THE HARD ROCK HOSTS THE
HARD KNOCK SUPER DUO PETERSON BROTHERS FRIDAY,
JANUARY 4TH, 2008
TICKETS ON SALE NOW !!!!!!!!
For
Immediate Release
Memphis, TN-Monday,
December 17, 2007-On Friday, January 4th, in
what will be the first televised bout of 2008,
Memphis based Prize Fight Boxing and the Hard
Rock Casino and Resort in Biloxi, Mississippi
kick off the New Year with a bang by welcoming
back Anthony and Lamont Peterson, live on Showtime's
popular fight series, ShoBox: The New Generation.
Ranked #1 in the world by
the WBO, Anthony (25-0, 18KO's) returns to the
gulf coast for the third time a day shy of exactly
one year since his last appearance. Recently
voted ESPN's 2007 Prospect of the Year, Lamont
(23-0, 11KO's), ranked #3 in the world by the
WBO returns for a fourth time. Both brothers
were featured on ESPN Friday night fights, when
Anthony scored a fourth round annihilation over
the rugged Juan Garza that earned him his championship
belt, while older brother Lamont earned his
junior welterweight strap by forcing Frankie
Santos to retire on his stool rather than coming
out for the seventh round.
While many fighters hope
for a big fight or a shot at a world title in
'08, the Peterson brothers, who plan to waste
no time getting back into the ring, refuse to
rest on their laurels of yesteryear.
Anthony will face Mexico's
Guadalupe Rosales (25-2, 15KO's) while Lamont
goes up against undefeated Las Vegas resident,
Antonio Mesquita (34-0, 26KO's). Whomever the
Peterson brothers fight will simply be stepping
stones on their way to the world championship
stage. “Every fight right now for us is
a stepping stone,” said Lamont. “Even
though we don't look past our opponents, we
hope whoever we fight will pose a threat to
us so we can prove that we're up for the test
when we get our world title shot.”
Younger brother Anthony added,
“There is nothing that our opponents can
bring to the table that we haven't seen already.
We will be ready on the 4th, and hopefully we
can get some work in to prepare ourselves for
a world title shot. The fans in Biloxi have
shown us tremendous support and we look forward
to giving them more of the same.”
The game plan for '08 is
a simple one for the Peterson brothers, and
one that they've had since earning National
Championships in their days as amateurs. “We're
just waiting to become world champions,”
said Lamont. “Keep your eyes on the Peterson
brothers, because '08 is going to be our year!”
Tickets are on sale now at
the fan friendly price of $100, $75, $50 and
$35 and are available at all Ticketmaster outlets
or www.ticketmaster.com, also the Hard Rock
Biloxi box office or visit http://www.hardrockbiloxi.com
