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Donaire vs. Rigondeaux SELLS OUT RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL!

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NONITO DONAIRE vs. GUILLERMO RIGONDEAUX WORLD JUNIOR FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP OFFICIALLY SELLS OUT RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL!

World Champions Collide in Title Unification Rumble
Tomorrow! Saturday, April 13, Live on HBO? at 11 P.M. ET

NEW YORK (April 12, 2013) ? The last remaining ticket to Saturday?s eagerly-anticipated world title unification battle between 2012 Fighter of the Year and World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior featherweight champion NONITO "Filipino Flash" DONAIRE and undefeated World Boxing Association (WBA) super bantamweight champion and former two-time Cuban Olympic gold medalist GUILLERMO "El Chacal" RIGONDEAUX, which will take place on New York's biggest stage -- Radio City Music Hall ? was sold today at 5:11 p.m. ET. The fight will be witnessed by a capacity crowd of 6,145. Donaire vs. Rigondeaux will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing?, beginning at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT.

?What a great achievement for this world championship fight to sell out this iconic venue,? said Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum, CEO of Top Rank. ?This validates everything that is right about boxing -- great fights between great champions, produces great events.?

For Top Rank, this will complete its New York Promotional Triple Crown, having already promoted world title fights at the old and the new Yankee Stadiums and numerous events at "The Mecca of Boxing," Madison Square Garden. This also marks only the second time Radio City Music Hall has ever hosted professional boxing in its 82-year history. The first fight was the Roy Jones Jr. vs. David Telesco light heavyweight world championship on January 15, 2000.

Donaire vs. Rigondeaux is promoted by Top Rank, in association with Caribe Promotions, Tecate and Madison Square Garden. Tickets were priced at $300, $150, $75 and $35, and were available for purchase at the Radio City Music Hall Box Office, Madison Square Garden Box Office, Ticketmaster charge by phone (866-858-0008) and online at www.ticketmaster.com, www.radiocity.com and www.thegarden.com.

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