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Murray and Meager lead Manchester invasion
The British invasion of Las Vegas begins on Friday (December 7) when Hennessy Sports duo John Murray and Lee Meager feature on a Golden Boy promotion at the MGM Grand Conference Center.
“BRITISH INVASION – THE U.K. VS. THE WORLD” is a night of world-class professional boxing presented by Golden Boy Promotions. Telefutura’s Solo Boxeo will broadcast the event beginning at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
Murray 22-0 (12 KOs) and Meager 21-2-1 (8 KOs) both face Mexicans the night before their fellow Manchester boxer Ricky Hatton faces American Floyd Mayweather for the WBC Welterweight Title.
It will be a chance for many of the thousands of fans from Manchester and Britain who will make the trip to Vegas to see two more of their countryman in action.
Newly-crowned English Lightweight Champion Murray faces Miguel Angel Mungui 16-9 (13 KOs) while former British Lightweight Champion Meager is up against Jose Alberto Gonzalez 14-4 (6 KOs). The Hennessy Sports team arrived in Las Vegas on Thursday.
Murray, 22, is delighted to get the chance to show the travelling British fight fans and an American audience what he can do. Last year’s British Boxing Writers’ Young Boxer of the Year fought on the undercard of Oscar de la Hoya against Floyd Mayweather in May, when he stopped Lorenzo Bethea in the seventh round. He then stopped Dean Hickman for the English Title in four rounds in a career-best display on November 9.
John Murray said: “It’s a dream to be fighting in Las Vegas again and is great experience for me. It will be a good chance for me to put on a good show in front of a lot of British fight fans who might not have seen me before, especially Manchester fight fans.
“There’s 25,000 Brits coming out to Vegas to see Ricky, so hopefully a few will come down to watch some more boxing the night before. Not everyone could get tickets for Ricky’s fight, but they’ve got the chance to see two other Manchester fighters the night before. It’s a great chance to show my talent to the American audience again and I feel great after my last performance.
“I’ve been sparring with Ricky Hatton and what he has achieved is something that I am aiming for. I want to be fighting in Las Vegas as the main event one day.”
Lee Meager said: “It’s very exciting to have the chance to be fighting in front of a lot of Manchester fans on such a big weekend for British boxing. It’s great to be part of it and I intend to get the weekend off to a good start.”
Murray and Meager’s promoter Mick Hennessy said: “This is an incredible event taking place before the Hatton fight for British boxing fans in Las Vegas. It’s a chance for fight fans to see two absolutely class Manchester boxers. John Murray is unbeaten and headlines the British side of the show. We’re also hoping to get it on British TV.”
Other British boxers on the bill include middleweight Craig McEwan (Edinburgh) 8-0, middleweight Jimmy Campbell (London/Indianapolis) 10-1, lightweight Martin Gethin (Walsall) 10-0 and welterweight Dean Harrison (9-0).
Former world title challenger Bronco McKart (USA) 51-7 faces Enrique Ornelas (Mexico) in the main event.
Tickets for “The British Invasion,” priced at $125, $75 and $50, may be purchased at any MGM Grand box office outlet or by calling MGM Grand at 702-891-7777. Fans also can obtain tickets at all Ticketmaster locations (select Smith’s Food and Drug Centers, Macy’s West at the Fashion Show Mall and Ritmo Latino), by calling Ticketmaster at 702-474-4000 or online at Ticketmaster.com. Doors open at 4 p.m. and the first bell will ring at 4:30 p.m.
LOS ANGELES, November 19 – On December 7, the night before Manchester’s Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton represents the United Kingdom in his long-awaited showdown against “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, a host of Hatton’s countrymen will invade the MGM Grand Conference Center to take on opponents from around the globe in a British invasion not seen on these shores since The Beatles landed in 1964.
In a special televised co-main event, 160-pound contenders Bronco McKart and Enrique Ornelas will revisit their exciting battle from this past August in a 12-round rematch for the North American Boxing Federation (NABF) middleweight crown. McKart won their first fight via a razor-thin split decision. The other televised co-feature will see undefeated Manchester native John Murray in a ten-round lightweight battle.
