(JUNE 30) 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 Ríos, 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.
