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Written by Banner PR   
Wednesday, 18 June 2008
CAPACITY CROWD EXPECTED FOR
“FREE FOR ALL, A NIGHT OF COMBAT”
LAS VEGAS’ FIRST COMBINED  BOXING AND MMA SHOW  
ON JUNE 20 AT THOMAS & MACK;
ONLY A FEW TICKETS LEFT

A capacity crowd of 18,000 is expected to attend promoter Art Pelullo/Banner Promotions’ sensational event – “Free for All, A Night of Combat” - Las Vegas’ first combined professional boxing and mixed martial arts show on Friday, June 20, 2008, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. The boxing main event and co-featured bout will be televised live on ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights.”
 
Art said today, “All of the sponsors involved in this promotion – Planet Hollywood, the Thomas & Mack Center, and Major League Sports Entertainment – have done a great job and been a pleasure to work with. This event is the hottest ticket in town.”
 
Daren Libonati of the Thomas & Mack Center said, “MLSE Major League Sports Entertainment company is excited to partner up with the Thomas and Mack Center on this exciting event.”
 
Only a few tickets – which are free to the public - remain, and are available through local contests with Lotus Broadcasting, KTNV Action News, and the Las Vegas Review-Journal. For a direct link to contest info, log onto UNLVtickets.com.

Continue for more information on schedule and bouts.

WEIGH-IN:
Thursday, June 19 – 5:00 P.M. (all times PT)
Planet Hollywood, Mezzanine level.
3667 Las Vegas Blvd. South
 
FIGHT NIGHT:
Friday, June 20 - Thomas & Mack Center
Doors open at 5:00 P.M.
First bout at 5:30 P.M. with former UNLV boxing team sensation Henry Namauu in a four-round cruiserweight bout.
First televised bout at 6:00 P.M.
 
BOXING MAIN EVENT - 10 ROUNDS, HEAVYWEIGHTS
Alonzo “Big Zo” Butler, 26-0-1, 19 KOs, Chattanooga, Tennessee, vs.
Friday “The 13th” Ahunanya, 23-5-3, 13 KOs, Las Vegas, Nevada.
 
CO-FEATURED BOUT - 8 ROUNDS, HEAVYWEIGHTS
Kevin Burnett, 12-1-1, 8 KOs, Miami Gardens, Florida, vs.
Horace Grant, 12-1-0, 7 KOs, Bowie, Maryland.
 
4 ROUNDS, HEAVYWEIGHTS
Grzegorz Kielsa, 5-0, 3 KOs, Bielystock, Poland, vs.
Alvaro Morales, 2-1-4, 0 KOs, Las Vegas, Nevada.
 
4 ROUNDS, HEAVYWEIGHTS
Jonte Willis, 3-0, 2 KOs, Tacoma, Washington, vs. TBA.
 
4 ROUNDS, CRUISERWEIGHTS
Henry Namauu, 1-1, 1 KO, Las Vegas, Nevada, vs. TBA.
 
 
When ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights” goes off the air, the MMA stars will hit the ring.
 
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS MAIN EVENT:
3 FIVE-MINUTE ROUNDS, WELTERWEIGHTS
John Alessio, 22-11, Las Vegas, Nevada, vs.
Pete Spratt, 18-12, Denver, Colorado.
 
CO-FEATURED BOUT – 3 FIVE-MINUTE ROUNDS, BANTAMWEIGHTS
Kim Couture, pro debut, Las Vegas, Nevada, vs.
Kim Rose, pro debut, San Diego, California.
 
3 FIVE-MINUTE ROUNDS, LIGHTWEIGHTS
Dave Jansen, 3-0, Portland, Oregon, vs.
Dennis Davis, 14-8, Las Vegas, Nevada.
 
3 FIVE-MINUTE ROUNDS, SUPER HEAVYWEIGHTS
Brice Ritani-Coe, pro debut, Las Vegas, Nevada, vs. TBA.
 
3 FIVE-MINUTE ROUNDS, FEATHERWEIGHTS
Ricky Johnson, pro debut, Denver, Colorado, vs.
Kui Gonsalves, pro debut, Las Vegas, Nevada.
 
All bouts are subject to change without notice.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 18 June 2008 )
 
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