Some of boxing’s top young talent will be featured on the Thursday, August 26 edition of the hit series “Fight Night Club,” when Golden Boy Promotions and AEG bring a night of explosive boxing action featuring Ronny Rios from L.A. LIVE’s Club Nokia.
In the evening’s main event, Santa Ana’s Ronny Rios (11-0, 5 KO’s) battles the Dominican Republic’s Leivi Brea (17-8-3, 9 KO’s) in a six-round junior lightweight bout, while in a six round co-featured bout, San Diego junior welterweight Antonio Orozco (7-0, 5 KO’s) will face Culiacan, Mexico’s Humberto Tapia (15-14-1, 8 KO’s)..
Also in action at “Fight Night Club” this month will be debuting Santa Ana welterweight Salvador Rios, the brother of Ronny Rios, doing battle with Stephen Rubalcava (0-1) of Exetan, California in a four round contest. Also looking to shine on the card will be Ghana’s undefeated 2008 Olympian Bastie Samir (3-0, 3 KO’s) who will appear in a four round middleweight contest against an opponent to be determined.
Opening up the night of boxing will be two local amateur fights featuring Sergio Nunez of Maywood against Joaquin Chavez of Commerce and Devo Donaldson of Hollywood facing Osman Rivera of Pasadena.
“Fight Night Club”is presented by Golden Boy Promotions and AEG and is sponsored by DeWalt Tools, McDonald’s, Budweiser, Powerade, LightsLeary.com and USTREAM. The series will return to L.A. LIVE’s Club Nokia on September 30, October 28 and November 18. The fights will be broadcast on Fox Sports Net (FSN) and its regional sports network affiliates (check local listings) and streamed live online at www.ustream.com and www.RingTV.com at 8:00 p.m. PT/11:00 p.m. ET. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. PT and the first bell rings at 7:00 p.m. PT.
Tickets, priced at $250 (VIP On-Stage Seats, which are limited to only ten per show and allow purchasers to sit ringside on Club Nokia’s stage near VIP’s attending the fight [De La Hoya, Mosley, etc.], receive an autographed boxing glove and provide buyers access to the Club Nokia VIP Room during the event), $100 (VIP Balcony Seats in the first two rows which grant buyers access to the Club Nokia VIP Room during the event), $60 (VIP Balcony Seats which grant buyers access to the Club Nokia VIP Room during the event) and $19.75 (General Admission: Floor Standing Room & Balcony Seats) are on sale now and may be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000 online at http://www.ticketmaster.comor through any Ticketmaster outlet or the STAPLES Center box office. Group tickets and full series tickets at a discounted rate are also available by calling 1-877-AEG TICKETS (1-877-234-8425).
“Fight Night Club,” is Golden Boy Promotions’ and AEG’s critically acclaimed live monthly boxing series, that presents boxing in a night club atmosphere, with a DJ, music, great food and a VIP room, as well as a unique setup where the ring is on Club Nokia’s stage with standing room for fans in front of the ring, as well as reserved seating in the balcony. After the boxing action ends, fans are invited to stay to hear great music played by LA’s hottest DJ’s, dance and mingle with the fighters as the venue converts back into a night club.
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