For immediate release:
Philadelphia, PA - 20th October 2008
NEWARK PRESS CONF. - WEDS. AT 11 A.M. - CUNNINGHAM vs. ADAMEK
Don King and Kathy Duva will host a press conference attended by IBF cruiserweight champion Steve "USS" Cunningham and former world champion Tomasz "Goral" Adamek at the Prudential Center in Newark at 11 a.m. on Wednesday to discuss the first world-championship boxing event in this city since the third meeting between Tony Zale and Rocky Graziano in 1948.
See media alert attached or pasted below.
Alan Hopper
Don King Productions
Event Page: http://www.donking.com/events/cunninghamadamek_nj121108/index.php
Newark’s First World Championship Boxing Event in 60 Years!
Newark Press Conference on Wednesday at Prudential Center
WHO: STEVE “USS” CUNNINGHAM Don King
IBF Cruiserweight Champion Don King Productions
Philadelphia , Pa.
21-1, 11 KOs
Tomasz “Goral” Adamek
Former WBC Light Heavyweight Champion Kathy Duva
Jersey City , N.J. ( Poland ) Main Events
35-1, 24 KOs
WHAT: Don King & Kathy Duva host a press conference to announce Newark ’s first world-championship boxing event in 60 years at Prudential Center on Thursday, December. 11.
WHEN: Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008
10:30 a.m. Media Brunch 11 a.m. Press Conference
WHERE: Verizon Tower at the Prudential Center, 165 Mulberry St. , Newark , N.J. 07102
(On corner of Mulberry St. and Lafayette St . Sorry, no media parking is available)
WHY: The last time a world championship boxing match was hosted in Newark , N.J. , was in 1948 when Tony Zale and Rocky Graziano met in the rubber match of their epic three-fight trilogy.
World-championship boxing will return to Newark for the first time in 60 years when International Boxing Federation cruiserweight champion Steve “USS” Cunningham (21-1, 11 KOs) defends his title against Polish-born former world champion Tomasz Adamek (35-1, 24 KOs) at the sparkling-new Prudential Center on Thursday, Dec 11.
Tickets, priced at $303, $153, $78, $53, $38, are on sale now and can be purchased by calling TicketMaster at 201-507-8900.
CONTACTS: Donald Tremblay, Main Events (973) 200-7050 dtremblay@mainevents.com
Alan Hopper, Don King Productions (954) 418-5839 alandkp@hotmail.com
Joy Gulledge, Prudential Center (973) 757-6509 jgulledge@prucenter.com
Katie Bradshaw, Versus (917) 934-1997 Katie_bradshaw@versus.com
Gianluca Di Caro, Team 'USS' Cunningham, (215) 459-5060 rio@justlisten2this.com
PHOTO CREDIT
Please feel free to use all photos supplied - photo credit is not required but should you do so, please credit - Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro
INFORMATION PACK/PROMOTIONAL DVD
Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham has a full biography and information pack in PDF format and a promotional DVD or on-line download version available - e.mail rio@justlisten2this.com or call 1 215 459 5060
FURTHER INFORMATION/INTERVIEW REQUESTS
For further information or interviews with Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham please contact.
Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro
Team ‘USS’ Cunningham
Tel: 1 215 459 5060
E.Mail: rio@justlisten2this.com
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE
Printed Copy Request:
Please send print copy of issue to
Gianluca Di Caro
Floor 2
819 South 17th Street
Philadelphia
PA 19146, USA
