Undisputed Welterweight King Zab Judah Headlines Garden Card
‘Super’ Judah Will Face No. 1 Mandatory Challenger Carlos ‘Tata’
Baldomir; WBA & WBC Cruiserweight Champion Jean-Marc Mormeck & IBF
Cruiserweight Champion O’Neil ‘Supernova’ Bell Battle for Undisputed
Cruiserweight Title; Three World Championships on Card; Tickets Go On
Sale Monday at 10 a.m.
Brooklyn native Zab “Super” Judah will make his first title defense in
New York since becoming the undisputed world welterweight champion in
February when he headlines a card featuring three world championship
matches—two of which are for undisputed titles—at the Theater at
Madison Square Garden on Jan. 7. Judah will make a mandatory defense
against World Boxing Council No. 1 ranked Carlos “Tata” Baldomir.
In the co-featured main event, World Boxing Association and WBC
cruiserweight champion Jean-Marc Mormeck and International Boxing
Federation champion O’Neil “Supernova” Bell will meet to determine the
undisputed champion at the 200-pound weight limit. Both bouts will be
televised on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).
The remaining world title fight showcases IBF junior flyweight
champion Will “Steel” Grigsby defending his crown against IBF No.
1-ranked contender Ulises “Archie” Solis. There will also be an IBF
bantamweight elimination bout featuring Gernaro “Poblanito” Garcia
facing Ricardo “Chapo” Vargas for the No. 1 ranking.
Tickets priced at $500, $300, $200 $100 and $50 go on sale Monday at
10 a.m. at the Garden box office and all Ticketmaster locations or by
calling Ticketmaster at 212-307-7171, 201-507-8900, 631-888-9000, or
914-454-3388. Ticketmaster purchases are subject to convenience
charges.
“This means so much to me to be fighting in my hometown and at The
Garden,” Judah said. “I want to celebrate a successful defense of my
undisputed world welterweight championship with all my fans in
Brooklyn and all of New York. I’m not overlooking or disrespecting my
opponent but I have to score a knockout when I’m fighting at home.”
A press conference has been scheduled for Monday at 11 a.m. inside the
Club Bar and Grill at Madison Square Garden where Judah, Baldomir,
Mormeck, Bell, Grigsby, Dominican sensation Elio Rojas, event
promoter Don King, and Garden officials will all be present to answer
questions from the media.