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NER
Promotions signs 2-time Olympian Patriz Lopez
(APR 16) BOSTON – NER Promotions has signed two-time Venezuelan Olympian
Patriz (El Elegante) Lopez to a promotional contract, NER president Rick
Brutti announced on April 15.
“Patriz Lopez is the first of many prospects we intend to sign this
year,” Brutti said. “He was considered the best and most complete
amateur boxer in Latin America for the past three years. With his
success and international experience, we believe Patriz has all the
makings of a future world champion. We plan to have him fight on our
next pro card. NER Promotions is very excited about signing our first
pro boxer and we look forward to building our stable exciting fighters.”
Lopez, 27, turned pro last December. He is 2-0 with two knockouts,
fighting as a lightweight, and both bouts were held in his native
Venezuela.
A representative of Venezuela in the 2004 & 2000 Olympics, Lopez had a
distinguished amateur career with more than 200 matches and only nine
losses. He was a gold medallist in the 2003 Pan American Games and 2002
Central America Games in the 141-pound division. He also competed twice
in the World Amateur Championships, as well as the Cheo Aponte
International Tournament (4) in Puerto Rico and Torneo Juvented & Cardin
Tournament (3) in Cuba.
