CAPACITY CROWD EXPECTED FOR LAS VEGAS’ FIRST COMBINED BOXING AND MMA SHOW

Posted on | June 14, 2008 | No Comments

“FREE FOR ALL, A NIGHT OF COMBAT”

ON JUNE 20 AT THOMAS & MACK;

ONLY A FEW TICKETS LEFT

A capacity crowd of 18,000 is expected to attend promoter Art Pelullo/Banner Promotions’ sensational event – “Free for All, A Night of Combat” – Las Vegas’ first combined professional boxing and mixed martial arts show on Friday, June 20, 2008, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. The boxing main event and co-featured bout will be televised live on ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights.”

Art said today, “All of the sponsors involved in this promotion – Planet Hollywood, the Thomas & Mack Center , and Major League Sports Entertainment – have done a great job and been a pleasure to work with. This event is the hottest ticket in town.”

Daren Libonati of the Thomas & Mack Center said, “MLSE Major League Sports Entertainment company is excited to partner up with the Thomas and Mack Center on this exciting event.”

Only a few tickets – which are free to the public – remain, and are available through local contests with Lotus Broadcasting, KTNV Action News, and the Las Vegas Review-Journal. For a direct link to contest info, log onto UNLVtickets.com.

WEIGH-IN:

Thursday, June 19 – 5:00 P.M. (all times PT)

Planet Hollywood , Mezzanine level.

3667 Las Vegas Blvd. South

FIGHT NIGHT:

Friday, June 20 – Thomas & Mack Center

Doors open at 5:00 P.M.

First bout at 5:30 P.M. with former UNLV boxing team sensation Henry Namauu in a four-round cruiserweight bout.

First televised bout at 6:00 P.M.

BOXING MAIN EVENT – 10 ROUNDS, HEAVYWEIGHTS

Alonzo “Big Zo” Butler, 26-0-1, 19 KOs, Chattanooga , Tennessee , vs.

Friday “The 13th” Ahunanya, 23-5-3, 13 KOs, Las Vegas , Nevada .

CO-FEATURED BOUT – 8 ROUNDS, HEAVYWEIGHTS

Kevin Burnett, 12-1-1, 8 KOs, Miami Gardens , Florida , vs.

Horace Grant, 12-1-0, 7 KOs, Bowie , Maryland .

4 ROUNDS, HEAVYWEIGHTS

Grzegorz Kielsa, 5-0, 3 KOs, Bielystock , Poland , vs.

Alvaro Morales, 2-1-4, 0 KOs, Las Vegas , Nevada .

4 ROUNDS, HEAVYWEIGHTS

Jonte Willis, 3-0, 2 KOs, Tacoma , Washington , vs. TBA.

4 ROUNDS, CRUISERWEIGHTS

Henry Namauu, 1-1, 1 KO, Las Vegas , Nevada , vs. TBA.

When ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights” goes off the air, the MMA stars will hit the ring.

MIXED MARTIAL ARTS MAIN EVENT:

3 FIVE-MINUTE ROUNDS, WELTERWEIGHTS

John Alessio, 22-11, Las Vegas , Nevada , vs.

Pete Spratt, 18-12, Denver , Colorado .

CO-FEATURED BOUT – 3 FIVE-MINUTE ROUNDS, BANTAMWEIGHTS

Kim Couture, pro debut, Las Vegas , Nevada , vs.

Kim Rose, pro debut, San Diego , California .

3 FIVE-MINUTE ROUNDS, LIGHTWEIGHTS

Dave Jansen, 3-0, Portland , Oregon , vs.

Dennis Davis, 14-8, Las Vegas , Nevada .

3 FIVE-MINUTE ROUNDS, SUPER HEAVYWEIGHTS

Brice Ritani-Coe, pro debut, Las Vegas , Nevada , vs. TBA.

3 FIVE-MINUTE ROUNDS, FEATHERWEIGHTS

Ricky Johnson, pro debut, Denver , Colorado , vs.

Kui Gonsalves, pro debut, Las Vegas , Nevada .

All bouts are subject to change without notice.

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