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KELLY PAVLIK & MIKE LEE HEADLINE
AT HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO IN LAS VEGAS
ON FRIDAY, JUNE 8
Las Vegas, April 20, 2012 - Former World Middleweight Champion Kelly 'The Ghost' Pavlik will return to the ring on Friday, June 8, fighting in the main event on a Top Rank/ESPN Friday Night Fights boxing card in The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. In the co-feature, Mike Lee, the undefeated Notre Dame champion, will fight in a light heavyweight bout.
In the main event, Pavlik (38-2, 33 KOs), of Youngstown, Ohio will take on Scott Sigmon (22-3, 13 KOs), of Bedford, Virginia in a scheduled 10-round super middleweight bout. Pavlik, trained by Robert Garcia, is coming off a tremendous knockout stoppage over Aaron Jaco on March 31 in San Antonio, Texas. "I have the power to get right back where I want to get - to a title fight," Pavlik said.
Mike Lee (8-0, 5 KOs), from Chicago, IL the Notre Dame Champion and undefeated as a professional, is a very popular fighter who is currently featured in national Subway commercials. Lee trains with Ronnie Shields in Houston, Texas.
Lee/Photo by Chris Farina.
The June 8 fight card will feature eight bouts in all. The undercard includes 20-year-old fan favorite Jesse Magdaleno (8-0, 5 KOs) of Las Vegas in a six-round super bantamweight bout. Doors open at 4:30 pm, first bell is at 5 pm and the televised bouts begin at 7 pm local time. Tickets, priced at $100, $50, $25 plus applicable fees, go on sale Tuesday, April 24 and are available at the Hard Rock Hotel Box Office.
Contact Lee Samuels, Top Rank (702) 732-2717, lee@toprank.com. Cherryl Kaopua, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino (702) 693-5000, cherrylk@hrhvegas.com
