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For Immediate Release Evander Holyfield vs. Sherman Williams The Greenbrier ● White Sulphur Springs, WV ● Sat., January 22, 2011 Live on Pay Per View – 9 PM/ET 6 PM/PT “REDEMPTION IN AMERICA ” PPV FACT SHEET WHAT: “Redemption In America” PPV professional boxing show BOUTS: WORLD BOXING FEDERATION HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MAIN EVENT – 12 ROUNDS -- PPV EVANDER “The Real Deal” HOLYFIELD SHERMAN “Tank” WILLIAMS World Boxing Federation Heavyweight Champion Challenger Atlanta, Georgia Vero Beach FL by way of Freeport, Bahamas 43-10-2 (28 KOs) 34-11 (19 KOs) 8-ROUNDS – HEAVYWEIGHTS -- PPV TRAVIS “GW Hope” KAUFFMAN JULIUS “Towering Inferno” LONG World Boxing Federation Intercontinental Champion 7’ 1” Giant Reading, PA Detroit, MI 21-1 (18 KOs) 15-14 (13 KOs) 10 ROUNDS – HEAVYWEIGHTS -- PPV MONTE “Two Gunz” BARRETT CHARLES DAVIS Former World Heavyweight Title Challenger Former WBC Latino Heavyweight Champion Bronx, NY Tucson, AZ 34-9 (20 KOs) 19-21-2 (4 KOs) 6 ROUNDS – MIDDLEWEIGHTS -- PPV DONATAS BOUNDORAVAS WILLIE FORTUNE Arapahoe, NC by way of Lithuania Detroit, MI 10-1-1 (3 KOs) 9-0 (5 KOs) NABA HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP 10 ROUNDS CEDRIC “The Bos” BOSWELL DOMINIQUE “Diamond” ALEXANDER NABA Heavyweight Champion Challenger Atlanta, GA Topeka, KS 32-1 (25 KOs) 19-9 (9 KOs) 8 ROUNDS – MIDDLEWEIGHTS DOMONIQUE DOLTON MARCOS “The Terminator” PRIMERA Detroit, MI Asheboro, NC by way of Venezuela 9-0 (7 KOs) 20-22-2 (13 KOs) 8 ROUNDS – JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHTS MIGUEL “Silky Smooth” GONZALEZ RAMON “Che” GUEVARA 2008 US National AAU Lightweight Champion Cagey Veteran Cleveland, OH Grand Rapids, MI by way of Dominican Republic 12-2 (11 KOs) 9-20-2 (6 KOs) (ALL FIGHTS AND FIGHTERS SUBJECT TO CHANGE) WHEN: Saturday, January 22, 2011 – 9 PM/ET 6 PM/PT WHERE: Colonial Hall, The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia PROMOTER: ARK Promotions in association with The Greenbrier PAY-PER-VIEW INFORMATION: Distributed in North American by Integrated Sports Media for live viewing at 9 PM/ET 6 PM/PT on both cable and satellite pay per view via iN Demand, DIRECTV, Avail-TVN and DISH Network in the United States, as well as Viewer’s Choice and Shaw PPV in Canada, for a suggested retail price of only $29.95. PAY-PER-VIEW ANNOUNCERS: Al Bernstein (color analyst) and former NFL player and veteran boxing announcer Benny Ricardo (blow-by-blow) RING ANNOUNCER: Jimmy Lennon, Jr. TICKETS: Ticket/hotel packages can be purchased at www.greenbrier.com or by calling 1.800.453.4858. Deadline to book reservations is Jan. 21. INFORMATION: Doors open at 6 PM/ET, first bout at 7 PM/ET, and first PPV fight at 9 PM/ET, 6 PM/PT. For more information about the Holyfield-Williams PPV event go to www.americanboxingleague.com, www.greenbrier.com, www.NCMusicFactory.com or www.integratedsportsnet.com. -30- CONTACTS: Bob Trieger, Full Court Press, 978.664.4482, [email protected] Doug Jacobs, Integrated Sports Media, 201.610.1500, [email protected] Billie Kaiser, ARK Promotions, 704.987.0612, [email protected] Lynn Swann, The Greenbrier, 304.536.7857, [email protected] .
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