By Jake Donovan

The summer season premiere of Boxeo Telemundo will carry a different look - one that event handlers hope will go even further in uniting the Latino community.

All-Star Boxing - the series' primary content provider - and Mi Familia Vota announced on Monday a newly formed and unprecedented partnership. The union is designed to raise awareness in the community, both in the upcoming presidential election and in general every day life.

Promotional ads will begin running during this Friday's edition of Boxeo Telemundo, headlined by Ricardo Rodriguez in a 10-round super flyweight clash with David Quijano live from A La Carte Pavilion in Tampa, Florida. 

"As a Mexican-American living in Los Angeles and my father who still lives in Mexico City, it is important for me this year to do my part to help educate my fellow Latinos on the importance of voting," notes Rodriguez (13-3, 4KOs) who scored a 10-round decision over Miguel Cartagena in his most recent start = also on Telemundo - this past February in Palm Bay, Florida.

Future ads will running on the remaining Boxeo Telemundo summer season - July 1, 8 and 15.

The elevator description for Mi Familia Vota (MFV) is a company that serves as a civic engagement organization using innovative voter registration methods, high impact trainings and issue-based programming to build the political power of the Latino community. There are six key areas on which MFV focuses: immigration reform, education, health care, economic and worker justice, voting rights and the environment.

MFV is established in 14 cities spanning six states, including Tampa which hosts this weekend's boxing action.

"We want to use boxing - the second most-popular sport among Latinos (behind football [soccer to U.S. fans]) - to engage, inform and mobilize the community to participate in November's electon and beyond," points out Ruben DeJesus, director of operations for All-Star Boxing. "The stakes are too high this year and we want to make sure the voice of the Latino community is heard loud and clear at the ballot box."

Boxing and politics have mixed plenty in the past, but seems to have become a more common union in recent months given those running for office in November's elections. A lot of boxers have taken note of presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who has repeatedly targeted the Hispanic community, particularly his perception that many are not here legally and are using American resources without contrtibuting to society.

The intention of the campaign isn't necessarily to sway potential voters towards a particular presidential hopeful. More so, the goal is to give community members - particulalry those who will be tuning in to the most popular Hispanic boxing series in the U.S. - the necessary information they need before heading to the polls.

"We are excited to partner with Boxeo Telemundo in our mission to build Latino political power across the country," states Ben Monterosso, executive director of Mi Familia Vota. "This partnership is a prime example of how Latino organizations can unite to ensure that our community is empowered and motivated.

"We want to make sure that every eligible voter participates and helps elect candidates who will work and fight for the issues that affect our community."

Jake Donovan is the managing editor of BoxingScene.com. Follow his shiny new Twitter account: @JakeNDaBox_v2