Jimmy Lange to Headline
July 25 Fight Card
June 23, 2009
Northern Virginia (June 23, 2009) --
Popular Jr. Middleweight contender Jimmy Lange (30-3-2, 21 KOs), who
captured the World Boxing Council’s 154-pound U.S. National Boxing
Championship last month, will return to action on Saturday, July 25,
2009, headlining a fight card at the Greensboro (NC) Coliseum Special
Event Center. The Great Falls, VA fighter and season one participant on
The Contender boxing show will face Jimmy LeBlanc (12-16-4, 4 KOs) of
Weymouth, MA in an eight-round non-title bout as part of the Double
Impact event presented by Walter Johnson Promotions in association with
WorldBoxe.
The fight marks Lange’s first in the Tar Heel state and first outside
the Patriot Center in more than four years (and seven bouts) since
beating Tarick Salmaci in a Contender Fan Favorite contest held May 24,
2005 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, NV. Lange’s training camp with top
veteran trainer Don Turner is based in Arapahoe, NC, located about 200
miles from Greensboro. The Greensboro Coliseum Special Event Center is
approximately a five-hour drive from the Northern Virginia / Washington,
DC area.
Lange fans will remember the tough Boston-based LeBlanc for his November
1, 2008 appearance at the Patriot Center where he scored a devastating
first-round knock out of former Alexandria, VA contender Luther Smith.
In addition to Lange, promoters are looking to add a second boxer from
The Contender series to the card. Tickets will be on sale at
ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster outlets, charge-by-phone at
800-745-3000 and at the Greensboro Coliseum Box Office. VIP tickets may
be purchased by calling 336-254-4700. Source/PR
