Hometown Heroes Meet Fans and Media at Las Vegas’ Rio Casino
by Press Releases on Apr.01, 2010, under Boxing News, Press Releases
![Chet Koerner (second from Left) poses with HOMETOWN HEROES [Photo courtesy TKO Boxing Promotions]](http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/033110vegaspressconf.jpg "033110vegaspressconf")
Chet Koerner (second from Left) poses with HOMETOWN HEROES [Photo courtesy TKO Boxing Promotions
Amongst those in attendance were undefeated lightweight sensations Sharif Bogere and Terence Crawford, former UNLV amateur standout and pro debuting Bradley Blankenship, junior lightweight Lonnie Smith, bantamweight newcomer Robert Rodriguez, super middleweight Las Vegas native Eddie Salas, lightweight prospect Fidel Maldonado Jr. and welterweight prospect Michael Finney.
![(left to right) Michael Finney, Terence Crawford, Bradley Blankenship, Fidel Maldonado Jr., Robert Rodriguez [Photo courtesy TKO Boxing Promotions]](http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/033110vegaspressconf3.jpg "033110vegaspressconf3")
(left to right) Michael Finney, Terence Crawford, Bradley Blankenship, Fidel Maldonado Jr., Robert Rodriguez [Photo courtesy TKO Boxing Promotions
Advance tickets, priced at $100, $50 and $30, can be purchased through Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.com., 1-800-745-3000) and the RIO CASINO box office (www.riolasvegas.com., 1-888-746-7784).
The RIO CASINO is located at 3700 W. Flamingo Road in Las Vegas . Doors on the night of the event will open at 6pm with the first bell scheduled for 6:30pm.
![Lonnie Smith, Eddie Salas, Sharif Bogere [Photo courtesy TKO Boxing Promotions]](http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/033110vegaspressconf4.jpg "033110vegaspressconf4")
Lonnie Smith, Eddie Salas, Sharif Bogere [Photo courtesy TKO Boxing Promotions
