HeadsUp Entertainment International Inc. (PINKSHEETS: HDUP) is
pleased to present a clash of the heavyweight titans, matching
6-foot-9-inch Tye Fields and 6-foot-7-inch Michael Grant, plus a
battle between two former world champions, Joel Casamayor and
Michael Anchondo, highlight "Reign In The Ring," a nationally and
internationally televised pay-per-view card Friday, March 11, at
the Planet Hollywood Theatre for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas,
Nevada.
Also on the six-bout card presented by Sterling Promotions in
association with HeadsUp Entertainment and American Dream Presents,
will be light heavyweight Ron Johnson and cruiserweight Aaron
Williams, who'll be fighting for the World Boxing Council/United
States National Boxing Council interim 200-pound championship.
All four fights are scheduled for 10 rounds.
The card will be televised live, starting at 7 p.m., on
pay-per-view in the United States and Canada and on a tape delay
basis internationally. The suggested price is $24.99 for the card,
which is available through cable and satellite providers.
Fields, a southpaw who now resides in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada,
has a record of 45-2 with 41 knockouts. While Fields is known for
his size, he has been untested during his 12-year pro career,
meeting primarily less than top-notch competition. This fight
against Grant not only will be Fields' toughest test, but could go
a long way in determining the 35-year-old's future in the
heavyweight division.
The 38-year-old Grant, of Atlanta, has a record of 46-4 with 34
knockouts and has met far better opponents, including former world
champion Lennox Lewis. Grant challenged, unsuccessfully, for Lewis'
World Boxing Council and International Boxing Federation titles
during 2000. In his most recent bout Aug. 21, Grant dropped a
12-round decision to No. 1-ranked (World Boxing Organization)
heavyweight Tomasz Adamek.
Casamayor, the former World Boxing Association super
featherweight and WBC lightweight champion, has a record of 37-5-1
with 22 knockouts, while Anchondo, the former WBO junior
lightweight champ, has a mark of 30-3 with 19 knockouts.
The 39-year-old Casamayor, a southpaw from Miami, Fla., was the
WBA 130-pound champion during 2000 to 2002 and the WBC 135-pound
champ during 2006 and 2007. But he's best known for his two wins
over the late Diego Corrales and, more recently, his knockout
victory over Michael Katsidis.
Anchondo, from La Puente, Calif., is 11 years younger and won
the WBO 130-pound championship at age 22.
The 24-year-old Johnson, originally from Cleveland but now
residing in Las Vegas, has a record of 11-1 with three knockouts.
The slick boxer has won five straight.
Williams, like Johnson, a 24-year-old who is originally from
Cleveland but now residing in Las Vegas, has a record of 20-3-1
with 13 knockouts.
His opponent for the WBC/USNBC interim title will be
determined.
A fifth bout on the card features undefeated super welterweight
Dante Moore, who has a record of 6-0-1 with four knockouts. Moore
is the third Cleveland native who resides in Las Vegas on the card.
His opponent in the six-round bout will be determined.
The sixth bout will be announced.
Tickets, priced at $25, $40, $60, $90 and $150, are available at
the Planet Hollywood Theatre box office from 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Thursday through Tuesday and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday or by
calling the Planet Hollywood box office at 702-785-5555, ext. 55620
during those hours. Tickets also are available through Ticketmaster
at 800-745-3000 or at www.ticketmaster.com
The card starts at 6:30 p.m. with doors to the Planet Hollywood
Theatre opening at 6. Hotel and ticket packages for the event are
available at www.reigninthering.com.
Management of HeadsUp believes that this event will be the first
in a series of sports and entertainment initiatives that target the
poker demographic it has built over the past 5 years and monetize
new revenues streams. HeadsUp will share in sponsorship revenues
generated from this event as well as receiving a percentage of all
Pay-per-View television revenues estimated currently at 50,000 buys
at $24.99. This event also expands company poker operations into
the Las Vegas market building on the success of the previous poker
event held at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. Another major
announcement will be made next week identify new partnerships that
management expects to have an extremely positive effect on revenues
in 2011.
Forward-Looking Statements:
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the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. When used in this release, words such as "estimate,"
"expect," "anticipate," "projected," "planned," forecasted" and
similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking
statements, which are, by their very nature, not guarantees of
HeadsUp Entertainment International Inc.'s future operational or
financial performance, and are subject to risks and uncertainties.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this
release. Due to the risks and uncertainties, actual events may
differ materially from current expectations. The Company disclaims
any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: HeadsUp Entertainment
International Inc. Investor Relations (403) 269-9039 Website:
www.headsupentertainment.com
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