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Laredo Convention and Visitors Bureau - Press Releases and News
JI-HOON KIM VS. MIGUEL VAZQUEZ FOR VACANT IBF LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
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Laredo, TX - July 6, 2010. Sensational world championship fight card on Saturday, August 14, 2010, at the Laredo Energy Arena.
JI-HOON KIM VS. MIGUEL VAZQUEZ FOR VACANT IBF LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP HEADLINES FIGHT CARD ON AUG. 14 AT LAREDO ENERGY ARENA
Art Pelullo/Banner Promotions, Rodney Berman/Golden Gloves, and Zanfer Promotions will present a sensational world championship fight card on Saturday, August 14, 2010, at the Laredo Energy Arena, located at 6700 Arena Boulevard in Laredo, Texas. This internationally-flavored event will feature boxers from South Korea, Mexico, South Africa and Brazil. Featured fights will be televised live on TV Azteca, Fox Sports, and live internationally worldwide.
In the main event, scheduled for 12 rounds for the vacant International Boxing Federation lightweight world championship, IBF No. 1-ranked Ji-Hoon “Volcano” Kim, 21-5 with 18 knockouts, of Goyang City, Korea, will battle IBF No. 3-ranked Miguel Angel “Titere” Vazquez, 25-3 with 12 knockouts, of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
Banner Promotions president Art Pelullo said, “My partners on this event - Rodney Berman, Zanfer Promotions, and Roy Medina at the Laredo Energy Arena - and I are very pleased to bring this exciting matchup to Laredo. This will be the first major world title fight in Laredo since the great International Boxing Hall of Famer Orlando Canizales defended the IBF bantamweight world title here in his hometown against Sergio Reyes 16 years ago in October, 1994, and we think it’s good one.
“This is Kim’s third fight in Laredo – he’s given very exciting performances and gained a lot of fans here - and Vazquez is coming off his career-best win against previously undefeated contender Breidis Prescott. Kim has won his last 11 fights by knockout, and Vazquez rose to the occasion and proved himself in the biggest fight of his life. It’s going to be a classic boxer-puncher matchup, and we think a great night of world championship boxing.”
After Kim’s knockout win against Tyrone Harris in February, Fightnews.com’s Francisco Salazar reported from ringside: “Kim has started to turn heads in the boxing world with his hard-hitting and explosive power....”
After Vazquez’ 10 round decision win against Prescott, Dan Rafael wrote on ESPN.com: “Vazquez outhustled him all night to win the split decision in an upset.... Prescott, best known for his shocking first-round knockout of Amir Khan in September 2008, started well...but after that, it was almost all Vazquez, who won his fourth in a row. He had Prescott bleeding from the mouth and had swollen his left eye. This is a big win for the unheralded Vazquez.”
Featured bouts will include Hekkie Budler, 16-0 with 5 knockouts, of Johannesburg, South Africa, in a 10 round light flyweight bout. Budler is an undefeated star in South Africa and looking to make a name for himself in the United States.
Jackson Junior, 7-0 with 6 knockouts, a light heavyweight from Sao Paulo, Brazil, is the most talented fighter to come from Brazil since Acelino “Popo” Freitas. Jackson is managed by Servilio De Oliveira, the former Brazilian Olympic bronze medalist and manager of former IBF featherweight world champion Valdemir Pereira.
Also appearing on the card will be local Laredo favorite Rodolfo Gomez Jr., 6-0 with 5 knockouts, the son of Manuel “Shotgun” Gomez, in a super welterweight bout.
More exciting bouts will be announced. All bouts subject to change without notice.
Doors open at: 6:00 P.M. (Central Time)
First fight at: 8:00 P.M. (Central Time)
Tickets prices: $20, $40, $60, $80 (facility fee not included).
Tables: $300 (four-seat cocktail table); 10-seat tables available for: $700 (third row), $1,000 (second row), $1,500 (ringside).
Tickets available at: Laredo Energy Arena Box Office; all TicketMaster outlets, by phone at 1-800-745-3000, and TicketMaster.com.
FOR MEDIA CREDENTIALS AND TABLE SALES, contact Anissa Trevino at 956-523-7736 (tel.), 956-523-7777 (fax), atrevino@learena.com (email); or Sheldon Gallegos at 956-523-66578 (tel.), 956-523-7777 (fax), sgallegos@learena.com (email).
Banner Promotions, Inc.
1231 Bainbridge Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147
Office: (215) 670-2220
Fax: (215) 670-2409
Email: info@banner-promotions.com
Website: www.banner-promotions.com
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7/6/2010
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