Saturday, April 01, 2006
BALDOMIR-GATTI TICKETS TO GO ON SALE
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (March 30, 2006) – Tickets for the highly-anticipated Carlos Baldomir-Arturo Gatti WBC World Welterweight Championship will go on sale to the public on Saturday, April 1 at 11:00 am ET, it was announced today by Main Events CEO Kathy Duva.
Main Events is promoting the evening of boxing, in association with Sycuan Ringside Promotions of San Diego and Caesars Atlantic City.
The 12-round championship bout will be broadcast on HBO’s “World Championship Boxing” series.
Tickets, priced at $400, $250, $150, $100 and $ 50 can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at 1-800-736-1420.
Baldomir (42-9-6, 12 KOs) shocked the universally recognized welterweight champion Zab Judah Jan. 7, 2006, to win the welterweight title (W 12). The 34-year-old Santa Fe, Argentina, native has not lost a bout in more than five years, compiling an 18-0-2 record in his past 20 bouts.
Gatti (40-7, 31 KOs) is a two-time world champion who is responsible for several of the top non-heavyweight live gates in the history of Atlantic City, NJ. The 33-year-old Jersey City, NJ, resident by way of Montreal, Canada, dismantled undefeated Danish bruiser Thomas Damgaard in his most recent bout Jan 28, 2006, (TKO 11). Gatti has won six of his past seven bouts and is ranked No. 2 by the World Boxing Council and No. 6 by The Ring magazine.
For more info: Main Events: (973) 893-9100 Donald Tremblay
Sycuan Ringside Promotions: (917) 853-4484 Michael Marley ¶ 6:31 AM
Main Events is promoting the evening of boxing, in association with Sycuan Ringside Promotions of San Diego and Caesars Atlantic City.
The 12-round championship bout will be broadcast on HBO’s “World Championship Boxing” series.
Tickets, priced at $400, $250, $150, $100 and $ 50 can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at 1-800-736-1420.
Baldomir (42-9-6, 12 KOs) shocked the universally recognized welterweight champion Zab Judah Jan. 7, 2006, to win the welterweight title (W 12). The 34-year-old Santa Fe, Argentina, native has not lost a bout in more than five years, compiling an 18-0-2 record in his past 20 bouts.
Gatti (40-7, 31 KOs) is a two-time world champion who is responsible for several of the top non-heavyweight live gates in the history of Atlantic City, NJ. The 33-year-old Jersey City, NJ, resident by way of Montreal, Canada, dismantled undefeated Danish bruiser Thomas Damgaard in his most recent bout Jan 28, 2006, (TKO 11). Gatti has won six of his past seven bouts and is ranked No. 2 by the World Boxing Council and No. 6 by The Ring magazine.
For more info: Main Events: (973) 893-9100 Donald Tremblay
Sycuan Ringside Promotions: (917) 853-4484 Michael Marley ¶ 6:31 AM
