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Tickets On Sale Monday, Sept. 17 at 10 a.m.
The records are pristine and spectacular – a combined
81-0 with 55 knockouts. However, the stage is now set for
"Pretty Boy" Floyd Mayweather or Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton
to face a blemish on their record Saturday, Dec. 8,
something both men are willing to go to war to prevent.
Golden Boy Promotions and Mayweather Promotions are proud to
present "UNDEFEATED", a historic night of boxing
featuring two undefeated champions battling for Mayweather's
World Welterweight Championship at the MGM Grand Garden
Arena.
Tickets for "UNDEFEATED" will go on sale Monday,
Sept. 17 at 10 a.m. PST and will be available at the MGM
Grand Garden Arena Box Office and all Ticketmaster locations
(including select Las Vegas Smith's Food and Drug Centers
and Macy's West in the Fashion Show Mall). To charge by
phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (702)
474-4000. Tickets also are available for purchase at
www.mgmgrand.com or
www.ticketmaster.com.
A fast sellout is expected as the fight already has the
world buzzing in anticipation of seeing two of boxing's
premier, undefeated superstars finally meet in the ring.
"Even though this fight is months away, everyone is
already talking about it and breaking it down, trying to
figure out who has the edge," said Oscar de la Hoya,
president of Golden Boy Promotions. "It's a great clash of
styles between Mayweather and Hatton and I think that
translates into a memorable fight that will go down in
history as one of the great ones."
Leonard Ellerbe of Mayweather Promotions agreed,
"Mayweather Promotions is very excited to host our first
fight at MGM Grand. This will definitely be a great battle
for the fans and the MGM Grand is the perfect place to host
this fight."
Richard Sturm, president of Sports and Entertainment for
MGM MIRAGE, stated, "What an exciting way to end 2007.
This thrilling match-up between two sensational and
undefeated champions, Mayweather and Hatton, will certainly
bring an unprecedented and electric atmosphere to the MGM
Grand Garden Arena and to the fans from around the world who
will be witnessing the event."
Mayweather, who most recently defeated de la Hoya at the
storied Las Vegas venue, can't wait for the big event, "The
MGM Grand is like a second home to me and I'm going to make
my fifth appearance here my most spectacular and memorable.
I love Vegas, I love the fans at the MGM Grand and I'm
gonna show Ricky Hatton that he can't come into my house and
try to take what's mine."
Hatton, a native of Manchester, England, followed by
saying, "It's always been a dream of mine to fight at the
MGM Grand and now I'll finally get my chance. The MGM
Grand has been the home to so many great champions and so
many great fights. To fight Floyd Mayweather in that famous
ring will push me even harder to live up to such a legacy."
Richard Schaefer, chief executive officer of Golden Boy
Promotions, said, "The demand for tickets for
Mayweather-Hatton has been amazing and our office has been
flooded with requests from both here and the UK. This is
not only a spectacular fight between two undefeated
champions, but it's an event that will get the entire
world's attention on December 8."
"UNDEFEATED," featuring Floyd Mayweather's defense
of his World Welterweight Championship against the
universally recognized World Junior Welterweight Champion
Ricky Hatton, will be promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and
Mayweather Promotions at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The
event will be produced by and distributed live on HBO
Pay-Per-View. For more information visit
www.goldenboypromotions.com.
8-18-2007
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