27.03.04 – From Broadway Gym, Los Angeles, California – Lamon Brewster (29-2, 26 KOs) will face Wladimir Klitschko (42-2, 39 KOs) for the vacant WBO heavyweight title April 10 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Tickets for the fight card that features the undisputed welterweight championship between Cory Spinks (32-2, 11 KOs) and WBO 140-pound world champion Zab Judah (30-1, 22 KOs.
LAMON BREWSTER
“This fight is dedicated to my trainer, Bill Slayton, who died a couple months ago. Everything I learned about boxing and in life I owe to Bill. I feel his presence all the time and I know he will be in my corner April 10.”
“This is going to be a great fight, and one I have waited for a long time. I do not want to take anything away from Klitschko, he is what he is, but I am a good, fast American fighter who is not afraid to punch back.”
“I am not going to make a prediction. I am not going to say I am going to knock him out, but if the knockout comes, it comes, and I will be looking for it. I do not think Klitschko has ever faced a body puncher like me.”
“I know he is a big favorite, but I do not care about the odds, or what people say. I try not to fall or worry about what people think about me, about what they say I can or cannot do.”
“I feel like I am on a mission. I came to California when I was 18 with nothing but a pair of boxing gloves and a dream. Now my dream is about to come true.”
“If I perform up to my capabilities, which I expect to do, I will win.”
“Let’s face it: Klitschko is a European boxer. He has power, yes, but he has never faced anybody that has the kind of speed and power that I have.”
“I have nothing to lose. I do know that if he hits me, he better expect to get hit back. I am in great shape, very determined and anxious to go. I cannot wait until April 10.”
Tickets are priced at $600, $400, $200, $100 and $50, and are on sale at the Mandalay Bay Box Office and all TicketMaster outlets. To order tickets by phone, call (702) 632-7580.