Promoter and Pugilists Don King, Vow to help 'KO CANCER',‏ enlists Prizefighters Trinidad & Jones Jr.

Don King and Trinidad vs. Jones "Bring on the Titans" promotion will Strike a Blow against Breast Cancer teaming with Susan G. Komen for the Cure to help educate and raise funds to fight breast cancer.

NEW YORK Promoter Don King and his boxers Felix “Tito” Trinidad and Roy Jones Jr.—who will meet in a huge match staged at Madison Square Garden on Jan. 19—have teamed with Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the world’s largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists, to help educate and raise awareness regarding the deadly disease.



Trinidad and Jones have agreed to donate $50,000 each to Komen for the Cure from their upcoming “Bring on the Titans” boxing event.

Both prizefighters were present at a press conference on Trinidad’s home island of Puerto Rico on Dec. 6 promoting the upcoming match when Carlos Barba, a former Telemundo and Univision television executive and current founder of Spanish-language network CaribeVision Station Group, made a surprise announcement that he would make a $1 million contribution to the organization to aid in its efforts to save lives and end breast cancer forever.



“My good friend Carlos Barba heard that Felix, Roy and I are doing our part to help KO cancer and he was moved to make a large donation,” King said. “Like so many others, his family has been impacted by cancer and he wanted to continue his fight against it. He couldn’t have picked a better organization than the good people at Komen for the Cure, and I am sure my friends at Madison Square Garden and HBO will be joining this magnanimous effort.”

Jones encouraged King to join with him in this cause after participating in a fundraising walkathon during October in his hometown of Pensacola, Fla.

“I mentioned to Don that we should try to do something to help, and like everything else he has taken the ball and is running with it.” Jones, an illustrious eight-time world champion, said. “I’m so happy to be able to help in any way I can to KO cancer. This is a fight that will never end until we conquer this disease that has taken so much from so many.”

Trinidad will oppose Jones in the ring, but he is on his opponent’s side on the issue of breast cancer.

“Roy Jones and I are donating money from our purses to help fight breast cancer and that is a good thing,” said Trinidad, the most popular prizefight ever from Puerto Rico. “Everyone wants to strike a blow against breast cancer.”



This initiative is particularly meaningful given that breast cancer remains the No. 1 health concern of women.

“Being a part of this event is a way for Komen to step out and engage an entirely new audience we would probably not be able to reach otherwise,” said Hala Moddelmog, president and CEO of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. “Breast cancer impacts everyone—spouses, children and friends, and we want to reach them in a meaningful way where they live, work and play. Of course, the fight against breast cancer transcends beyond the ring and we need everyone, everywhere engaged in our movement to end this disease once and for all.”

The Trinidad vs. Jones “Bring on the Titans” domestic pay-per-view telecast will begin at 9 pm ET/6 pm PT on Jan. 19 and is being produced and distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View, available in more than 61 million pay-per-view homes.



About Susan G. Komen for the Cure

Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure and launched the global breast cancer movement. Today, Komen for the Cure is the world’s largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. Thanks to events like the Komen Race for the Cure, we have invested nearly $1 billion to fulfill our promise, becoming the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world. For more information about Susan G. Komen for the Cure, breast health or breast cancer, visit www.komen.org or call 1-877 GO KOMEN.

About Don King Productions

Don King Productions has promoted over 500 world championship fights with nearly 100 individual boxers having been paid $1 million or more. DKP also holds the distinction of having promoted or co-promoted seven of the 10 largest pay-per-view events in history, as gauged by total buys, including three of the top five: Holyfield vs. Tyson II, 1.99 million buys, June 1997; Tyson vs. Holyfield I, 1.6 million buys, November 1996; and Tyson vs. McNeeley, 1.58 million buys, August 1995.

DKP has promoted or co-promoted 11 of the top 15 highest-grossing live gates in the history of the state of Nevada including four of the top five: Holyfield vs. Lewis II, paid attendance: 17,078, gross: $16,860,300 (NOTE: Also second-highest live-gate gross for any event in the history of the world.), date: Nov. 13, 1999; Holyfield vs. Tyson II, paid attendance: 16,279, gross: $14,277,200, date: June 28, 1997; Holyfield vs. Tyson I, paid attendance: 16,103, gross: $14,150,700, date: Nov. 9, 1996; and Tyson vs. McNeeley, paid attendance: 16,113, gross: $13,965,600, date: Aug. 19, 1995.


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Lou DelValle headlines, Elvir Muriqi returns and Female fighter Ronica Jeffrey's pro-debut as Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing kicks off boxing series...

Lou DelValle headlines, Elvir Muriqi returns and Female fighter Ronica Jeffrey's pro-debut as Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing kicks off "Punchin' at the Paradise".

Bronx, NY; The fists will be flying once again in New York as Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing kicks off the New Year with a bang with the 8th installment of the phenomenal boxing series "Punchin' at the Paradise" on Thursday, January 31st 7:30pm at the Utopia Paradise Theatre in the Bronx, NY. Star Boxing has made a commitment to provide a high level of entertainment and excitement whenever they bring fights to the Paradise Theatre, and this year promises to be no exception.

