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05/31/2007 Archived Entry: "'Merciless' Mary McGee to Throw 1st Pitch at Gary Rail Cats Game!"
'Merciless' Mary McGee to Throw 1st Pitch at Gary Rail Cats Game!
Press Release
WHO: "Merciless"? Mary McGee
WBC #5- Lightweight
9-0 with 5 KOs
Gary, IN
WHAT: McGee will throw out the first pitch before the Gary Rail Cats vs. the Edmonton Cracker Cats. Game time- 7 p.m.
WHEN: Friday, June 1 at 6:45 p.m.
WHERE: U. S. Steel Yard- One Stadium Plaza, Gary, IN
WHY: On Friday, June 8th, McGee will make her television debut when she fights Mexico's Eva Lidia Silva in a 6-round lightweight bout. Beginning at 7 p.m., Solo Boxeo? will be broadcast live on Telefutura to more than 42 US markets and 70 foreign countries from The Hudson-Campbell Center, 455 Massachusetts St. in Gary.
Main event: WBA World Championship Title eliminator- 12 Rounds
NABF Champion Giovanni Segura (17-0-1, 13 KOs) of Mexico vs. former IBF Champion Daniel Reyes (38-4-1, 30 KOs) of Cartagena, Columbia
The undercard includes the region's most popular prospects:
- Gary native and IN.B.A. State Welterweight Champion Jermaine "Too Sweet" White (15-2, 7 KOs) vs. Derrick Campos (11-3, 8 KOs)
- DeMotte's Jimmy "The Fighting School Teacher"? Holmes (15-0-2, 8 KOs) vs. Travis "The Hitman"? Loveless (10-0, 9 KOS) of Frankfort, IN
- Gary's "Dangerous"? Don Moore (11-0-1, 9 KOs) vs. tba
- Indianapolis' Jimmy Campbell (9-0, 6 KOs) vs. Gene Newton (4-1, 1 KO), Loganville, WI.
TICKETS: $100 VIP, $75 VIP ringside, $50 ringside and $25 general admission, are available from the Hudson-Campbell Center (866/438-7372), Ticket Master (219/791-1234 or 312/559-1212) or www.TicketMaster.com.
