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09/22/2005 Archived Entry: "Klitschko to Face Rahman for WBC Title"
Klitschko to Face Rahman for WBC Title
Atlantic City, NJ – WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko and WBC interim heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman bring their cross-country promotional tour to Atlantic City, where they will announce their World Heavyweight Championship fight -- “Seek and Destroy!” -- at a news conference luncheon, Saturday, September 24, at the Marcus Aurelius Ballroom at Caesars Atlantic City (Second Floor, near the Circus Maximus Theater), beginning at 1 P.M. ET.
Klitschko, 35-2 (34 KOs), from Kiev, Ukraine, will defend his World Heavyweight title against Rahman, 41-5-1 (33 KOs), from Baltimore, MD, Saturday, November 12, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV. Promoted by Top Rank, in association with K2 Promotions, Caesars Palace and Wynn Las Vegas, “Seek and Destroy!” will be broadcast live on HBO Pay-Per-View.
Joining Klitschko and Rahman at the news conference will be promoter Bob Arum. All participants will be available for one-on-one interviews after the news conference.
