MATCH-ISMO TV - American Latinos battle Mexican counterparts for national pride — and a few bucks.

It’s tough to watch featherweight Brian Ramirez facing one of the biggest challenges of his 21 years. He clutches his hands together, takes deep breaths and closes his eyes, as if to steel himself for what he’s about to do.

But it’s not a championship fight he’s facing. It’s the taping of an endorsement for the sponsor of a new reality TV show, “Retador Azteca,” or “Aztec Challenger,” that pits teams of Latino boxers from both sides of the border against each other. Ramirez, a Mexican American from El Monte, sits at the edge of a leather-and-suede sofa donated by a furniture company and reads from a short pitch written on a sign board. “*

*From: http://www.calendarlive.com
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