(EAST CHICAGO, IN – May 9, 2006) Live professional boxing will make its way to Resorts East Chicago Casino during a special Fight Night, Friday, May 26. Hosted by One in a Million Boxing, Inc, Resorts will present five live outdoor boxing bouts during the event including an IN.B.A. lightweight championship bout featuring reigning champion Johnny Novak, of Hammond, IN..
“The Fight Night event will be a very exciting entertainment option for customers as it couples live championship boxing with the incredible casino gaming action offered here at Resorts, stated Jim Rafferty, Vice President of Marketing at Resorts East Chicago. The combination of boxing and casino gaming is a great tradition that has gone on for a very long time, and now we are offering this exciting combination right here in Northwest Indiana along with the highly respected One in a Million Boxing Inc.”
Appearing on the card along with Johnny Novak, will be up and coming middleweight fighter, Derrick Findly of Gary, IN, as well the hugely popular light heavyweight boxer Nick Cook, of Laporte, IN. In a special attraction bout, Merciless Mary McGee of Gary, IN, will put her undefeated super lightweight record on the line during a six-round contest. Prior to the IN. B.A. Lightweight Championship, undefeated middleweight prospect Michael Walker will defend his record during an eight round co-main event. A press conference announcing the Fight Night Event will be held Wednesday, May 16 at 4pm in Resorts’ Ballroom.
Tickets for Fight Night will go on sale Friday, May 12 in the casino’s Gift Shop and will start at $25. Doors for the event will open at 7pm with the first bout beginning promptly at 8pm.
For more information, please visit www.oneinamillion.com or www.resortseastchicago.com.
Resorts International is a premier name in gaming entertainment with casinos in Atlantic City, NJ, East Chicago, IN, Tunica, MS, and Las Vegas Nevada. Resorts East Chicago is a subsidiary of Resorts International, which is an affiliate of Colony Capital, LLC, a private, international investment firm focusing primarily on real estate-related assets and operating companies. For the past 13 years, Colony Capital has invested more than $13.5 billion in over 7,500 assets through various corporate, portfolio and complex property transactions and operates offices worldwide.
Resorts East Chicago is conveniently located minutes from I-80/94 off Cline Avenue, Exit 5 and 25 minutes from downtown Chicago. For more information on Resorts East Chicago, please visit www.resortseastchicago.com, or call 1-866-711-GAME.