Arnaoutis Wants Second World Title

By: Fight Network Staff | Posted: Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 at 10:05 pm.

On Wednesday October 29th Star Boxing’s The Pride of
Greece, “Mighty” Mike Arnaoutis (20-2-2, 10KO) looks to continue his
quest towards a 140 lb. world championship when he takes on tough Ben
Ankrah (19-6-1, 9KO) in a ten round jr. welterweight contest at the
Roseland Ballroom in New York City. The Arnaoutis vs. Ankrah fight will
be the main event and will be shown live on GoFightLive.tv, along with
the rest of the bouts that evening. Arnaoutis is currently ranked in
all of the major sactioning bodies top fifteen (WBO #7, IBF #10,
WBA#11, and WBC #15). If Arnaoutis can get past Ankrah, he will be
right in line to face the winner of the Kendall Holt vs. Ricardo Torres
III fight for the WBO lt. welterweight championship, which is currently
being held by Holt. Not only will a fight against Holt or Torres be a
chance for Arnaoutis to win a world championship, it will also be a
chance at redemption, being Holt and Torres are the only two men to
have defeated Arnaoutis as a professional.

ARNAOUTIS WITH PROMOTER JOE DEGUARDIA
“Of course I am thinking about facing the winner of that fight, but
first things first I know I have a tough fight in front of me on the
29th and I must take care of that fight first,” stated the USBA
champion Arnaoutis. Regarding whom he would rather face Arnaoutis’s
answer was simple, “Whoever has the belt that is who I want to face.”
“On October 29th you are going to see one exciting night of boxing,”
stated Joe DeGuardia, CEO of Star Boxing. “We have put together a great
card featuring “Mighty” Mike and Vinny Maddalone along with some of New
York City’s top up and coming prospects. The best part about these
shows is the atmosphere that surrounds the event. You have all of these
Greek fans coming out to support Mike and waving their flags and
singing their Greek songs and then you have all the Italians doing the
same for Vinny. Then you have these other guys on the cards whose
friends and family come from the different neighborhoods and boroughs
in NYC and they are doing the same for them. It really is like going
back in time to the golden days of boxing when these type of events
were going on almost every single week. It’s great for boxing and it is
also great for the city of New York. We look forward to seeing everyone
at the show on Wednesday.”

With
the fight just days away, “Mighty” Mike looked to be in tremendous
shape, as he stated he had yet another great training camp leading up
to his bout with Ankrah. “Boxing is my life, and I take it very
seriously. It doesn’t matter who I am fighting I always put in my all
in training camp as if every fight is for a championship. I am ready
and excited to be fighting in front of all my Greek fans who are coming
from Astoria and New York and New Jersey to support me. I want to thank
my promoter Joe DeGuardia and Star Boxing for putting this fight
together and I really hope everyone can make it out on Wednesday
because I am promising I am going to put on a great show.”

Tickets are available for purchase immediately through all ticketmaster outlets or by going online to ticketmaster.com and www.starboxing.com.
Or simply by calling (718) 823-2000 or (212)307-717. Tickets can be
purchased for $200, $100, $75, or $40. A FEW EXCLUSIVE VIP TABLES WHICH
INCLUDE DINNER AND PRIORITY SEATING ARE STILL AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE BY
CONTACTING DOTTIE RAVEN AT STAR BOXING AT (718) 823-2000. Roseland
Ballroom is located in New York City at 239 W. 52 Street between
Broadway and 8th Avenue. Doors open at 6:30 PM with the first bout
scheduled for 7:30.

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