Iron Mike to Conduct
Prizefighter Heavyweights III Draw
September 11, 2009
(SEPT 11) THE destiny of the eight
Prizefighter Heavyweights III contenders lies in the hands of one of the
greatest fighters of all time – Mike Tyson. Iron Mike will be
conducting the draw for the quarter-finals of the next Prizefighter
event later today<FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11> from Las Vegas. “'I'm
looking forward to making the draw for Prizefighter on Friday,” said
Tyson, the former undisputed Heavyweight World Champion. “British fight
fans are in for an explosive night and I'm excited to see how the match
ups will come out for October 2nd.”
Matchroom Sport Chairman Barry Hearn has flown to Las Vegas and will
carry out the draw with Tyson at 1pm local time (9pm BST) on Friday.
Tyson is still the youngest man to win the WBC, WBA and IBF world
heavyweight titles and won 50 of his 58 professional fights, 44 of which
by knockout.
Ironically, Tyson’s career effectively ended when he lost in 2004 to
England’s Danny Williams – one of the eight competitors in Prizefighter
Heavyweights III.
The draw throws up a number of potential rematches as many of the eight
men have fought each other before.
Current British Champion Williams has won twice and lost once against
Michael Sprott, beat and lost to Audley Harrison and defeated Scott
Gammer, while Sprott has also beaten Harrison.
A number of fighters have also sparred with some of the other
Prizefighter contenders so there could be a lot of bad blood and
unfinished business between the fighters.
Prizefighter Heavyweights III had originally been scheduled to take
place at the York Hall in Bethnal Green but a huge demand for tickets
saw it relocated to the ExCel, where it is expected to be a 5,000
sell-out on Friday, October 2.
The all-in-one-night event features eight heavyweights including current
British Champion Danny Williams, former Olympic Games gold medalist
Audley Harrison and three former British Champions, all vying for the
£32,000 top prize.
Dancing group Nemisis, who reached the 2008 final of popular ITV
programme Britain’s Got Talent, will be performing as part of the
pre-show fun in what will be a thrilling night’s entertainment in and
out of the ring.
Tickets cost £40 and £80 and are available from See Tickets on 0871 220
0260,seetickets.com or from Matchroom Sport on 01277 359900.
The full list of competitors is Coleman Barrett (Galway, Ireland), Scott
Belshaw (Lisburn, Northern Ireland), Scott Gammer (Pembroke Dock,
Wales), Audley Harrison (London / California), Michael Holden
(Manchester), Danny Hughes (Sunderland), Michael Sprott (Reading) and
Danny Williams (Brixton).
