Saturday, September 4, 2010
ONE IN A MILLION BOXING ON FEB 26
01/20/2010
 Merrillville, IN - In an era of boxing where dream matches are beginning to made on the International Level One In A Million Boxing, Inc. is scheduling the most coveted Middleweight Showdowns since top Middleweights Mike "Choir Boy" Landini and Carlos "The Force" Tite squared off nearly 25 years ago and what a better place to hold this historic Middleweight Title Fight then the same place Landini and Tite met, the Historic Hammond Civic Center.
On February 26th the top middleweights in the region will square off to show who is truly the best. Michael "The Midnight Stalker" Walker will square off against fellow One In A Million Boxing stablemate Derrick "Superman" Findley in a showdown for the ages.
"This is a fight fans have been asking about for a longtime. Everyone was wondering if it was ever going to happen, but after speaking to both of these extremely talented fighters they were both up for the fight. Neither one has backed away from a challenge yet, so this is a fight guaranteed to deliver fireworks!" said One In A Million Boxing President Tyree Ortiz.
Also a very long awaited comeback of a special young lady that all boxing fans know is scheduled. "Merciless" Mary McGee will step back in the ring for her first fight since her epic match with Kristy "Rose" Follmar in April of last year, wanting to deliver the same kind of excitement from her last fight McGee is ready to move back in full swing. "I am working with the One In A Million Boxing Team," said McGee. "We are working on finding an opponent to the highest caliber like Kristy Follmar, I want to make sure when I step in the ring February 26th that the whole World knows Mary McGee is BACK!"
V.I.P. hot seat events will also being taking place weeks prior to the event at five designated bars and restaurants with opportunity to win two VIP Table tickets for this extravagant night of fighting with the Miller Lite girls as the hosts with these locations and dates soon to be named.
Tickets for "Fight Night 2010" are on sale now and can be purchased at VIP Table Seat - $100,
Ringside Table Seat - $50, and General Admission - $30. Tickets can be purchased at www.oneinamillionboxing.com The Hammond Civic Center Box Office, or by calling (866) 438-7372.
The Hammond Civic Center is located at 5825 Sohl Ave., Hammond, IN. Doors open at 7 p.m. The first bout is scheduled at 8 p.m. and for more ticket information or fight night events please visit us at our knockout website and leave us some feedback: www.oneinamillionboxing.com. Or by calling (866) 438-7372. Tickets for this phenomenal night of boxing are guaranteed to go fast so make sure to get yours now.
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On Saturday night, at the Coliseo Mario “Quijote” Morales in Guaynabo, Puerto RicoIn, WBA jr. flyweight champion Giovanni Segura knocked out WBO champion Ivan Calderon to become the unified world champion. 
Bellator Fighting Championships officially announced that the promotion will bring the first Nationally televised, sanctioned MMA event to Wisconsin with Bellator 29, taking place in Milwaukee from the historic Rave-Eagles Ballroom on Sept. 26th. 
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At UFC on Versus 2, Jon Jones stopped Vladimir Matyushenko just 1:52 into the first round. 
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Bob Arum of Top Rank revealed on Saturday night that pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao will fight Antonio Margarito in a junior middleweight bout on November 13th. 
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Fernando Guerrero furthered his pursuit of middleweight stardom with a hard fought unanimous decision over veteran Ishe Smith in Friday’s ShoBox main event. Shawn Porter and Mike Dallas Jr. also took home unanimous decision victories at the DeSoto Civic Center in Southaven, Miss. to remain unbeaten. 
