ALBANY, NY (October, 18, 2012 ) Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing has announced that"HANKS VS ALLEN; THE FUTURE IS NOW", a sensational night of world class professional boxing will take place on Friday, DECEMBER 14at the Times Union Center in Albany, NY.
"Our
main event features two premier, undefeated heavyweights from the
United States, Joe "The Future" Hanks and Fred "Showtime" Allen fighting
for the NABA Heavyweight Title. The fight was originally set for
Saturday, October 27 but will now take place on December 14 as
Allen was involved in a recent motorcycle accident and suffered a few
minor scrapes and bruises and needed to take a short time away from
training" said DeGuardia.
"We
are glad we will still bring the great boxing fans of Albany this
terrific main event which will be complimented by an excellent undercard
that we will announce shortly."
Tickets previously purchased for October 27th will be honored on the new December 14th date with no exchange needed.
Additional
advance tickets priced at $75, $50, $35 and $25 for students with valid
ID and $10 for children 12 and under, are on-sale through Ticketmaster,
(www.Ticketmaster.com, 800-745-3000) or at the Times Union Center Box Office, (www.timesunioncenter-albany.com), and at all local Wal-Mart Music Centers. Tickets are also available by calling Star Boxing at 718-823-2000 or on www.starboxing.com.
Triumphantly
returning to the Times Union Center, world ranked contender Hanks of
Newark, New Jersey, sports a record of 20-0-0 (14KO's). In his first
appearance at the debut Star Boxing event in Albany on FEBRUARY 4, the
29-year-old Hanks looked dominant in stopping Cuban contender Rafael
Pedro in the second round. Hanks is currently ranked #14 by the World
Boxing Organization.
Hanks followed up the knockout of Pedro by halting veteran Marcus Rhode in the first round on APRIL 27 in Miami, Oklahoma.
Fighting
out of Texas City, Texas, the 25-year-old Allen has compiled a record
of 14-0-1 with six knockouts as a professional. Most recently Allen won
the USA Texas State Heavyweight Title on APRIL 28, defeating Angel
Herrera in Galveston Texas.
The
Times Union Center is location at 51 South Pearl Street in Albany, New
York, 12207. Doors will open on the night of the event at 7:00pm with
the first bell at 8:00pm.
