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FIGHT WEEK KICKS OFF TODAY WITH SERGIO MARTINEZ AND MATTHEW MACKLIN MEET AND GREET AT LEGENDS BAR IN NYC
PhilBoxing.com
Wed, 14 Mar 2012
New York, NY (3/13/2012) - This Saturday, St. Patrick's Day, middleweight kingpin Sergio "Maravilla" Martinez will look to defend his crown against Ireland's top-rated contender Matthew "Mack The Knife" Macklin at the famed Theater at Madison Square Garden. Martinez-Macklin is scheduled for twelve rounds and will be for THE REAL Middleweight Championship of the world. The championship bout will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing?.
Before both combatants enter the ring in front of what is expected to be a sold-out arena, they will be taking time out of their busy training schedules to meet and interact with fans, beginning with a meet-and-greet/autograph session today at 4:30PM at Legends Bar located on 6 West 33rd Street between 5th Avenue and Broadway in New York City. Martinez is scheduled to arrive first at 4:30PM with Macklin set to arrive at 5:30PM. Fans are encouraged to come early to assure that they have an opportunity to meet the champion and challenger.
Tickets are priced at $505, $355, $205, $125 and $65, and are on sale now. Tickets can be purchased through the Madison Square Garden Box Office or through Ticketmaster, at Ticketmaster.com, or by calling (866) 858-0008 . Call DiBella Entertainment at (212) 947-2577 , or visit www.dbe1.com and @loudibella on Twitter for more information.
The card which will be aired live on HBO World Championship Boxing? is entitled, "THE REAL Middleweight Championship - Get Your Irish Up", features Sergio "Maravilla" Martinez (48-2-2, 27KO's) defending his middleweight crown against Ireland's Matthew "Mack the Knife" Macklin (28-3, 19KO's). The card is promoted by DiBella Entertainment and will be televised live on HBO beginning 10PM ET/7PM PT.
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