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NER
Promotions signs four S. American fighters
BOSTON (April 27, 2005) – First-year boxing promoter NER Promotions has
strengthened its growing stable of fighters by signing four veteran
South American boxers – WBO No. 5 rated welterweight Newton Villareal
(23-3, 19 KOs), super flyweight Ilido Julio (32-6-1, 29 KOs), Ecuadorian
Olympian junior middleweight Luis Hernandez (12-2, 6 KOs) and
lightweight Jefferson
Rodriguez (19-6, 18 KOs).
The aforementioned signings come on the heels of NER announcements
regarding promotional deals for a pair of lightweights, two-time
Venezuelan Olympian Patriz “El Elegante” Lopez (2-0, 2 KOs) and Juan
“Golo” Gomez-Trinidad (23-4, 16 KOs), the cousin of Felix “Tito”
Trinidad.
“We wanted to start with a stable combining proven pro fighters and
promising prospects,” NER president Rick Brutti explained. “This is just
the beginning of what we envision as a strong stable capable of
producing
champions in the not too distant future. We plan on showcasing all of
the fighters we’ve signed so far on our next few shows.”Villareal, 33,
is a world-rated Columbian fighter riding a six-fight win streak. The
former IBO light welterweight champion’s most significant victories have
been against (67-19-3) Victor Hugo Paz (TKO4) and (19-5-1) Edwin Vasquez
(DEC12).
Julio, a 34-year-old Columbia-native, captured the IBO super flyweight
title in 1998 with a third-round knockout of (15-3) Pedro Rincon
Miranda.In NER Promotions’ first pro show February 25 in Lowell (MA),
Hernandez
stopped (12-4) Robert Kamya in sensational fashion via a second-round
knockout. Luis was the lone representative of Ecuador to compete in the
2000
Olympic Games in Atlanta. His only losses as a pro were to unbeaten
opponents (17-0-1) Christopher Smith and (22-0) Paul Williams.
Rodriguez, 28, is a former member of the Columbian National Boxing Team.
