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DE LA
HOYA VS MAYWEATHER TICKETS ON SALE JANUARY 27!
LAS VEGAS – Golden Boy Promotions is pleased to announce that the
hottest ticket in sports, Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather, will go
on sale Saturday, Jan. 27 at 10 a.m. The unprecedented battle between
six-division world champion De La Hoya and unbeaten, four-division world
champion Mayweather will be held Saturday, May 5 at the MGM Grand Garden
Arena.
Tickets are priced at $2000, $1,500, $1,000, $750, $350 and $150 and
will be available at the MGM Grand Garden Arena box office. Ticket sales
at $2000, $1,500, $1,000 and $750 are limited to six (6) per person and
ticket sales at $350 and $150 are limited to two (2) per person. To
charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (702)
474-4000.
The live gate could exceed a Nevada-record $18 million which would
shatter the $16.8 million generated by the Lennox Lewis vs. Evander
Holyfield rematch in 1999. There is high anticipation that ticket sales
will be brisk and could sell out quickly.
“We already have received an unprecedented amount of inquiries at our
offices regarding tickets for the fight,” said Richard Schaefer, CEO for
Golden Boy Promotions. “The response is amazing and certainly reflects
the excitement and magnitude of this fantastic event.”
Since winning a 1992 Olympics Gold Medal representing the United States,
De La Hoya (38-4, 30 KOs) has become not only one of the premier boxers
of this era, but a true star. A champion in every division in which he
has competed from 130 to 160 pounds, ‘The Golden Boy’ has faced boxing’s
elite for more than 14 years including Julio Cesar Chavez, Bernard
Hopkins, Shane Mosley, Felix Trinidad, Pernell Whitaker, Ike Quartey,
Fernando Vargas, Arturo Gatti, Genaro Hernandez, Jesse James Leija and
Hector Camacho. In his last fight, May 6, 2006, the 33-year-old De La
Hoya destroyed two-division world champion Ricardo Mayorga in six rounds
to win the WBC junior middleweight championship.
Mayweather (37-0, 24 KOs), one of the most gifted fighters to ever step
between the ropes, represented the United States in the 1996 Olympics
and was on his way to a gold medal before a controversial loss forced
him to accept the bronze medal. ‘Pretty Boy Floyd’ won his first world
title at the age of 21 in 1998 stopping Genaro Hernandez. He later
defended that title eight times including wins over Diego Corrales,
Carlos Hernandez and Jesus Chavez. In 2002, Mayweather added a
lightweight title by beating Jose Luis Castillo. Mayweather then went on
to capture junior welterweight and welterweight championships when he
defeated Gatti and Zab Judah, respectively. In his most recent fight,
November 4, 2006, the 29-year-old Mayweather won yet another 147-pound
title by defeating Carlos Baldomir. |
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