“He is one in a million, the sky is the limit if he works hard in the gym and stays focused”

Alexis Arguello.

At the tender age of 16, Carlos ”Chocorron” Buitrago (7-0), is fast becoming the new rising star of the Nicaraguan fight scene.
With blistering speed and a slick style well beyond his fledgling years, Buitrago looks set to light up the Nicaraguan and World boxing scene for many years to come.
We recently caught up with the young Buitrago in our series of “Going 10” interviews.

1. What made you decide to turn pro at only 16yrs of age?

When I started boxing most of the top pros were amateurs as well. The years have passed and I saw how Jose Alfaro and Roman Gonzalez have made a huge name for themselves in boxing. I want the same things that they have. In the gym I was sparring with pros and beat some of them regularly inside the ring. This made me start bugging the PRODESA people to help me turn pro.

2. As your performances continue to impress, have you found yourself getting more attention?

The guys from PRODESA have done a great job of promoting me. That promotion naturally brings more attention. I just hope to be able to live up to the expectations being put upon me as a highly promoted fighter.

3. What goals have you set for yourself going forward in the game, how good can Carlos Buitrago be?

My goal is to be patient. I have been programmed regularly against sub par competition and have done well but I know that I need time to let my body develop and become stronger to perform better against tougher competition. The good thing is that I am gaining more experience in the pros as well as making a little money.

4 What fighters have you modeled yourself on with the slick style you fight with?

My favorite fighters are Tito Trinidad and Oscar de la Hoya. If I have to pick a favorite fighter its Tito. My manager Mr. Conrado has me studying film of Cristian Mijares and specially the stick and move style of Jorge Linares. Both are elusive and intelligent boxers.

5. Although still very young, do you have a timetable in your mind for reaching your goals?

I would like to get a shot at the championship by the age of 21, however I will leave all that to the better judgement of my managers. They have made two world champions, and have gotten title opportunities for other boxers so they must be doing something right.

6. Where do you feel you have to improve to reach the top?

I need to become stronger and be more elusive. Sometimes I like to trade shots but I know that at this moment this is not convenient. I also want to improve my defense to become a more complete fighter and learn to throw a better uppercut.

7. Which fighters have been your favorites growing up?

Tito Trinidad is my all time favorite. He is really good. I also like Oscar de la Hoya and Alexis. They were warriors in the ring with good boxing sense.

8. Working out of the same gym, what has it been like sparring with World champion Chocolate Gonzales?

He is a really tough and super talented fighter. I don’t think there is a better fighter in Nicaragua at the moment.

9. So many good young boxers today switch to high profile trainers. You are trained by your father; is this something you would like to continue throughout your career?

I only have seven pro fights. My father has taught me the basics but I realize that different trainers have different talents. The trainer I have is really up to the people who manage my career.

10. If you had a dream match-up, who would you love to fight?

Good question. I have never thought about that. I guess that a dream match would be somebody like Ivan Calderon but he wont be available by the time I become mature. I guess a dream match would be against somebody like Roman Gonzalez or Juan Palacios.

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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) _ A top official says Venezuela’s state oil company is reevaluating how to pay for planned new refineries in Ecuador and Nicaragua because of the fall in oil prices.

The Venezuelan newspaper El Nacional says PDVSA vice president Elogio Del Pino says “international investments like the refineries in Ecuador and Nicaragua are under evaluation.”

It quoted Del Pino as saying Thursday that the company is looking for to help pay for the refineries, which together could cost $7.5 billion or more.

President Full Story">Hugo Chavez has made plans to build various refineries in Venezuela and other countries. Chavez has said his government may adjust some of its plans if oil prices remain low.

By Darrell Williams.
Former WBA World lightweight champion Jose Alfaro (21-4),
returned to ring for the first time Friday night, since losing his title to Yusuke Kobori in Japan last May.
Taking on Mexico’s Baudel Cardenas (17-15) at Pharaohs Casino, Managua, Nicaragua, Alfaro looked rusty through a round and half, often getting beat to the punch by the unheralded Mexican. Toward the end of the second round Alfaro started to unload with his trademark hooks and a vicious left to the liver sent Cardenas to the canvas. The Mexican made the count at the bell but Alfaro quickly jumped all over him in the third sending him crashing to the canvas for the final time in a barrage of hooks that the Mexican had no answer to.
In his first fight at six rounds, 16 yr old Carlos “Chocorron” Buitrago (7-0) showed once again, in a first round TKO of Pedro Ramos (1-10) the blistering hand speed that have many including the legendary Alexis Arguello in awe.
Lightweight Moises Solis took his record to 13-1, dropping his opponent Leonardo Gonzalez (18-9) twice on the way to a fourth round stoppage.
Junior welterweight Rosemberg Gomez moved to (13-1) taking out Haroldo Carvajal (2-11) in three rounds.

