WAPA America to Broadcast the Final Round from the AIBA World Boxing Championships, Live from Milan
Two Puerto Ricans to Fight for Gold Medal in their Respective Categories
Beginning at 7:30 a.m. ET on Saturday, October 12, WAPA America, the U.S. cable network arm of the leading broadcaster in Puerto Rico, WAPA Television, will transmit the final round for the Gold Medal at the 2009 AIBA (International Boxing Federation) World Championships from Milan.
Two Puerto Rican fighters, Jose Pedraza (60 kg) and McWilliams Arroyo (51 kg), won their matches today and will be competing for the Gold Medal in their respective categories. If they win, this will mark the first time Puerto Rico has had two medalists in the AIBA World Championships since 1974.
The AIBA World Championships Milan 2009 is the premier 13-day amateur boxing event in which 554 boxers from 133 countries participate with the aim of world championship glory. The event is taking place at the Mediolanum Forum in Milan, Italy.
Since Tuesday, September 8, WAPA America has been transmitting daily primetime coverage of the best matches from the World Championships, devoting special attention to fighters from Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Mexico and other Latin American countries of interest to U.S. Hispanic viewers.
Following the live transmission of the Gold Medal round Saturday morning, viewers can catch a retransmission of the final round on Saturday, September 12, at 9 p.m. ET on WAPA America.
Currently, WAPA America is viewed in more than three million homes throughout the U.S. and distributed on major cable, satellite and telephony providers.
Source: WAPA America
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