2011) ? Next Friday, October 21, rising junior welterweight contender Gabriel "Tito" Bracero (17-0, 3KO's) will look to capture his first title as a professional when he takes on Daniel Sostre (11-4-1, 4KO's) for the vacant NABF belt. Bracer-Sostre is set to open up the DiBella Entertainment promoted ShoBox: The New Generation doubleheader featuring highly regarded and top-rated Super Middleweight contender Edwin "La Bomba" Rodriguez (19-0, 14KO's) taking on Will ?Power? Rosinsky (14-0, 8KO?s) at the beautiful MGM Grand at Foxwoods. Both bouts are scheduled for 10 rounds and will be televised live on SHOWTIME beginning at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).

The road to this point for Bracero has been anything but easy. A stellar amateur, the New York native turned pro in 2001 and ran his record to a perfect 5-0. While Bracero was experiencing success inside the ring, trouble on the outside was brewing all along and soon the young Puerto Rican prospect was arrested and incarcerated to spend the next six years of his life behind bars.
After being released in January 2009, Bracero wasted little time in getting his boxing career back in line behind well-respected trainer and manager Tommy Gallagher. Since his return Bracero has rung together 12-consecutive victories including his most impressive to date back in April of this year when he won a dominate eight-round decision over previously undefeated 2008 U.S. Olympic alternate Danny O?Connor (14-0) also on ShoBox. If Bracero can capture the NABF title against Sostre, he will be one step closer to fulfilling a life-long dream.

?I have been waiting for this for a long time,? said Bracero. ?I am truly blessed and so grateful for what my team, and everyone at DiBella Entertainment has done for me.?

Regarding the fight Bracero is not looking past his opponent he says, but he states that his rigorous preparations have already won him the fight.

?The fight is already won. I have been working so hard with my team, and I feel great. I?m excited for this fight. Winning the NABF title puts me into the world ratings, and puts me in a position to start going after these champions. Whoever it is, it doesn?t matter to me. My job is to train and to fight, and focus on beating whoever they put in front of me. As always I plan on putting on an impressive performance Friday night for all my fans that are coming out to show their support, and the many more who will be at home watching on SHOWTIME.?

Bracero went on to make a special dedication for the fight.
?In addition to raising Breast Cancer Awareness with this card, I am also personally dedicating this fight to the National Diabetes Walk, which I will be participating in two days after my fight in N.Y.C. My son and my mother both suffer from Diabetes, so I want to dedicate this fight to them and to everyone throughout the world dealing with the Diabetes disease. I?m fighting for a bigger purpose and bigger meaning and promise I won?t disappoint.?

"Octoberfist: Fight Night Done Right" is being presented by DiBella Entertainment in association with The Breast Cancer Charities of America, P3R Publicity and Everlast.
Tickets are priced at $125, $85 and $50, and are on sale now. Tickets can be purchased by visiting www.foxwoods.com or www.ticketmaster.com, and by calling (800) 200-2882 . Doors open at 7PM, with the first bout scheduled for 8PM. Showtime will begin live coverage at 11PM ET.




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