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Giving
Boxing Back to the People
(JULY 23) LOS ANGELES, – With 11,992 fans in attendance at the MGM
Grand in Las Vegas last Saturday night to watch the middleweight
championship fight between Bernard Hopkins and Jermain Taylor, it is
obvious that boxing is alive and well in the hearts of fight fans. But
while an intriguing matchup between two great warriors is always an
enticing prospect for followers of the sweet science, it’s not always
economically feasible to be able to see these megafights live and in
person.
Golden Boy Promotions believes that this attitude needs to change if
boxing is to regain its status as one of this country’s major
professional sports, and to help accomplish that goal, the company is
pleased to announce that in association with the MGM Grand, tickets for
the September 17 “Parade of Champions” show will begin at an affordable
$50, keeping in line with the minimum ticket price for the
Hopkins-Taylor card - which produced the MGM’s biggest one day sale ever
for a boxing event.
“There is no greater thrill for a boxing fan than to be able to see a
big fight in person,” said Oscar De La Hoya, President of Golden Boy
Promotions. “But in recent history it was impossible to do so unless you
were prepared to spend a week’s salary to do so. We want to change that
so now you can get a ticket to a big event and still have money left to
buy a program, park your car, and have some food. It’s the ideal way to
bring our fans back to the sport in its most intimate setting.”
Golden Boy Promotions’ September 17 “Parade of Champions” at the MGM
Grand will feature the super featherweight title unification showdown
between world champions Marco Antonio Barrera and Robbie Peden, and a
welterweight clash between three division superstar Shane Mosley and
unbeaten power puncher Jose Luis Cruz.
Tickets for “Parade of Champions”, priced at $50, $75, $150, $250, and
$350 are on sale now and can be purchased through the MGM Grand ticket
box office, or by visiting www.mgmgrand.com or www.ticketmaster.com.
