BOXING LEGEND EMILE GRIFFITH TO THROW OUT FIRST PITCH AND SIGN COPIES OF “Nine…Ten…And Out!”

AT BLUE ROCKS GAME ON AUGUST 14

***Griffith and Author Ron Ross to Have Book Signing in Wilmington Followed By Night of Champions Boxing Social at the Clarion Belle in New Castle***

NEW YORK (July 29, 2008) – Boxing legend Emile Griffith will be in Delaware on Thursday August 14 to promote his new biography written with acclaimed author Ron Ross entitled “Nine…Ten…And Out! The Two Worlds of Emile Griffith”.

The former World Champion will first be visiting Delaware’s pride and joy Class A baseball team, the Wilmington Blue Rocks as they play a game against the Salem Avalanche on August 14, game time 7:05pm. Griffith will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at Frawley Stadium and then sign copies of his new book on the concourse of the stadium during the first few innings of the game. Books will be available for sale at the stadium.

Griffith will go from Wilmington to New Castle where he will participate in Dave Tiberi’s Night of Champions Boxing Social at the Clarion Belle just west of the Delaware Memorial Bridge. The event’s purpose is to bring together executives from the corporate world and current and former boxers to focus on issues such as health care and pensions for current and former professional boxers.

“I am excited to be promoting the sport of boxing through my story at two wonderful events in Delaware on August 14,” said Griffith. “I love baseball and will look to have a lot of fun with fans in Wilmington. I am also proud to be apart of the Night of Champions Boxing Social to help put focus on important issues that many people don’t know a lot about.”

For more information or how to purchase “Nine…Ten…and Out!”, please log onto www.ninetenandout.com or call (212) 947-2577.

Tickets for the Blue Rocks game can be purchased by logging onto www.bluerocks.com or by calling (302) 888-BLUE (2583).

For more info on how to get involved in the Night of Champions Boxing Social please call (302) 994-3040.