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Victor Barragan vs. Jonte
Willis IBA Cruiserweight Championship, Feb. 4 In Las Vegas
Crown Boxing presents IBA Cruiserweight Championship boxing
match and former Heavyweight Champions Ken Norton and Leon
Spinks, along with boxing legend Earnie Shavers autograph
signing at LVH-Las Vegas Hotel & Casino on Saturday,
February 4, 2012.
Crown Boxing, Inc. brings IBA Cruiserweight Champion Victor
Barragan to defend his title against Jonte Willis, plus
three Featherweight bouts and two sensational professional
MMA fights. “We are excited to bring this full card of
professional fighting,” said Ken Ciancimino, Executive Vice
President. “We’ve had the latest and greatest at LVH
(formerly known as Las Vegas Hilton). Thirty–four years ago
Leon Spinks fought Muhammad Ali here. Keeping boxing alive
here at LVH only makes sense.”
Ken Norton's professional ring career began at the age of
23, and it was six years later that he finally got his shot
at the title. Going up against Ali in 1973 for the North
American Boxing Federation title, Norton seized the
opportunity and won in what boxing experts call one of the
most memorable fights of all time. This victory was followed
the same year with another bout against Ali, and this time
Ken lost a split decision. The two heavyweights met a final
time in 1976, for the title. Norton lost this bout in a
highly disputed split decision. Ken was inducted into the
Boxing Hall of Fame in 1992.
Leon Spinks is a former World Boxing Council and World
Boxing Association heavyweight champion of the world. While
still an amateur, he also became a member of the United
States Marine Corps. Spinks defeated 36 year old Muhammad
Ali for the undisputed heavyweight championship in what was
regarded as one of the bigger upsets in boxing, but later
was stripped of the WBC title for fighting Ali in a rematch
fight which he lost via 15-round unanimous decision.
Earnie Shaver, known as the Black Destroyer is listed #10 on
The Ring’s ranking of the 100 greatest punchers of all-time.
In 2003, Shavers compiled an impressive record at the start
of his career, winning 44 of his first 47 fights by
knockout, mostly against unremarkable opposition. His KO
streak included 27 knockouts in a row, and over 20 victories
were in the first round alone. Shavers fought Muhammad Ali
at Madison Square Garden on September 29, 1977.
Tickets to the IBA Cruiserweight Championship are $25 - $100
plus tax and service charge and can be purchased at the LVH
box office or by visiting www.thelvh.com or calling (702)
732-5755 or 1-800-222-5361. Autograph signings will be held
in front of Tempo Lounge starting at 1 p.m. Photos, fight
posters and gloves are available for purchase at the
signing. Cash only.
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