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10/11/2006 Archived Entry: "It's Risky Business with Williams vs. Kuhn Added to Mayweather vs. Baldomir Fight Show!"
It's Risky Business with Williams vs. Kuhn Added to Mayweather vs. Baldomir Fight Show!
LOS ANGELES, (October 11, 2006) – The Mayweather vs Baldomir pay-per-view show is turning out to be packed with action as it was announced today that two more fights have been added to the already stellar line-up of televised bouts. The #1 WBO undefeated welterweight contender Paul "The Punisher" Williams (31-0, 23 KOs) will face Jacy Kuhn (15-2-2, 10 KOs) in a special 10-round bout and two undefeated California-based heavyweights in Chris Arreola (17-0, 15KOs) and Damian Wills (21-0-1, 15 KOs) will face each other in a special 8-round contest.
HBO Pay-Per-View will televise three fights live and show highlights from the heavyweight bout presented during the telecast. The additional bouts join the already announced welterweight championship between "Pretty Boy" Floyd Mayweather and Carlos "Tata" Baldomir and the featherweight championship between IBF Featherweight Champion Robert Guerrero, against No. 1 ranked contender Orlando Salido. All bouts are part of "Pretty Risky", presented by Goossen Tutor Promotions in association with Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. The fight will be broadcast live on HBO Pay-Per-View, beginning at 9pm ET/6pm PT.
Paul Williams, who hails from Aiken, South Carolina , is already been hailed as the welterweight divisions next superstar and his recent win over former champion Sharmba Mitchell defined the seriousness of the claim. A tall, rangy southpaw with an arsenal of quickness, power and defense, Williams is the mandatory challenger to WBO champion Antonio Margarito. Should Williams prevail November 4, the WBO has ordered the winner between Margarito vs. Joshua Clottey must next fight Williams for the title.
The heavyweight bout is a battle of the big boys with the two undefeated knockout-punching prospects in Chris Arreola and Damian Wills. Arreola, who is of Mexican descent, with 15 KOs in his 17 victories, is an all-out brawler who believes the best defense is a powerful offense. Wills, who not only hails from Hollywood, but represents it well with his Academy Award winning manager, Denzel Washington, is also a powerful, big strong heavyweight with 15 KOs in his 21 wins. One common opponent, Sedrick Fields, a tough journeymen heavyweight, fought Wills twice, with Wills recording a 6-round draw and an 8-round decision victory and Arreola stopping Fields in the 7 th round. Both fighters are risking their unblemished record to solidify a serious position in the heavyweight division.
In a non-televised bout, former world champion Robbie Peden (25-3, 14KOs) returns to the ring to face Mayweather-managed prospect Wes Ferguson (14-1-1, 3KOs) in a 10-round lightweight bout.
Tickets priced at $750, $500, $300, $150 and $75 are now on sale at the Mandalay Bay Theatre box office and at all Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations (Tower Records/WOW! Smith's Food and Drug Centers, Robinsons-May stores and Ritmo Latino). To charge by phone with a major credit card, call the Mandalay Bay box office at (702) 632-7580 or Ticketmaster at (702) 474-4000. Tickets also are available for purchase at www.mandalaybay.com or www.ticketmaster.com.
The Mayweather vs. Baldomir pay-per-view telecast, beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, has a suggested retail price of $49.95, will be distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View and will be available to more than 56 million pay-per-view homes. The telecast will be available in HD-TV for those viewers who can receive HD. HBO Pay-Per-View is the leading supplier of event programming to the pay-per-view industry. For your daily Mayweather vs. Baldomir fight week updates, log onto www.hbo.com.
For more information about Mayweather vs. Baldomir "Pretty Risky" visit www.goossentutor.com .
