THE LOS ANGELES MATADORS RETURN TO ACTION FRIDAY, JAN. 7 IN MEXICO CITY

Posted on | January 5, 2011 | No Comments

LOS ANGELES (Jan. 5, 2011) – The Los Angeles Matadors will start the new year hoping to build on their first place Americas Conference lead against their inherent rivals, the Mexico City Guerreros on Friday, Jan. 7 at the World Trade Center Mexico.

The Matadors have built up a commanding, three point lead in the Americas Conference over the Guerreros, anchored by undefeated bantamweight and two-time Olympian Rau’Shee Warren and undefeated lightweights Eric Fowler and Everton Lopes. Fowler and Lopes are tied atop lightweight division with their 2-0 records through four weeks of World Series of Boxing action. In the WSB international standings the Matadors remain tied for second place and only two points behind the WSB-leading Baku Fire.

In the Matadors’ first meeting with the Guerreros on Nov. 27 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, they made a clean sweep of all five matches.

The Matadors next home bout is Jan. 13 at Nokia Theatre at LA Live as they look to avenge their first and only loss of the season against the Miami Gallos. They will host the Gallos a second time on Jan. 27 at Nokia Theatre. Tickets, starting at $20, can be purchased by visiting www.ticketmaster.com or calling Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000.

The World Series of Boxing is a groundbreaking, international sports league with teams from three continents competing for five spots – bantamweight, lightweight, middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight – in the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

The Matadors will compete against three other North American teams, Miami, Mexico City and Memphis, for the next four months with the winner from the North American division advancing to the semifinals to compete against teams from other continents.

ABOUT THE LA MATADORS

The LA Matadors, members of World Series of Boxing’s (WSB) Americas Conference, is Los Angeles’s newest sports franchise. Each fight consists of five bouts, each of which has five three-minute rounds in an exciting city-versus-city pro-style team format. The team is made up of 14 of the highest caliber boxers, including Olympic and World Championship medalists in five weight divisions: Bantamweight-118 lbs, Lightweight-134 lbs, Middleweight-160 lbs, Light Heavyweight-187 lbs and Heavyweight-201+ lbs. The Matadors compete in a five-month, 12-fight regular season (six home matches and six away matches) from Nov. 2010 to Mar. 2011 against conference rivals Memphis, Miami and Mexico City, and call Nokia Theatre at LA LIVE home. Matadors and Americas Conference members are vying for a coveted spot in the WSB Playoffs and an opportunity to receive an automatic berth to the 2012 London Olympic Games. Complete information on the Matadors, including fight schedule, fighter bios, ticket information and more can be found at the team’s official website, www.lamatadors.com