![]() Then along came a contest for a spot on a major Spanish television network. I wasn't under the impression at the time that it would go beyond that." My background was in radio, but was asked to do two boxing shows. I was always a big fan, training in a Muy-Thai gym. With a background in radio, emceeing prize fights wasn't the career path Contreras initially had mapped out. It has a Forrest Gump feeling, feel like you're thrown into a movie."įitting, since he was practically thrown (or threw himself) into the boxing ring. "To be here, announcing the biggest names in the sports, it's like a dream come true. "A big fight in Las Vegas feels like the big leagues," admits Contreras. Even in already establishing himself as the third big gun in the sport, alongside Buffer and Jimmy Lennon Jr., Contreras remains grounded enough to appreciate the golden opportunity he received last weekend. It may have been one fight short of the ultimate dream assignment for any Master of Ceremony, but the opportunity was still a long way from his days as a radio personality in his hometown of Houston, Texas. Though most HBO PPV assignments are granted to Michael Buffer, the Network of Champions decided to tap Lupe's shoulder for the "Undefeated" undercard, all the way through to the televised co-feature before Buffer reprised his role for the Floyd Mayweather-Ricky Hatton main event. The latest request was perhaps the biggest breakthrough in Contreras' rising career. There 's also Top Rank PPV's, ESPN, HBO/HBO Latino, ShoBox, Galavision, as well as MMA and any non-televised cards where my services are requested." "I do all 50 shows for Telefutura's "Solo Boxeo Tecate" series. "Heck, I'm doing 7 shows this month alone. "I say on average, I'm easily doing 65-75 shows per year," says Contreras, whose star is rapidly on the rise as "La Voz del Box" has become the hardest working man in show business. In recent years, it seems to be offered everywhere you don't see "the other two." ![]() The phrase was first heard on Maprior to the Diego Morales-Francisco Tejedor main event on an Indian reservation in Oklahoma. If you don't yet know what Contreras is about, you're at least familiar with the phrase belted out every week on Telefutura – "Quien es el mas macho?" It's the sign of serious fisticuffs to come, be it on Telefutura, independent Top Rank PPV shows, or anywhere else Contreras has become in demand. I can speak to fighters without a third party, this way I get a true sense of what they're about." When you need a mediator for a simple conversation, something always gets lost in the translation. I get to talk to the fighters, one-on-one, communicate in their native language. "A lot of names and cities where Mexican fighters represent, I've grown up with. That voice will correctly pronounce the names of their favorite fighters and the cities from which they hail. They now have a voice to go with their viewing and listening pleasure. There's been a Latin influence in boxing for a long time." ![]() "What gives me the advantage, what I offer is what I think the boxing crowd has been waiting for a long time. "What helps me in the Latin community, there's a particular way of announcing that (Latino announcers) do," insists Contreras, fluent in both Spanish and English.
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