Golden Boy, Oscar De La Hoya, Caesars Atlantic City donate $44,292
By Media Report on Doghouse Boxing (Nov 18, 2012)
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GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS, OSCAR DE LA HOYA AND
CAESARS ATLANTIC CITY PROVIDE RELIEF TO THE
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF ATLANTIC CITY WITH A $44,292 DONATION
FROM TICKET SALES AND KNOCKOUTS SCORED DURING THE
ADRIEN BRONER VS. ANTONIO DEMARCO WBC LIGHTWEIGHT
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT AT
BOARDWALK HALL IN ATLANTIC CITY
Atlantic
City, NJ (Nov. 18) - Golden Boy Promotions, Oscar De La Hoya and
Caesars Atlantic City brought much needed relief to the Boys & Girls
Club of Atlantic City, whose facilities sustained considerable damage
during Hurricane Sandy, by way of a sizable $44,292 donation made to the
club.
In
the aftermath of the storm, Golden Boy, De La Hoya and Caesars Atlantic
City pledged to donate $2 per ticket sold and $1,000 per knockout
scored during the Adrien "The Problem" Broner vs. Antonio DeMarco WBC
Lightweight World Championship event which took place Saturday night at
Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
The
tally from tickets sold was $7,764 and $7,000 for knockouts scored as
the seven-bout fight card saw knockouts in all seven fights. That total
of $14,764 was matched by each of Golden Boy President Oscar De La Hoya
and Caesars Atlantic City, bringing the grand total of the donation to
$44,292.
In
addition to the monetary donation, Golden Boy Promotions also donated
fight tickets to the organization, fighters Adrien Broner and Seth
Mitchell visited one of the clubs last Wednesday. The pair spoke to
young members of the club and helped clean up Hurricane Sandy-strewn
debris from the grounds outside the facility. Several of the area
facilities were heavily damaged during the storm, forcing closures that
directly impacted underserved youth and their family members who rely on
the club.
"We
are extremely happy that we were not only able to host the fight in
Atlantic City and give people a great night of entertainment, but that
we were able raise the monies to make such a large contribution to the
Boys & Girls Clubs of Atlantic City," said Oscar De La Hoya,
President of Golden Boy Promotions, who was in attendance at the
evening's event. "It is so gratifying for all of us at Golden Boy to be
able to help this area recover from the impact of this destructive
storm."
"Sandy
not only breached the walls of the Boys & Girls Club, but also the
lives of each and every member here in Atlantic City," said John Smith,
Senior Vice President and General Manager of Harrah's Resort who was
also in attendance at the event. "It is with great honor that we make
this donation to an organization that embodies the never-give-up
attitude of New Jersey."
ABOUT "BRONER VS. DEMARCO":
Broner
vs. DeMarco, a 12-round fight between Adrien "The Problem" Broner and
Antonio DeMarco for DeMarco's WBC Lightweight World Championship was
promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and R & R Promotions in
association with Gary Shaw Productions and sponsored by Corona and
AT&T. Broner scored an eighth round technical knockout over DeMarco
to capture the WBC Lightweight World Championship live on HBO World
Championship Boxing. In the co-main event, also live on HBO, Johnathon
Banks scored a second round knockout win over Seth "Mayhem" Mitchell and
captured Mitchell's NABO Heavyweight title and the vacant WBC
International Heavyweight title.
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