Eloy Perez is crowned this week’s Boxer con Carácter

NEW YORK (February 24, 2011) – Not only did Eloy Perez win his fight against Roger Gonzalez by unanimous decision during last Friday night’s TeleFutura broadcast of “Sólo Boxeo Tecate”, but he also was selected as the boxer with the most character in the ring by fans across the nation. The Salinas, Calif., native received approximately 70 percent of all votes cast via text message and online at Univision.com by viewers throughout the United States.

Launched by Tecate, cerveza con carácter, the “Cinturón Tecate” award gives viewers the chance to recognize the strength, courage and determination of up-and-coming fighters featured on “Sólo Boxeo Tecate.” The boxer who receives the most votes is eligible for the main award, which includes gym equipment and a donation by Tecate to the charity of his choice. As part of the promotion, adult fans who participate will receive free ringtones and wallpapers for their cell phones.

Boxer

Percentage of Votes

Date of Fight

Ranking

Frankie Gomez

87%

Jan. 14

1

Lucas Matthysse

80%

Jan. 21

2

Eloy Perez

70%

Feb. 18

3

Raul Hirales Jr.

62%

Jan. 28

4

Michael Perez

61%

Feb.4

5

The next voting opportunity will be on February 25, when “Sólo Boxeo Tecate” returns to the Four Points Sheraton in San Diego with another action-packed event featuring Philadelphia’s undefeated junior welterweight prospect Danny “Swift” Garcia (19-0, 13 KO’s) against John Figueroa (7-8-3, 3 KO’s) of Salinas, Puerto Rico in the main event, and a co-featured battle between undefeated super middleweights Marco Antonio Periban of Mexico and Dion Savage of Las Vegas.

Fans at home will have the opportunity to cast unlimited votes throughout the weekend to help determine which one of these two boxers displayed the most character in the ring. To vote, aficionados can text B1 for Danny Garcia or B2 for John Figueroa to 55333, or visit the “Sólo Boxeo Tecate” section of Univision.com. To be part of the action tune in on Friday, February 25, at 11:30 p.m. ET/PT (10:30 p.m. CT) on TeleFutura.

For more information on “Cinturón Tecate,” results or to speak with a brand executive about the program, please contact FORMULATIN at (212) 219-0321.