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"MILLION DOLLAR
LADY"
Christy MARTIN vs.
Lucia RIJKER
JULY 30 . MANDALAY BAY . LIVE ON PPV
"JUST CALL HER
AFRAIDA ALI!"
- LUCIA RIJKER
Undefeated
female boxing superstar LUCIA RIJKER blasted
Laila Ali today for avoiding a million
dollar battle between them. Rijker, 17-0 (14 KOs), is training
for her July 30 pay-per-view mega-bout at Mandalay Bay against the
legendary CHRISTY MARTIN, 46-3-2 (32 KOs),
in "Million Dollar Lady" the richest event
in women's boxing history, with the winner receiving a cool $1
million.
Ali, who refused to fight Rijker,
despite the $250,000 guarantee to the loser, chose to fight
Erin Toughill, 6-1-1, on the undercard
of this weekend's Mike Tyson-Kevin McBride event.
"Good luck to her... she can run but she can't hide," said
Rijker. "She should honor her father's name. 'Million
Dollar Lady' is the richest event in women's boxing
history, a battle of the undefeated and a chance to headline a
major pay-per-view event, how do you turn all that down to fight
on an undercard?"
Rijker, who is noted for taking on and
defeating top competition throughout her professional career, had
a feature role in Clint Eastwood's Academy Award winning motion
picture "Million Dollar Baby."
Promoted
by Top Rank, remaining tickets to "Million Dollar
Lady" are priced at $250, $150, $100 and $50. They
can be purchased at the Mandalay Bay box office.
6-9-2005
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