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QUOTES FROM TODAY'S DANIEL PONCE DE LEON VS. OMAR ESTRELLA & LEO SANTA CRUZ VS. ALEJANDRO HERNANDEZ FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE FOR SATURDAY'S
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DANIEL PONCE DE LEON
“I trained really hard physically and mentally for this fight. Losing is not an option. I see myself winning, but I also know that my opponent has trained really hard and it's going to be a very competitive fight.”
OMAR “DINAMITA” ESTRELLA
“I'm very thankful for this great opportunity. It's good for the fans to know the underdog fighters. We all know the quality of fighter that Daniel Ponce de Leon is and so I trained harder than ever. I have a family and I have to win this fight for them so I can bring food home. Because of that, I know I'm going to win this Saturday.”
LEO “TERREMOTO” SANTA CRUZ
“I'm appreciative of everyone who brought such a big event to Ensenada and you can expect to have fireworks from the beginning of the show to the end. Fans will not want to miss this fight!”
ALEJANDRO “PAYASITO” HERNANDEZ
“I'm thankful to be given this great opportunity. Leo Santa Cruz is a very good young fighter, but I have no doubt that my experience will be the difference on Saturday. Fans should not miss this event, because they are going to be the winners.”
MARCO ANTONIO PERIBAN
“I'm asking that the fans come out and be a part of this great event on Saturday night.”
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De Leon vs. Estrella is a 12-round fight for the vacant WBC USNBC Featherweight title and is presented by Golden Boy Promotions and Box Latino and sponsored by Corona. The Televisa broadcast will air on Canal 5 and begins at 10:30 p.m. CT. Doors open at 5:00 p.m. PT and the first fight begins at 5:30 p.m. PT.
Tickets, priced at 80 pesos and 200 pesos are on sale now and available for purchase at all Farmacia Del Sol locations in Ensenada B.C., Mexico.
The fights will also be available in the United States as AT&T* is exclusively delivering the series across threes screens (TV, Online and Mobile) to AT&T U-verse members. The U-verse broadcasts will air live at 9:30p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. PT on AT&T .U-verse TV, U-verse Online at www.att.net/boxeo and, for subscribers to U-verse Live TV mobile application, on qualifying mobile phones.**
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