--Erislandy Lara--
UNBEATEN
ERISLANDY LARA FACES DANNY PEREZ
IN MAIN EVENT; CARLOS VELASQUEZ IN
CO-FEATURE
AT THE HARD ROCK HOTEL AND CASINO IN
LAS VEGAS
Live on SHOWTIME at 11 p.m. ET/PT, Tickets on Sale NOW!
LOS ANGELES –
(March 8, 2010) –
For years, SHOWTIME®
has featured boxing’s top prospects and future World
Champions on its hit series ShoBox: The New
Generation, giving boxing fans a glimpse of the
World Champions of tomorrow today. On
Friday, April 2, live on SHOWTIME, Golden Boy
Promotions is proud to present its first event on
the series.
Undefeated Cuban junior middleweight rising star
Erislandy Lara puts his perfect record
on the line against the always-dangerous
Danny Perez in a 10-round main event and Puerto
Rican featherweight standout Carlos Velasquez
returns to dazzle fans in the co-feature on what promises
to be a night to remember at The Joint at the
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
“We’re
proud to present our first ShoBox
event and we promise that fans will see the quality of
fights they’re accustomed to on the series,” said
Oscar de la Hoya, President of Golden
Boy Promotions. “Danny Perez will be
Erislandy Lara’s toughest test to date and a fight I’m
really looking forward to. I’m also
excited to see Carlos Velasquez back in the ring and if
he can be impressive on April 2 on ShoBox,
the sky’s the limit for him.”
The
doubleheader will headline an exciting night of
professional boxing presented by Golden Boy Promotions
and sponsored by Cerveza Tecate. It will air live on
SHOWTIME at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).
Tickets, priced at $100, $60 and $30, plus a limited
number of $125 VIP and $25 standing room tickets, are on
sale and may be purchased at the Hard Rock Hotel Box
Office, all Ticketmaster locations, online at
www.Ticketmaster.com
or by phone (800) 745-3000.
Also
competing on April 2 will be a host of Golden Boy
Promotions’ undefeated rising stars, including Puerto
Rico’s Hector Sanchez (18-0, 8 KO’s),
2008 U.S. Olympic Heavyweight Bronze medalist
Deontay Wilder (8-0, 8 KO’s) and New Jersey’s
Mike Perez (6-0-1, 3 KO’s).
Southpaw
sensation Lara (10-0, 6 KO’s) has followed up a stellar
amateur career in Cuba with the makings of a world
championship run in the professional ranks. Unbeaten
in 10 bouts, the 26-year-old native of Guantanamo went
7-0 with 4 knockouts in 2009, and in 2010 he’s picked up
where he left off, halting veteran contender
Grady Brewer in 10 rounds on Jan. 29 at The Joint.
On April 2, he returns to the site of
his greatest pro victory to date and hopes to make it two
in a row against Perez.
Perez
(34-6, 17 KO’s), of Carlsbad, Calif., knows all the
tricks of the trade when it comes to the sweet science.
The owner of five regional titles
over the course of his career, Perez has faced the likes
of Antonio Margarito, Jose
Luis Zertuche, Grady Brewer,
David Lopez and Eric
Mitchell, and is looking forward to taking Lara
into deep waters on April 2.
A member
of the 2004 Puerto Rican Olympic team, Velasquez (11-0, 9
KO’s) has been tearing through the pro ranks with a mix
of speed and power that has boxing insiders taking
notice. The highly regarded
25-year-old Velasquez, who trains out of Las Vegas, owns
wins over a series of seasoned veterans and will be put
to the test once again as he looks to further cement his
status of future star against an opponent to be
determined.
Opponents for Sanchez, Wilder and Perez and additional
undercard bouts will be announced shortly.
For more information visit
www.goldenboypromotions.com
or follow Golden Boy on Twitter at
www.twitter.com/GoldenBoyBoxing.
