Barclays Center Opens For Boxing Business On October 20 With

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Barclays Center Opens For Boxing Business On October 20 With A World Championship Tripleheader

 

BROOKLYN, New York (August 30, 2012) - The last world title fight in Brooklyn took place on August 5, 1931 when defending Light Heavyweight World Champion Maxie Rosenbloom outpointed Jimmy Slattery over 15 rounds at Ebbets Field. After more than 80 years, Brooklyn's world championship fight scene will be revitalized on Saturday, October 20 with the first boxing event at the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The event will feature a star-studded line-up including three world championship fights and a lengthy roster of New York City's top pugilists.

 

In the main event, which will be televised live on SHOWTIME, unbeaten Danny "Swift" Garcia defends his WBA Super, WBC & Ring Magazine Super Lightweight World Championships as he rematches with legendary Mexican warrior and future Hall of Famer Erik "El Terrible" Morales. In the evening's co-featured bouts also to be televised live on SHOWTIME, Brooklyn's own Paulie "Magic Man" Malignaggi puts his WBA Welterweight World Championship on the line against hard-hitting Pablo Cesar "El Demoledor" Cano and undefeated, number one rated WBO middleweight contender Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin of Manhattan takes on unbeaten Hassan N'Dam in a 12-round battle for N'Dam's WBO Middleweight World Championship.

 

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