(MAY 13) CROWN BOXING INC. Las Vegas, NV,
heads into the final week before their IBA Heavyweight Championship
match between three time World Champion Olive McCall against the current
Australian Champion John Hopoate from Sydney, Australia.
The fighters are in training camps respectfully, Olive McCall in Las
Vegas, and John Hopoate in California. Both contestants will arrive in
Las Vegas this Sunday at The Orleans Hotel and Casino and will resume
training in Las Vegas. The press conference will be held Wednesday, May
20, at The Orleans Hotel and Casino when both men will finally meet each
other face to face.
This IBA Heavyweight Championship Bout will highlight the Las Vegas 2009
Memorial Day weekend. There is a feverish pitch with good advanced
tickets sales. The remaining seven bout undercard is full of excitement
featuring the local match up of 100% Patrick Liles won 7 (KO 7) against
UNLV's Henry Namauu in a Cruiserweight clash. The card will highlight
Father and Son as Elijah McCall, son of Oliver McCall, fights Chad Davis
of Phoenix Arizona in a Heavyweight Bout.
The IBA Championship Belt will be awarded to the winner on Friday, May
22, from The Orleans Hotel and Casino, in The Boxing Capital of the
World Las Vegas, NV. The winner of this Championship Belt will certainly
have boxing opportunities and matchmaker Frank Luca of Crown Boxing Inc.
looks to unify The World Title with its IBA Champion.
Press credentials have been requested from around the world and their is
a contingency of over 100 fans coming from Sydney Australia, to support
John Hoppa Hopoate in his quest as he puts his Australian Heavyweight
Championship on the line against the experienced Oliver McCall as he
goes for his Fourth World Belt.
Fights will be held in the Mardi Gras Ballroom, Doors open 6pm / First
bout 7pm. Source/PR
