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HBO Championship Boxing Mayweather vs. Mitchell
November 19, 2005 Rose Garden - 6pm PT One Center Court, Suite 150 Portland, Oregon 97227
Welterweight Bout (12 Rds) Floyd Mayweather Jr. (34-0, 23 KOs) vs. Sharmba Mitchell (56-4, 30 KOs)
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Pound For Pound King – Battle Of Champions WBC Junior Welterweight Champion, Floyd Mayweather Jr., will square off against Former 2-Time World Champion Sharmba Mitchell November 19 at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. - “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather Jr. will take his 34-0 record and WBC Junior Welterweight Championship belt to the Pacific Northwest where he will square-off against former 2-time World Champion Sharmba Mitchell (56-4) in a special 12-round Welterweight bout being billed as the “Pound for Pound King – Battle of Champions” at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon on November 19.
The undefeated Mayweather Jr., who has successfully defended his title 14 times and recorded 23 KO’s in his 34 wins, is universally recognized as the best pound-for-pound fighter in boxing. He is coming off a successful world title fight this past June with a dominant sixth-round TKO against defending champion Arturo Gatti.
"Undefeated in 34 fights, champion in three different weight divisions, fought all the best, pound for pound king and last, but certainly not least, I'm the prettiest---but nothing can compare to the anticipation and excitement I have to perform for the great people of Oregon in what I believe will be the ‘Greatest Show On Earth’ at the Rose Garden,” boasted Mayweather.
Pound for Pound King - Battle of Champions is being promoted by Goossen Tutor Promotions and televised live on HBO. Jordan, a division of Nike, Inc. is the presenting sponsor of the event.
“The sport of boxing demands that the athlete be in the best physical condition possible to succeed,” says Larry Miller, president of Jordan. “Mayweather is one of boxing’s most talented and feared fighters, whose discipline and work ethic is unmatched. His dedication to training mirrors the Jordan brand philosophy and attitude. All of us at Jordan are very excited to be a part of this event.”
This will mark the second time within a three-year period that Portland has hosted a major professional boxing event. The first was September 7, 2002, when the preeminent boxer of that time, Roy Jones Jr. challenged Clinton Woods of England. Jones Jr. landed a sixth-round TKO on Woods which was also held at the Rose Garden in front of 14,000 fans.
“The Little Big Man” as Mitchell is known, a skilled boxer with 31 KOs to his credit, has won 25 of his last 27 bouts, with those two losses at the hands of highly regarded former world champion Kostya Tszyu, who had made 11 straight title defenses.
“This fight has all the right elements,” said promoter, Dan Goossen, of Goossen Tutor Promotions. “We’ve got the most gifted young fighter on earth today in Mayweather, fighting against an experienced two-time world champion in Mitchell, in one of the most beautiful cities in the world. You match that with the Jordan brand as our presenting sponsor in front of a packed Rose Garden Arena on November 19th, and I guarantee the Portland fans will be in for a great show.”
Tickets went on sale Saturday, October 15 and can be purchased for $350, $250, $100, $65 and $30 at the Rose Quarter Box Office (M-Sa 10a-5p), online at www.RoseQuarter.com, all Ticketmaster outlets, or by
calling 503.224.4400. Ticket
price does not include service charges. A division of Nike, Inc., Jordan is a premium brand of footwear, apparel and accessories inspired by the dynamic legacy, vision and direct involvement of Michael Jordan. The brand made its debut in 1997 and has grown into a complete lifestyle collection of sport, casual and style products. The Jordan brand remains active in the community by donating a portion of its proceeds to Jordan Fundamentals, an education grants
program for teachers. For more
information on the Jordan brand, visit
www.jumpman23.com.
- Press Release issued by Goossen Tutor Promotions with a little editing from us (color, highlights, etc...)
Subject to change
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