Due to the extreme ticket demand for what is on track to become the highest grossing fight in Texas in the last seven years (Pacquiao vs. Solis on April 14, 2007 grossed $1.35 million in San Antonio) and one of the highest grossing fights ever, more tickets for Golden Boy Promotions’ upcoming February 28th event at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas have been released to the public for sale. The potential fight-of-the-year candidate, featuring Ring Magazine World Lightweight Champion Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez against Houston’s former Three Time World Champion Juan “Baby Bull” Diaz and Houston native and 2000 Olympic Silver Medalist Ricardo Rocky Juarez taking on unbeaten WBA World Featherweight Champion Chris “The Dragon” John, has sold over 10,000 tickets in just three weeks.
As this event promises to be a historic night at Toyota Center, more tickets in various price ranges have been put on sale. Tickets for Marquez vs. Diaz, priced at $300, $150, $75, $50 and $25, are still available for purchase online at www.ToyotaCenterTix.com, by phone at 1-866-4-HOU-TIX, at select Houston area Randalls locations and also at the Toyota Center Box Office..
Marquez vs. Diaz, the 12 round main event for Marquez’ Ring Magazine World Lightweight Championship and John vs. Juarez, the 12 round co-main event for John’s WBA World Featherweight Championship, is presented by Golden Boy Promotions and sponsored by Cerveza Tecate and Southwest Airlines. The world title bouts will take place on February 28th from Toyota Center in Houston, Texas and will be televised live on HBO’s World Championship Boxing beginning at 10 pm ET / 7 pm PT.
JESSE BRINKLEY AND JOEY GILBERT ARE ALL IN!!!!
CIVIL WAR AT THE RENO EVENTS CENTER NEXT SATURDAY NIGHT, FEBRUARY 14TH
ADVANCE TICKETS NOW ON SALE
RENO, NV (February 3, 2009) “He never should have asked, he spent four years telling me no and then he calls and asks me to fight him. He never should have made the call because on Saturday, February 14th I’m going to show all of Northern Nevada who the king in town is” said super middleweight contender Jesse Brinkley, calling from his training camp in Pawtucket , Rhode Island .
Presented by Reno’s “Let’s Get It On” Promotions and Las Vegas based TKO BOXING Promotions, four years in the making since they both starred on The Contender Season One, super middleweights Jesse Brinkley and Joey Gilbert will battle at “CIVIL WAR” on Saturday, February 14th at the Reno Events Center . The twelve round showdown will be contested for Brinkley’s WBC USNBC world title.
“We should have fought right after The Contender, but he kept on dodging me. Now he must think that I’ve had all these fights that’s it’s a good time to fight me. The truth is, ‘he wasn’t good enough four years ago and he won’t be good enough on the 14th’” continued Brinkley. “He was always fighting guys from out of town and bringing them to Reno instead of fighting me.”
Countered Gilbert, “Maybe we should have fought then, but the truth is this is the perfect time. We both have a lot to win and lose. For me the shortest distance is a straight line, if I’m going to reach my goal of becoming a world champion I have to beat Brinkley.”
Brinkley has been training with Peter Manfredo Sr. in Pawtucket , Rhode Island in preparation for the showdown with Gilbert. “This is the best camp I’ve had. We sparred ten rounds today and it felt great. Normally, after a while in camp there’s always something wrong or that doesn’t feel right, but my body is in great shape for this fight.”
Responded Gilbert, “I feel outstanding, my training camp he been on point since day one. The fans have heard a lot about us for the last three years and they’re definitely going to get a great fight and I will be victorious.”
Hit back Brinkley, “It’s all about the ‘will to win’ and mine is much greater than his. One hundred years from now, all of Northern Nevada will remember that I kicked his butt. And there’s nothing he can do about it. Everything I’ve accomplished is on the line and there’s no way this guy wins next Saturday. Like they say in the casinos in Reno , ‘I’m all in’ with this fight.”
He’s underestimated me the whole time; he thinks this is a walk in the park. For him it will be more like a nightmare” concluded Gilbert. “He’s wanted to fight me since The Contender, well now he’s got his chance, all my chips are in the middle of the table.”
Brinkley, of Yerington , Nevada , brings a record of 32-5-0 (22KO’s) into the showdown with Gilbert. He is currently world ranked #13 by the IBF.
Reno’s Gilbert, has a record of 17-1-0 with thirteen knockouts.
Tickets, available through Ticketmaster and the Reno Events Center box office, for “CIVIL WAR” are priced at $253.25, $153.25, $78.25 and 43.25. A five dollar discount is available on tickets priced at $43.25 for students, active military, and police and fire department personnel with valid ID. Doors will open the night of the event at 6pm, with the first bell at 7pm.
Reno, Nevada based “Let’s Get It On” Promotions was founded in 2000 by legendary boxing referee Mills Lane . In early 2005 he was joined by sons Terry and Tommy in the operations of the company. Along with super middleweight contender Jesse Brinkley, “Let’s Get It On” Promotions also promotes lightweight prospect Bayan Jargal and highly regarded brothers Tyler and Derek Hinkey. They have consistently promoted world class boxing events on a national basis.
Further information on “Let’s Get It On” Promotions can be viewed at www.letsgetitonboxing.com
Travis Dickinson Turns Pro
GEORDIE amateur star Travis Dickinson has become the latest young gun to turn professional with FTM Sports.
The middleweight will make his professional debut in Leigh on April 17 on the undercard of Matthew Marhs’s British super-bantamweight title defence against Mark Moran.
Travis’s brother Jon-Lewis joined Maloney last year and has impressed in both professional contests so far.
Maloney said: “The north east is becoming a hot bed for boxing and later this year I want to stage a show there and build it around the Dickinsons.
“Travis has been one of the best amateurs in England in recent times and I’m excited about his prospects as a professional.”
Dickinson won two Junior ABA titled defeating supposed hot prospect George Groves in the final on both occasions in 2006 and 2007 – one of the wins by a first round knockout and the other on points
Maloney added: “The middleweight division is stacked with talent and I’m sure he will repeat his wins over Groves when they eventually meet again.”
The former Birtley ABC star was British amateur champion in 2006 when won gold at the Four Nations Tournament in Liverpool.