Two
Barrera
vs.
Peden
Mosley
vs.
Cruz
September 17, 2005
MGM Grand
Las Vegas, Nevada
9pm ET / 6pm PT
On HBO PPV
Line-up so far:
WBC\IBF Super Featherweight Unification Bout
Marco Antonio
Barrera (60-4, 42 KOs) vs.
Robbie Peden (25-2, 14 KOs)
Welterweight Bout
“Sugar”
Shane Mosley (40-4, 35 KOs) vs.
Jose Luis Cruz
(32-0-2, 27 KOs)
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Marco Antonio Barrera and
Robbie Peden
To
Unify Their 130-Pound Titles on September 17th
Three Division
Champion "Sugar" Shane Mosley Takes On
Unbeaten Jose Luis
Cruz in Co-Feature
LAS VEGAS – It’s always a special
night when two world champions put everything they’ve worked so hard
for on the line in search of a
unification of their titles. Saturday, September 17 will be such a night when
WBC super featherweight champion
Marco Antonio Barrera looks to add another chapter to his storied
career in a 12 round showdown
against IBF 130-pound champion Robbie “The Bomber” Peden.
This championship bout, which will
be telecast live on HBO Pay-Per-View from the MGM Grand in Las
Vegas, Nevada, is part of an
unforgettable “Parade of Champions” presented by Golden Boy Promotions in
association with Goossen Tutor
Promotions.
In the co-feature, another three
division world champion, “Sugar” Shane Mosley, will continue his
march
back to the welterweight
championship when he faces unbeaten Jose Luis Cruz in a bout scheduled for ten
rounds.
“It is refreshing to see a
champion like Marco Antonio Barrera continue to seek out new challenges even
after all he has accomplished in
his career,” said Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya.
“Robbie Peden is a relentless
force and after waiting so long to get a world championship belt around his
waist, he won’t be too eager to
let it slip away. This should be a great, great fight between two warriors at
the
top of their games.”
Mexico City’s Marco Antonio
Barrera (60-4, 42 KOs) is like boxing’s version of a fine wine – he’s getting
even
better with age. A fearsome dynamo
as a young fighter, Barrera has matured into “The Baby Faced
Assassin” with deadly precision.
Fresh off two victories that showed the full range of his talents – a gritty
12
round war with fellow Mexican
legend Erik Morales last November and a power-punching clinic against
number one contender Mzonke
Fana in April – Barrera will look to do something on September 17 that he
has yet to achieve in his career –
hold two world championship belts at the same time.
“Marco Antonio Barrera has been
and is still a major star in this sport, and he is showing the reason again
by fighting who we believe is the
toughest man in the 130-pound weight class, Robbie Peden,” said Dan
Goossen of Goossen Tutor
Promotions, which represents Peden. “The fans are in for another exciting and
guaranteed epic battle, and it
will be a memorable night to see “The Bomber” take the torch from Barrera on
September 17.”
31-year-old Robbie Peden (25-2, 14
KOs) is the type of boxer fans like to see. The nickname “The Bomber”
doesn’t come from dancing around
in the ring; he’s all out action and throwing bombs. A throwback
performer with a steel will and
the chin to match, the pride of Brisbane, Australia finally achieved his dream
of winning a world championship on
February 23, 2005, when he stopped highly regarded contender Nate
Campbell in eight rounds.
And though the win over Campbell was the highlight so far of a nine-year pro
career, Peden has no qualms about
adding a legend like Barrera to his resume on September 17.
A fighter needing no introduction
to fight fans, “Sugar” Shane Mosley (40-4, 35 KOs) returned to the
welterweight division in early
2005 with a clear-cut victory over rugged contender Davis Estrada. This
win
followed an amazing string of
title reigns at lightweight, welterweight, and junior middleweight that
showcased his intoxicating mix of
speed, power, and warrior spirit. A win over Cruz will put Mosley firmly in
line for a title shot at 147
pounds.
Upset-minded Jose Luis Cruz
(32-0-2, 27 KOs) has never tasted defeat in his nine-year career, and the
hard-
hitting native of Mazatlan, Mexico
has no intentions of starting anytime soon. Holder of numerous regional
welterweight titles, Cruz knows
that his ticket to the big time is a victory over Mosley on September 17, and
he has been training like never
before for the biggest fight of his life.
Ticket prices for “Parade of
Champions” are set at $350, $250, $150, $75 and $50. Tickets can be purchased
through the MGM Grand ticket box
office, www.mgmgrand.com
or www.ticketmaster.com.
The rest of the
stellar undercard will be
announced at a later date.
- Press Release issued by
Golden Boy Promotions with a little editing from us (color, highlights,
etc...)
(7/17/05)
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