Simms, Darchinyan Fight July In CT

By Boxing News June 19th, 2007

Legendary boxing promoter Don King will present a boxing event with three world championships on Saturday, July 7 at Arena at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, Conn. The main event will feature Norwalk’s own undefeated World Boxing Association super welterweight champion ‘Tremendous’ Travis Simms (25-0, 19 KOs) defending his crown against undefeated WBA No. 1-ranked mandatory challenger Joachim “Ti-Joa� Alcine (28-0, 18 KOs), from Montreal.

The two additional world championships will showcase undefeated knockout machine Vic “Raging Bull� Darchinyan (28-0, 22 KOs), an Armenian now living in Sydney, Australia, defending his International Boxing Federation and International Boxing Organization championships against once-beaten Filipino Nonito “Flash� Donaire (17-1, 10 KOs) and former IBF super flyweight champion Luis “El Demoledor� Perez (24-1, 15 KOs) of Managua, Nicaragua, stepping up a notch in weight to tangle with Genaro “Poblanito� Garcia (35-5, 20 KOs) of Puebla, Mexico, for the vacant IBF bantamweight championship.

Dubbed “Fistic Fireworks� by King, tickets for the event priced at $35, $50, $100 and $200, with a limited number of ringside seats at $350, went on sale today (June 19) and can be purchased by those 18 years of age and older at Arena at Harbor Yard box office (Information Line: 203-345-2400), all Ticketmaster outlets, on-line at ticketmaster.com or charge by phone at (203) 368-1000, (203) 624-0033, (860) 525-4500 or (203) 744-8100.

“I am so happy to be coming to Connecticut for our nation’s birthday followed by Fistic Fireworks of our own at Arena at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport on July 7,� the Only in America promoter, King, said. “This is a stellar card that already features three world titles and I will be adding many more great fights.�

The co-featured main events of Simms vs. Alcine and Darchinyan vs. Donaire will be televised on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast). The event is being promoted by Don King Productions with Darchinyan vs. Donaire being promoted in association with Gary Shaw Promotions, LLC.

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