Vazquez-Marquez Tix Still Available
Tickets in all price ranges remain for Saturday?¢??¬??¢s terrific fight card at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. Priced at $25, $50, $75, $100, $150 and $200, they are on sale at all TicketMaster outlets and on-line at TicketMaster.com. Tickets also may be purchased at The Home Depot Center box office from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday and on Fight Day starting at 10 a.m.
The main event of a seven-bout card is a highly anticipated fight-fans?¢??¬??¢ dream match-up between streaking Mexico City-born superstars, World Boxing Council (WBC)/The Ring magazine super bantamweight champion Israel Vazquez and International Boxing Federation/International Boxing Organization (IBF/IBO) bantamweight titleholder Rafael Marquez.
Vazquez has won nine in a row, seven by knockout. He is managed by Frank Espinoza and promoted by Sycuan Ringside Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions. Marquez, a winner of 15 straight, 12 by knockout, is promoted by Gary Shaw Productions, LLC, and Romanza Productions.
In the co-main event, GSP?¢??¬??¢s popular, pint-sized powerhouse, undefeated, hard-hitting southpaw IBF/IBO flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan (26-0, 21 KOs) defends against former IBF champion and current top-ranked contender Victor Burgos (39-14-3, 23 KOs).
The live program will begin at 4 p.m. Doors open at 3:30. Darchinyan-Burgos will go at 6 o?¢??¬??¢clock, followed by Vazquez-Marquez. The world championship fights will be televised on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast).
