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10th ANNIVERSARY OF LEGENDS FIGHT NIGHT SET FOR OCTOBER 4TH, 2012 AT THE CHICAGO ILLUMINATION COMPANY PhilBoxing.com Sat, 29 Sep 2012 INTERNATIONAL BOXING HALL OF FAMER AL BERNSTEIN TO COMMENTATE BOXING MATCHES September 27, 2012 ? Chicago, IL - The 10th Anniversary of Legends Fight Night will take place on October 4th, 2012 in Chicago at the Chicago Illuminating Company. The event is hosted by OpenField Foundation and will honor NFL Legend Mike Ditka along with honorary hosts Gale Sayers and Neal Wilkinson. This year?s exclusive event has chosen the Gale Sayers Center and the Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund as the charitable beneficiaries. Legends Fight Night will have International Boxing Hall of Famer Al Bernstein as the event?s ringside commentator. Bernstein is an award winning sports commentator for ESPN, Showtime and Great Britain?s Channel 5. After being the voice of boxing for over 30 years, Al is now forging a new road on the internet as Executive Producer of BoxingChannel.tv, the first all boxing channel created. Bernstein has used his talents to chronicle his great broadcasting career by releasing his new book ?30 Years, 30 Undeniable Truths.? "As a native Chicagoan I understand what Mike Ditka and Gale Sayers mean to everyone in Chicago. My admiration for them is unbounded. I can't wait to return home for the Legends Fight Night to honor Coach Ditka and help raise funds for the Gale Sayers Center and the Open Field Foundation. It should be a grand evening," Bernstein stated. Legends Fight Night, one of the ?IT CHARITY EVENTS? in Chicago, will feature Golden Glove-style boxing matches consisting of exciting fighters from the United States and Canada. The event will also include: five VIP Lounges, a VIP Dewars Scotch Lounge and Punch Cigar Lounge, live auction, live paintings by Artbeat Live, and live musical entertainment. The evening will celebrate and support the OpenField Foundation, for all the positive work it has contributed in the community throughout the years. The two charities benefiting from the event, Gale Sayers Center and Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund, are both honored to be part of an event that has raised in excess of 1.9M over the past 9 years. -- more ? Legends Fight Night takes place on October 4th, 2012 at 6pm at Chicago Illuminating Company. Ticket packages range from $1,500 to $15,000 and can be purchased on the website. For more information on the event and ticket sales, visit www.LegendsFightNight.com About Gale Sayers Resource Center: The Gale Sayers Center is a 501(c) (3) non-profit foundation committed to inspiring, motivating and educating Chicago area youth. Support from the community allows the center to deploy critical resources for outreach programs aimed at raising the self-esteem and confidence student?s so greatly need to compete in today?s world. Instructors provide an ambitious and focused small classroom environment, offering programs not funded in the mainstream educational curriculum. Students learn practical, fundamental computer skills, public speaking and receive real-life mentoring sessions from successful business, civic and sports leaders. For more information visit www.GaleSayersCenter.org About Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund: The Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund (GGAF) is a non-stock, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization providing financial grants and ?pro bono? medical assistance to retired NFL players in dire need. The organization focuses on the humanitarian side of post-football related issues, which include coordination of social services to retired players who are in need due to a variety of reasons including inadequate disability and/or pensions. The services include medical assistance, transportation costs for medical evaluations and surgeries, housing assistance, financial assistance for utilities, medication, and coordination of services for food, automotive payments and childcare. For more information visit www.GridironGreats.org About Legends Fight Night: Founded in 2003 by Neal Wilkinson, Legends Fight Night is an annual Las Vegas-style boxing event that raises funds for select underfunded, boutique charities. OpenField Foundation, the host of Legends Fight Night, serves as the charitable fundraising platform making financial grants available to a broad scope of lesser known, small, new and/or underserved charitable causes, addressing the needs of individuals in one of the following three areas: sports/wellness, military veterans and children. Over the last nine years, the event has raised over $1.9 million for deserving organizations and hopes to continue this trend. For more information, please visit www.legendsfightnight.com  |
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