Those in attendance on the 31st will be treated to a classic New York intra- borough rivalry when Bronx's former World Champion Lou "Honey Boy" DelValle (35- 5-1, 22KO's) squares off against fellow Bronx resident Newton "The Butcher" Kidd (6-6-1, 4KO's) in a 10-round co-featured main event. DelValle, the former light heavyweight champion of the world is credited with being the first fighter to knock down the legendary Roy Jones Jr, and like Roy Jones, is promising that he will regain his title in 2008 . His opponent, Newton Kidd is a 2-time Golden Gloves champion who brings it every time he steps in the ring stopping most of his victims in fewer than four rounds.

"The Kosovo Kid" Elvir Muriqi (34-4, 21 KO's) returns fresh off his inspiring performance with light heavyweight champ Antonio Tarver, in a co-featured10-round bout that is certain to excite his enthusiastic fans.

"The Kosovo Kid" Elvir Muriqi attends Antonio Tarvers last fight at Foxwoods.

(Hear more from Elvir Muriqi at Antonio Tarver's last fight by going to Starlite Boxing's Sweetscience TV-video at http://www.youtube.com/ELEmpress1)

Also scheduled to let their leather fly is Puerto Rican light welterweight Joel Torres (8-0, 5KO's), making their pro-debuts are featherweights Ronica Jeffrey and Eddie Irizarry.

Ronica Jeffrey attends stablemate, Keisher "Fire" McLeod-Wells wedding at Gleasons Gym.


Returning to the Paradise Theater for a fourth time is fan favorite cruiserweight Jon "The Fighting Marine" Schneider (6-1, 4KO's).

Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing extends an invitation to its valued loyal fans to purchase exclusive VIP tables for what promises to be a night of electrifying fights. The VIP tables are the always the talk of the night; and provide complimentary food and beverages.

Consistent with Star Boxing's commitment to providing our loyal fans with the best seats in the house, we have reserved the best seats in every price category ($100, $50 and $30) for our mailing list members. Star Boxing is holding these prime seats exclusively for our mailing list members until December 28, 2007 before we release them to the general public. Do not wait to reserve your seats!!!!

Tickets are at the fan friendly price of $100, $50 and $30, and can be purchased at Utopia's Paradise Theater box office (718) 220-6143, 6143, all Ticketmaster outlets ticketmaster.com, and by calling Star Boxing 718- 823-2000 or visiting our web site www.starboxing.com.

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Star Boxing has been in operation since 1992. Star Boxing's stable features world- class athletes and has consistently brought credibility, integrity, and exciting fights to the boxing industry.

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Don King, Felix Trinidad and Roy Jones Jr. made special troop visits last week to Eglin Air Force Base and Hurlburt Field

Boxing promoter Don King, brought five-time world champion Felix Trinidad and eight-time champion Roy Jones Jr. to Eglin Air Force Base and nearby Hurlburt Field as part of his “We Care” military morale-boosting tour. Both bases are a short drive from Jones’s hometown of Pensacola.





“If you want to thank someone other than God for being free and doing what you want to do, then you have to thank the military,” Jones told hundreds of troops assembled in a hangar at Eglin. “Without you guys being out there doing what you do, we wouldn’t have the freedom, the respect or the ability to give you all the beautiful fight we are about to put on in Madison Square Garden on January 19.





Trinidad echoed Jones’s comments.



“I am so happy to be here in this visit to the military bases of America,” Trinidad said. “For me, it’s a great experience and I’m happy to do it.”

King paid tribute to the soldiers as well.



“You are the greatest fighting men and women in the world and freedom isn’t free,” King said. “You’re willing to put your life on the line and put yourself in harm’s way to protect the cherished democracies, liberties and freedom we enjoy. God bless you!”

Chief Master Sgt. James Wilkerson was impressed by the visit.

“I love my airmen and their morale, welfare and recognition has to always be at the forefront if you want to complete and win the mission,” Wilkerson said. “The up-close and personal interaction with Don and the world champion boxers was incredible. From one-on-one time to autographs to team photos, the atmosphere was first class.”

King, Jones and Trinidad obliged the service men and women at both bases by signing thousands of autographs at both bases. In return, military personnel gave them hands-on looks at their armaments including weapons, tools and aircraft. A highlight at Hurlburt Field was a rare tour of the $190-million C-130U “Spooky” gunship that can destroy targets from thousands of feet with pin-point accuracy via its 105mm computer-guided cannon.

Most soldiers based at Eglin and Hurlburt Field are on constant rotation to places outside the United States including Iraq and Afghanistan. Both bases have been in existence since before World War II.

Eglin is the largest Air Force base in the world at 724 square miles (the state of Deleware can fit inside it) and a whopping 97,963 square miles of water ranges in the Gulf of Mexico. Eglin is home to the 96th Air Base Wing and 45 associate units including the 33rd Fighter Wing whose mission is to “maintain the world’s best rapidly deployable air control and air superiority.”

One of Eglin’s main missions is weapons testing including ground-to-air and air-to-ground missles.

Hurlburt is home of the Air Force Special Operations Command headquarters and the 1st Special Operations Wing. Sensitive missions are routinely flown from this field. Special Operations School is also housed here.

Legendary aviation pioneer Jimmy Doolittle and his Raiders trained at Hurlburt.

While both are Air Force Bases, the Army, Navy and Marines train here as well.

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