“BRITISH INVASION – THE U.K. VS. THE WORLD” is a night of world-class professional boxing presented by Golden Boy Promotions. Telefutura’s Solo Boxeo will broadcast the event beginning at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
Tickets for “The British Invasion,” priced at $125, $75 and $50, may be purchased at any MGM Grand box office outlet or by calling MGM Grand at 702-891-7777. Fans also can obtain tickets at all Ticketmaster locations (select Smith’s Food and Drug Centers, Macy’s West at the Fashion Show Mall and Ritmo Latino), by calling Ticketmaster at 702-474-4000 or online at Ticketmaster.com. Doors open at 4 p.m. and the first bell will ring at 4:30 p.m.
“Golden Boy promotions is proud and excited to present the one of the biggest showcases of British boxing talent ever to take place in the United States,” stated Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar de la Hoya. “Mix the rematch of McKart and Ornelas with the excitement of the great fans from the U.K. in town to see Mayweather vs. Hatton watching Britain’s best prospects taking on fighters from other countries, and you’ve got a can’t miss event.”
A former World Boxing Organization (WBO) and International Boxing Association (IBA) World Junior Middleweight Champion, McKart (51-7, 31 KOs) has gotten a second wind in his career in the middleweight division. Winner of three straight bouts this year at 160 pounds, the southpaw native of Monroe, Mich., who has fought the likes of Kelly Pavlik, Winky Wright (three times), Travis Simms and Aaron Davis, will be looking to repeat his August win over Ornelas.
The hard-hitting brother of super middleweight contender Librado Andrade, La Habra, California’s Ornelas (25-4, 15 KOs) has never failed to give fans their monies’ worth when the bell rings. A former World Boxing Council (WBC) youth champion, the 27-year-old has been plagued by bad luck in losing close decisions to McKart and Sam Soliman in his two most recent bouts, but he promises to bring his own judges to Las Vegas in the form of his fists.
Manchester‘s John Murray (21-0, 12 KOs) will return to a familiar venue and boxing scene when he steps into the ring December 7. Murray’s last fight was an impressive 7th-round knockout against Lorenzo Bethea at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on the undercard of the mega-fight between De La Hoya and Mayweather this past May. This time around, Murray will look to repeat history in front of a strong English crowd and will battle 10 rounds in the televised co-main event against an opponent to be announced.
Seen by many as the best prospect to come out of Scotland since former world champion Scott Harrison, Edinburgh middleweight Craig McEwan (8-0, 6 KOs) has relocated to the United States, where he has been setting the local scene on fire with his two-fisted attack. In his last fight on November 2, the 25-year-old pounded out a near shutout decision over Anthony Cannon in Cabazon, Calif. McEwan will face an opponent to be announced in an eight-round bout.
Also representing the United Kingdom will be a group of England’s finest up-and-comers, with Salford native Lee Meager (21-2-1, 8 KOs) leading the way. A former British lightweight champion, the 29-year-old Meager bounced back from the loss of his title to Jonathan Thaxton by blasting out 40-fight veteran Laszlo Komjathi in just four rounds in September. Another win to close out 2007 on December 7 will propel him into the new year in impressive style.
London-born middleweight Jimmy “The British Assassin” Campbell (10-1, 7 KOs) relocated to Indiana to begin his pro career in 2005, and has since impressed U.S. fans with his aggressive style and punching power. This has allowed him to score knockouts in his last three victories and he is eager to share the bill with his fellow U.K. compatriots and show the visiting fans from across the pond just how far he has progressed.
Opening the show in separate bouts will be Walsall lightweight Martin Gethin (10-0-1, 4 KOs), the 2006 Young Boxer of the Year award-winner along with fellow undefeated prospect from Wolverhampton, junior welterweight Dean Harrison (9-0, 1 KO).