Floyd MayweatherMayweather, Hatton to square off for world welterweight championship
Helping to promote their upcoming “UNDEFEATED” welterweight championship, “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather and Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton packed their bags and took off on a five-city global media tour, marking the first time since the days of Muhammad Ali that a press tour traveled across seas. The two champions own a combined record of 81-0 and will collide in the ring Dec. 8 at MGM Grand, live on HBO Pay-Per-View.
The first city on the historic trip was Los Angeles on Sept. 17, and was followed by a stop on Sept. 18 in Mayweather’s hometown of Grand Rapids, Mich. (at Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills High School, Mayweather’s alma mater).
Other stops include New York City on Wednesday, Sept. 19, at Rockefeller Plaza, Center Garden; London, England, on Thursday, Sept. 20, at O2 Arena, Vue Theater; and Manchester, England, Hatton’s hometown, on Friday, Sept. 21, at Manchester Town Hall.
“UNDEFEATED,” featuring Mayweather’s defense of his world welterweight championship against Hatton, the universally recognized world junior welterweight champion, is being promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and Mayweather Promotions.
Tickets are now on sale and available for purchase by visiting www.ticketmaster.com or to charge by phone with a major credit card call (702) 474-4000. Ticket sales will be limited to two (2) per person.
The Mayweather-Hatton pay-per-view telecast, beginning at 9 p.m., will be produced and distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View and will be available to more than 61 million pay-per-view homes. For Mayweather versus Hatton fight week updates, log on to www.hbo.com. For more information, visit www.goldenboypromotions.com.
‘Boxing Under the Stars’ at Meadow Brook
Undefeated boxer Lanardo “Pain Server” Tyner will headline the fight card, “Boxing Under the Stars,” on Friday, Sept. 21 at Meadow Brook Music Festival. The card is being promoted by Donofrio Boxing.
Others scheduled to appear on the Pro-Am card include “Pistol” Pete Cantu, female world champion Jeannine Garside, and Darryl “People’s Choice” Cunningham.
For more information, go to www.palacenet.com.
Tigers pass 3 million tickets sold for 2007
The Detroit Tigers recently announced that sales of Tigers tickets for the 2007 season surpassed the 3,000,000 mark for the first time in the history of the franchise. Tickets sold for the entire season stood at 3,004,343. The previous club record, set in the world championship season of 1984 at Tiger Stadium, was 2,704,794.
The Tigers have sold out 36 of their 68 home dates at Comerica Park. The sellout total included a streak of 14 straight home games between June 29 and Aug. 4. Detroit ranks third in attendance in the American League behind only the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The club’s average attendance is 37,780 fans per game, which is 92 percent of Comerica Park’s seating capacity of 41,000.
Tickets for all remaining Tigers home games are available at the Comerica Park Box Office, online at www.tigers.com, over the phone by calling (866) 66-TIGER (84437), or at Detroit-area Meijer stores.
Sporting goods show
The Detroit Sportsmen’s Congress Life Membership Committee (DSC) will host a sporting goods show from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 22, at the Detroit Sportsmen’s Congress Clubhouse, 49800 Dequindre Road, Shelby Township.
The show will feature sporting goods and related items for sale by pre-registered sellers only and is open to the public. For more information, call (586) 739-3500 or visit www.d-s-c.org.
