ZAB JUDAH ARRIVAL IN LAS VEGAS
03.07 - Former International Boxing Federation (IBF) Junior Welterweight champion Zab "Super" Judah will arrive in Las Vegas on Thursday, July 3 in preparation for his July 12th WBO Junior Welterweight
Championship bout against DeMarcus "Chop Chop" Corley.
Judah (28-1, 1 NC, 21 KOs), of Brooklyn, N.Y., will make his first start since tallying a 10-round unanimous decision over Omar Weis by the scores 97-92, 97-93 and 96-93 on July 13, 2002, in Tunica, Miss. The once-beaten southpaw scored the bout's lone knockdown in the second when he dropped Weis with a picturesque left hook flush on the chin. Judah, who came close to decking his opponent on several other occasions, was appearing before a paying and national television audience for the first time losing his IBF title on a second-round knockout to World Boxing Council/World Boxing Association (WBC/WBA) champion Kostya Tszyu in their eagerly awaited 140-pound unification bout Nov. 3, 2001, in Las Vegas.
Also on the "Battle of Orleans" lineup is the highly anticipated rematch of perhaps the year's biggest upset, Ricardo "El Matador" Mayorgo, who will defend his World Boxing Council/World Boxing Association (WBC/WBA) welterweight titles when he faces former WBC 147-pound champion Vernon "The Viper" Forrest in the main event on July 12. In a third title fight in the Don King Productions event, in association with Main Events world championship tripleheader, will be WBA Super Welterweight Champion Vivian Harris making his initial title defense against unbeaten mandatory challenger, Souleymane "The Sensation" M'Baye. The Mayorga-Forrest and Corley-Judah bouts will be televised by HBO.
Tickets, priced at $350, $250, $150, $50 and $35, are available by calling 866-87-FIGHT or (702) 284-7777 Monday -Saturday from 9 a.m.-8 p.m. and from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets can also be purchased at The Orleans, online at www.orleansarena.com and at several other Las Vegas outlets, including the Sun Coast, Gold Coast, Meadows Mall, Boulevard Mall and the Galleria Mall.
WHERE: The Orleans Hotel (Arville Entrance)
4500 W. Tropicana Ave.
Las Vegas, Nevada 89103
Phone: (702) 365-7111
WHEN: Wednesday, July 2, 3:30 p.m.
PHOTO OPPOPTUNITY: Judah will arrive by limosine and will be greeted at The Orleans by special guests.
