Two-Time IBF Bantamweight ChampionHosts Special New York Media WorkoutTomorrow/Tuesday in the Bronx
WHO: Joseph King Kong Agbeko
IBF Bantamweight Champion
Accra, Ghana (Trains in Bronx, N.Y.)
28-2 (22 KOs)
WHAT: IBF bantamweight champion Joseph Agbeko will open up his workout to the media at his home gym in the Bronx. One-on-one interviews will be available.
WHEN: Noon
Tuesday, April 5
WHERE: John’s Boxing Gym
436 Westchester Ave.
Bronx, N.Y. 10455
(718) 665-0376
WHY: Joseph Agbeko will defend his IBF bantamweight championship against undefeated Mexican-born WBC Silver champion Abner Mares (21-0-1, 13 KOs), based in Los Angeles, in the finals of The Bantamweight Tournament: Winner Takes All on Saturday, April 23 live on SHOWTIME® (10:30 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles.
Tickets priced at $200, $100, $75 and $25 are on sale and available for purchase online at Ticketmaster.com or Ticketmaster charge-by-phone at (800) 745-3000. Tickets can also be purchased at STAPLES Center Box Office.
