Boxing greats to attend Johnson-Jeffries Centennial fights
Olympians, boxing champions, TV personalities will celebrate boxing history at Grand Sierra Resort during Fourth of July weekend RENO, NEV. (June 29, 2010) — Olympians, boxing champions, TV personalities and fans are set to pack the Grand Theatre of Reno’s Grand Sierra Resort Saturday, July 3 for a night of high-powered, live boxing to commemorate […]
JOEY GILBERT FIGHTS “THE BILLY GOAT” ON JULY 3
JUNE 24th, 2010, RENO – As part of the Jack Johnson vs. Jim Jeffries centenary in Reno, Top Rank Incorporated, the Grand Sierra Resort, and Let’s Get It On Promotions present an evening of professional boxing. Added to the stellar boxing card is an eight round super-middleweight bout between Reno’s own Joey Gilbert (19-2, 15 […]
The Legacy Continues…JULY 3 RENO CARD SHAPES UP
JUNE 21ST, 2010, RENO – As part of the Jack Johnson vs. Jim Jeffries centenary in Reno, Top Rank Incorporated, the Grand Sierra Resort, and Let’s Get It On Promotions present an evening of professional boxing. Main and Co-Main bouts on Fox Sports and Fox Sports Espanol “Reno Xtreme Fights – The Legacy Continues” will […]
Johnson-Jeffries Centennial Gala tickets available
Grand Sierra Resort event will feature rare fight footage, boxing celebrities and memorabilia from historic 1910 bout RENO, NEV. (June 18, 2010) — A limited number of free tickets are available to a July 2nd gala celebrating the centennial of one of boxing’s greatest bouts — the Johnson-Jeffries 1910 heavyweight fight. The gala will run […]
World-class ‘Reno Xtreme Fights’ boxers to battle at Johnson v. Jeffries Centennial
Joey Gilbert, Brandon ‘Flawless’ Gonzales, Ulises Solís on fight card RENO, NV (June 4, 2010) — A stacked card of world-class boxers will face off July 3 at the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino as part of Reno’s centennial celebration of one of history’s most important sporting events — 1910’s Johnson v. Jeffries boxing match. […]
Boxing celebrities and special guests to celebrate 100-year anniversary of the “Battle of the Century” boxing match in Reno
Family members of champion boxers Jack Johnson and Jim Jeffries, legendary fight promoter Tex Rickard, and then acting Nevada Governor Denver Dickerson to attend anniversary celebration scheduled for July 2-4, 2010. Reno, NV: On July 4, 1910, Jack Johnson and Jim Jeffries stepped into a custom-built boxing ring in Reno, Nevada, with over 20,000 fight […]