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Judah vs. Paris Headlines
March 24 In Brooklyn
The contracts have been signed and filed with the IBF and
tickets will go on sale tomorrow, Thursday, Feb 9th.
Brooklyn will be the host site on Saturday, March 24th when
Zab "Super" Judah fights in his native borough for the first
time in his storied pro career vs. "The Iceman," Detroit's
undefeated Vernon Paris. This is the mandated junior
welterweight elimination bout for the right to become the
number one contender in the IBF.
Tickets for the bout, which will take place at the Aviator
Sports and Event Center, located at Floyd Bennett Field, are
priced at $200, $100 and $75 and may be purchased by calling
Peltz Boxing, (215) 765-0922, or online through
www.peltzboxing.com.
The intimate Aviator has hosted several boxing events in the
past, but this bout, to be televised as part of the new
Fight Night Boxing Series on the NBC Sports Network, will be
its biggest boxing event, by far. The non-televised
undercard fights will begin at 7:30 p.m., the NBC Sports
Network Fight Night broadcast will begin at 10 p.m. ET on
Mar 24th.
Rated number four in the world by the IBF and a new face in
the junior welterweight division, Paris has an unblemished
record of 26-0, 15 KO's. He and Judah, (41-7, 28 KO's), the
charismatic former five-time world champion in the junior
welterweight and welterweight ranks, will face off in a
classic crossroads fight. The winner will become the
mandatory challenger for the IBF's newly-crowned Junior
Welterweight king, Lamont Peterson of Washington, D.C.
Judah, who expressed his delight at the prospect of making
his Brooklyn debut enthused, "All I want to say is, I love
Brooklyn!!!"
Vernon Paris was not shy when he challenged Judah, " If you
think Kostya Tszyu had him dancing in the ring wait 'til you
see what I'm going to do Zab! He will be ready for 'Dancing
with the Stars' or at least as a back up dancer in one of
his friends videos."
"Since the inception of our talks about the NBC Sports
Network Fight Night Boxing Series, fights like this one have
been our focus," promoter Kathy Duva of Main Events,
explained. "Interesting, competitive crossroads matches like
Judah-Paris will be the backbone of this project. Since word
of this match-up began to leak out leading up to last
month's purse bid, reaction from fans has been extremely
positive. Main Events is proud to be able to give Zab the
opportunity to fight in Brooklyn for the first time. There
is no doubt that this will be an exciting night for both the
fans in the arena and those who will be watching on NBC
Sports Network."
The Aviator Sports and Events Center offers free parking.
You can also take public transportation via the Q35 MTA bus
from the Flatbush Avenue/Brooklyn College subway station.
Promoted by Main Events in association with Super Judah
Promotions and Peltz Boxing. Be sure to tune into NBCSN for
all the action following the NCAA basketball tournament!
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