(APR 10) LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, April 10 -
What happens when two of boxing's most feared superstars can't find
anyone willing to step up and face them? They fight each other. On
Saturday, April 11th, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas,
Nevada, former Junior Middleweight World Champion Winky Wright will look
to stop the meteoric rise of two-division World Champion Paul "The
Punisher" Williams in a 12 round middleweight bout that is destined to
land the winner on the list of boxing's best, pound-for-pound.
In the co-featured bout of the evening, the title picture in the
heavyweight division will be altered significantly when unbeaten
Cristobal "The Nightmare" Arreola takes on former world title challenger
Jameel "Big Time" McCline in a 12 round battle for the NABF Heavyweight
title.
Tickets priced at $300, $200, $150, $100 and $50 are now on sale and
available for purchase at all Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations (select
Smith's Food and Drug Centers and Ritmo Latino). Ticket sales are
limited to eight (8) per person. To charge by phone with a major credit
card, call Ticketmaster at (702) 745-3000.
Wright vs. Williams, a 12 round middleweight bout which is presented by
Golden Boy Promotions, Goossen Tutor Promotions and Winky Promotions,
and Arreola vs. McCline, the co-featured 12 round NABF Heavyweight Title
bout presented by Goossen Tutor Promotions in association with Don King
Productions. The evening of boxing is sponsored by Remetee Clothing,
Cerveza Tecate and Southwest Airlines and will air live on HBO's World
Championship Boxing from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas,
Nevada, beginning at 10:00pm ET / 7:00pm PT. Doors open at 2:00 PM with
the first bout beginning at 2:45 PM.
The seven bout undercard on April 11th is one of the biggest and best of
the year, as a series of rising stars try to stay on their path to the
top against hard-nosed opposition intent on halting their progress.
Philly's finest, undefeated junior welterweight rising star Danny Garcia
(11-0, 7 KOs) will face a stiff test in his eight rounder against
Tijuana veteran Humberto Tapia (14-9-1, 7 KOs).
2008 United States Olympian Shawn Estrada (3-0, 3 KOs) hasn't allowed
any of his professional opponents out of the first round and will look
to continue this streak against Londonberry, New Hampshire's Omar Coffi
(1-1-2) in a four round super middleweight bout.
In a ten round junior middleweight showdown, New York City's Jose
Rodriguez (12-1-1, 2 KOs) will aim to show off his ring savvy when he
takes on Las Vegas' own Pablo Montes De Oca (9-15-2, 6 KOs).
Edinburgh, Scotland's Craig McEwan (13-0, 8 KOs), coming off the biggest
win of his career over Ivan Stovall in February, faces Santo Domingo's
Alexis Division (16-8, 13 KOs) in an eight round middleweight bout.
Bakersfield, California prospect Michael Dallas (6-0-1, 1 KO) will meet
up with Terrance Jett (4-12-2, 2 KOs) of Las Vegas in a junior
welterweight bout scheduled for six rounds.
Rounding out this exciting night of professional boxing will be a
featherweight four rounder pitting Santiago, Puerto Rico's Juan
Dominguez (3-0, 1 KO) against Wilmington, California's Ramon Flores
(3-4-1, 3 KOs) and a six round junior featherweight clash featuring Pico
Rivera, California's Rico Ramos (8-0, 5 KOs) against Gino Escamilla
(5-4-1, 2 KOs) of Laredo, Texas. Source/PR
