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JAN. 20, 2012 PALMS CASINO
BRANDON GONZALES FIGHT OFF DUE TO INJURY;
REPLACED WITH TWO UNDEFEATEDPROSPECTS,
GUY ROBB vs. JOELDIAZ JR. ON SHOBOX
Las Vegas – Teon Kennedy of Philadelphia will take on Chris ‘The San Diego Kid’ Martin in a battle of Top 10 ranked contenders at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on Friday, January 13.
The ESPN/Top Rank Friday Night boxing card will also include unbeaten, hard-hitting Jesse Magdaleno of Las Vegas and undefeated Gabino Saenz of Indio, California. Magdaleno, trained by Pat Barry and Augie Sanchez, will be in a six round bout. Saenz will take on Gil Garcia of Houston in a six round match.
Tickets at $75, $50 and $25 will go on sale Wednesday, December 14, 5 pm. Tickets are
will be available at the Hard Rock Box Office, 4455 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, all Ticketmaster locations, online at Ticketmaster.com or charge-by-phone at 800-745-3000.
Kennedy, promoted by Peltz Boxing, and Martin compete in the super bantamweight division. Kennedy has a record of 17-1-1, 7 KOs. Martin is 23-1-2 with 6 KOs. The main event is scheduled for 10 rounds.
Kennedy/Photo by Chris Martin
Kennedy is ranked IBF #7, Martin is IBF #9 at 122 pounds.
Other attractions on the Top Rank card include hard-punching super lightweight Yordenis Ugas, 10-0, of Miami, Las Vegas fan favorite Anthony Lenk, 12-1, and the return of popular Angel Flores, 10-4 of Las Vegas.
First bell is at 5 pm.
MAGDALENO BROTHERS NOV. 11TH
Tickets at $75, $50 and $25 will go on sale this Saturday, October 1, 10 am.
Magdaleno, 20-0 with seven knockouts, will box 10 rounds in the super featherweight division. Gesta, 23-0-1 with 12 knockouts, will open the telecast in a 10 round lightweight bout.
The Top Rank fight card will be in the South Pacific Ballroom.
Tickets will be available at all Ticketmaster locations (select Smith’s Food and Drug Centers, and Ritmo Latino. Ticket sales are limited to 8 per person. To charge with a major credit card, call Mandalay Bay at 877-632-7400 or Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000. Tickets may also be available for purchase at www.mandalaybay.com.
MAYWEATHER KNOCKS OUT ORTIZ
On a beautiful Saturday night in Las Vegas inside a packed house at the MGM Grand Arena, Floyd Mayweather proved to the world that he is absolutely the best pound for pound fighter in boxing today. Near the end of the fourth round Mayweather knocked out WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz with a left right combination immediately after referee Joe Cortez had deducted a point from Ortiz from an intentional head butt.
MAYWEATHER vs ORTIZ SEPT. 17TH
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MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL HOSTS
CLOSED CIRCUIT VIEWING
FOR “STAR POWER: MAYWEATHER VS. ORTIZ”
Closed Circuit Tickets on Sale Monday, Aug. 15 at 10:00 a.m. PST
LAS VEGAS (August 12, 2011) – Mayweather Promotions, Golden Boy Promotions and MGM Resorts International are proud to announce that the most anticipated boxing mega-event of 2011, “STAR POWER: MAYWEATHER vs. ORTIZ”, will be available via closed circuit viewing for all fight fans in Las Vegas Saturday, Sept. 17. The global event will attract fight fans worldwide and to ensure everyone has the opportunity to be a part of this unprecedented event, it was announced today that MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, The Mirage, Monte Carlo, New York-New York, Luxor and Circus Circus will host the closed circuit telecast. “STAR POWER” will be produced and distributed by HBO-Pay-Per-View® with the live telecast beginning at 6:00 p.m. PST.
Shumenov wins by TKO
A night full of boxing at the South Point in a card put on by KZ Events that was long on entertaining side acts like fire breathers and break dancers but short on real boxing action.