Tbilisi - Georgia has broken off ties with Nicaragua after the latter recognized the independence of the breakaway Georgia regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, media reports said Saturday. The government in Tbilisi delivered a note to the Nicaraguan ambassador to the United Nations notifying him of the formal break in diplomatic relations, the Interfax news agency reported.

On September 2, Nicaragua became second country in the world after Russia to recognize the independence of the two regions following Georgia’s August war with Russia. Georgia had already broken off relations with Moscow after the five-day war over South Ossetia.

The Venezuelan government has the necessary funds to establish a company called ALBA Alimentos de Nicaragua, as the Finance Committee, National Assembly, approved USD 2.27 for the purchase of financial assets in stocks of the company.

Under the related agreement, Venezuela’s PDV Caribe and Petronic will hold a 51 percent stake while Corporación Venezolana Agraria (CVA) will own 49 percent of the shares.

The company will have the following goals: supply of goods abroad, mainly to Venezuela; the production of agro-industrial goods, milk and meat, import and export of cattle, calves and the assembly of processing plants of primary products.

1. Trench intercepts of 5 metres at 37.2g/t gold and 4 metres at 6.62g/t gold.
2. 413 metres of trenching and 70 metres of mine adit channel samples.
3. 600 metre strike length of gold mineralization confidently delineated 300 metres from the Arras Resource on the parallel San Albino structure.
4. 5,000 metres strike length of gold mineralisation confidently delineated within 15 kilometre long corridor for the Segovia Project, within which 2 or 3 parallel gold mineralised structures commonly occur. Combined strike length likely to be 20 to 30 kilometres.

1. 4 metres trench intercept (2 metres true width) at 6.62g/t gold in trench SACT024
2. 1 metre at 41.8g/t gold in trench SACT027
3. 1.5 metres at 11.3g/t gold in trench SACT031
4. 5 metres trench intercept (2 metres true width) at 37.2g/t gold from trench SATR062 including 1 metre (0.4m true width) at 158g/t gold

1. 1.65 metres at 1.06g/t gold from outcrop number MUTR006b, and
2. 1 metre at 2.67g/t gold from outcrop number MUCT022.

1. 1 metre at 14.2g/t gold, unconstrained to depth, from channel sample MUCT006b.

1. 1.5 metres at 4.81g/t gold from 0m from exploration pit PECT006 at El Perico prospect, located 9 kilometres north​-​west of the Arras Resource.
2. 1.5 metres at 3.47g/t gold from 0m from MUCT014 in the Matasano Prospect located less than 2 kilometres from the Santo Domingo Prospect and 13 kilometres north​-​west of the Arras Resource.

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Managua, Nov 27, 2008 / 04:06 pm (Full Story" target="_self">CNA).- Two statues of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, the principal Marian devotion in Nicaragua, were destroyed by vandals this week in the capital city of Managua.

According to news reports, the destroyed statues were placed in the streets and have been used for political purposes by supporters of the government.

Father Rolando Alvarez, director of Radio Catolica, told reporters, “We don’t know who did it, but we do know what they did.  They destroyed in darkness and without mercy a symbol of the Catholic faith of millions of people in the nation, because each blow against the Virgin Mary is a blow against millions of Nicaraguans.”

“This is called profanation, he said. It has no other name and the only thing to do is pray for those who carry out such hatred against the symbols of the Church.”  Father Alvarez demanded that the statues be removed from the streets, “where they are exposed to the mocking and disrespect for an entire Catholic nation.”

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Undefeated junior middleweight sensation ALFREDO “Perro” ANGULO of Mexico, has picked up the scent of his next victim – former world champion Nicaragua’s Ricardo Mayorga. The Angulo-Mayorga junior middleweight rumble will take place on February 14, 2009 – Valentine’s Day – and will be televised live on HBO. “I’m going to leave forget-me-knots all over his nicotine-stained face,” growled Angulo, whose nickname “Perro” translates to “dog” in English. “Mayorga isn’t going to have to wait until the last second to get knocked out like he did with Shane Mosley. I’m going after him like a dog on a bone the second the first bell rings. He is so done.” Added Gary Shaw, Angulo’s promoter, “I don’t know what possessed Mayorga to accept this fight. Maybe they should be checking the contents on of his cigarettes!”Angulo (14-0, 11 KOs), of Mexico is riding a 10-bout victory-by-knockout streak dating back to 2006. The former Mexican Olympian is currently world-rated No. 3 by the WBC, No. 5 by the WBO and No. 8 by the IBF. Mayorga (28-7-1, 22 KOs), from Nicaragua, has a resume that boasts victories over Vernon Forrest, Fernando Vargas and Andrew Lewis and world titles in the welterweight and super welterweight divisions.

It is strange how the names of the larger cities that are located in the Carazo department are more familiar to travelers than the department itself. The capital city, Jinotepe, and cities such as San Marcos and Diriamba are well known destinations in Nicaragua, however, their department remains a mystery and almost invisible to many. Located near to Managua, most of the department is situated at approximately seven hundred meters above sea level and is home to an estimated hundred and seventy thousand residents.

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