Baltimore Boxing Providing Additional Assistance to Red Cross!

 

Baltimore, MD (November 27, 2012) – Baltimore Boxing Promotions and Baltimore Boxing & Fitness Gym are proud to announce the donation of 50 tickets to the American Red Cross of the Chesapeake Region for the Friday, December 7 “Bombs Away on Pearl Harbor Day” card.

 

“The Red Cross is an amazing organization and I’m proud to do all I can to help them,” said Jake Smith, the event’s promoter who is working with the Red Cross for the second time in 2012. “They reach so many people and their job will never be done. Knowing that the tickets are going to be resold and the money will help others is a feeling like no other.”

 

Headlined by two title fights, “Bombs Away on Pearl Harbor Day” takes place at the Du Burns Arena in Baltimore, MD on the 71^st anniversary of the Attack onPearl Harbor.  Baltimore Boxing will pay respects to late heavyweight Mike “The American Dream” Dietrich, a beloved local star who tragically passed away in March 2010 at the age of 26. In his honor, the first ever “Mike Dietrich Award” will be awarded to trainer Frank Gilbert and a canned food drive takes place throughout the evening for the church Dietrich attended.

 

All spectators can also participate in a special silent auction and 50/50 raffle, which will also benefit the Red Cross.

 

“The American Red Cross worked throughout the holiday weekend providing meals and comfort to people affected by Hurricane Sandy,” said Kristen Duncan, Regional Events and Recognition Coordinator of the American Red Cross’ Chesapeake Region chapter. “On Thanksgiving Day, the Red Cross delivered over 35,000 hot meals to people across New York and New Jerseyand supported a wide variety of faith-based and community programs.  We thank the American public for their generosity and support of the Red Cross’ response. Their donations are making a difference, enabling us to spend tens of millions of donated dollars providing food, shelter, relief supplies and comfort to people affected by Sandy.”

 

Tickets for “Bombs Away on Pearl Harbor Day” start at $20 and are available at Baltimoreboxing.com and at the Baltimore Boxing & Fitness Gym. VIP tables are also currently on sale, ranging from $200 to $500. All VIP ticketholders can enjoy free hors d'oeuvres and half priced drinks from 7-8 pm. Doors open at 6:30 and the first bout is scheduled for 8:15.

 

For more information, go to Baltimoreboxing.com.

Donovan George: No Way I'm Losing This Fight

Super middleweight Donovan "Da Bomb" George plans on turning St. Patrick's Day into a Greek holiday this Saturday, March 17, when he comes bearing the gift of leather for his opponent, Edwin "La Bomba" Rodriguez.



IBF #4-rated George (22-1-1, 19 KOs) and IBF #5-rated Rodriguez (20-0, 14 KOs) will meet in a 10-round co-main event entitled "Bombs Away" on DiBella Entertainment's "THE REAL Middleweight Championship - Get Your Irish Up" Sergio Martinez vs. Mathew Macklin fight at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in NYC and televised live on HBO.



"Donovan had a phenomenal camp," said his manager, Mike Michael. "He's done over 110 rounds of sparring and he's probably in the best condition he's ever been for any fight. He's been running like a marathon runner and working with strength and conditioning coach Trinidad Garcia. This is the most confident and motivated I've ever seen him."



George, who held his camp in his native Chicago, sparred primarily with Polish light heavyweight Andrzej Fonfara, stylistically a good match-up with Rodriguez.



"He's worked on his offense a lot to use it as his defense because he's a very offensive fighter. Plus, they've added some head movement and lateral movement, to make him busier than he's ever been as well," continued Michael.



In the lead-up to the fight, George has been made well aware of his status as the only the only Greek Cypriot professional fighter in the world (he is half-Greek and half-Irish) and the pride he instills in his countrymen. He is also set to become the first ever Greek Cypriot to fight at Madison Square Garden, making history for his country.



"We held a press conference for Donovan in Queens, New York, and he was treated like a VIP by the local Greek community," Michael explains. "There were four TV stations, six radio stations, five newspapers and three magazines there. We were not expecting this level of support. It was a great day. The Cypress Federation of Greek Cypriots and their president, Panicos Papanicolau were there, and they are backing him 100%. We've sold a bunch of tickets to the Greeks and there should be a very strong contingent of Greek fans to support him. All the prominent newspapers of Cypress and Greece are running interviews and promos of the fight."



In all, Michael says the entire experience has been good for George. "He's getting into fight mood, cutting weight. The fight is getting closer and he's ready to take care of business. He said to me the other day 'There's no way I'm losing this fight. I will win. I have to do what I can for (his co-promoters) Leon Margules and Warriors, DiBella Entertainment and the Greek Cypriot community for supporting me."



Tickets for "THE REAL Middleweight Championship - Get Your Irish Up" Sergio Martinez vs. Mathew Macklin are priced at $505, $355, $205, $125 and $65 and can be purchased through the Madison Square Garden Box Office or through Ticketmaster, at ticketmaster.com, or by calling (800) 745-3000. Call DiBella Entertainment at (212) 947-2577, or visit www.dbe1.com and @loudibella on Twitter for more information.