WORLD CHAMP RUSLAN PROVODNIKOV OF RUSSIA AND UNDEFEATED CONTENDER CHRIS ALGIERI OF LONG ISLAND TO HOLD FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE LUNCHEON FOR THEIR WORLD TITLE FIGHT Tomorrow! Thursday, June 12, at Noon ET Barclays Center in Brooklyn BROOKLYN (June 11, 2014) – World championship boxing returns to Brooklyn this weekend! Barclays Center and Banner Promotions will host the final press conference for the WBO junior welterweight title fight between defending world champion RUSLAN The Siberian Rocky PROVODNIKOV of Beryozovo, Russia and local scholar/brawler CHRIS ALGIERI of Huntington, Long Island, Tomorrow! Thursday, June 12, at Noon ET, in the GEICO Atrium at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The Provodnikov - Algieri world title fight will take place Saturday night, June 14, and will be televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark®. Provodnikov vs. Algieri will headline a night of championship boxing, including the co- main event featuring undefeated WBO junior middleweight champion Demetrius Andrade of Providence, RI, making his first title defense, against No. 1 contender and mandatory challenger Brian Rose of Blackpool, England. The action-packed undercard includes undefeated WBC Continental Americas Light Heavyweight champion and Top-10 contender Seanie Irish Monaghan of Long Beach, Long Island, and the first professional womans fight at Barclays Center, featuring Brooklyns own Heather The Heat Hardy. The event is promoted by Banner Promotions and Top Rank®, in association with Joe DeGuardias Star Boxing and Tecate. Doors will open and luncheon will be served at 11:30 A.M. The press conference will begin at Noon. WHO: Ruslan Provodnikov (23-2, 16 KOs) -- WBO Jr. Welterweight Champion Chris Algieri (19-0, 8 KOs) – WBO Jr. Welterweight No. 13 Contender Demetrius Andrade (20-0,13 KOs) – WBO Jr. Middleweight Champion Brian Rose (25-1-1,7 KOs) – WBO Jr. Middleweight No. 1 Contender Artie Pelullo, CEO Banner Promotions Joe DeGuardia, President of Star Boxing Brett Yormark, CEO Barclays Center Carl Moretti, Vice President of Top Rank Seanie Monaghan (23-0 13 KOs) – IBF & WBA No. 6 Contender Heather Hardy (9-0, 2 KOs) Simeon Hardy (11-0, 8 KOs) WHAT: Final Press Conference Luncheon for World Championship Boxing’s return to Barclays Center WHEN: · Thursday, June 12 at Noon; Doors open and luncheon served at 11:30 AM WHERE: Barclays Center (620 Atlantic Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11217) *** Media should enter through main entrance *** For fight updates go to banner-promotions or hbo/boxing, on Facebook at facebook/banner-promotions or facebook/hboboxing, and on Twitter at twitter/bannerboxing or twitter/hboboxing. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Media): BANNER PROMOTIONS Josh Roy: 215-670-2220 / info@banner-promotions Marc Abrams: 856-287-7611 / marc@banner-promotions Fred Sternburg: 303-548-0707 / Toofred@aol Credentials: banner-promotions/media STAR BOXING Dottie Raven: 718-823-2000 / pr@starboxing Bernie Bahrmasel : 773-592-2986 / berniebahrmasel@yahoo TOP RANK Lee Samuels: 702-732-2717 / lee@toprank HBO Kevin Flaherty: 212/512-5052 / Kevin.Flaherty@hbo https://origin.ih.constantcontact/fs111/1115946392101/img/130.jpg
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