Luke Munsen will “Hold Nothing Back!” July 29
Munsen vs. Guthrie for IBF
International title
Roy Jones-Prince Badi
headlines July 29 PPV show in Boise
Spokane (WA)
cruiserweight prospect Luke Munsen (19-5, 13 KOs) steps
up in class July 29th when he fights former IBF light
heavyweight champion William “KO King” Guthrie (33-3-2,
26 KOs) in a 12-round bout for the vacant IBF
International cruiserweight title on the “Hold Nothing
Back!” pay-per-view show at Qwest Arena in Boise, Idaho.
Munsen, 25, drew a lot of
positive attention in April when he floored former world
champion Vassiliy Jirov before dropping a close 10-round
decision (98-91, 94-93, 95-94) in Worley, Idaho. In his
last outing, Munsen avenged a 2005 loss by technical
knockout in seven rounds to Tim Shocks by easily winning
a 10-round decision (98-91, 98-91, 99-90) in their
rematch June 15 in Worley.
“It appears that Luke is
ready to take a step up to the next level and he’ll have
that opportunity July 29 against former world champion
William Guthrie,” Director of Operations Ritch Danner
said. “Winning the IBF International title could propel
Luke into a big money fight.”
“Hold Nothing Back!” --
presented by Xyience, Inc. in association with Sports
and Entertainment Media, Inc. (SEMI) and Knockout
Promotions -- will be broadcast live in North America on
cable and satellite PPV beginning at 9 PM ET/6 PM PT.
The event is being produced and distributed for North
American Pay Per View by Integrated Sports and will be
available in more than 50-million homes in the United
States and Canada via InDemand, TVN,
DirecTV & Dish Network in
the US and Viewer’s Choice & Bell ExpressVu in Canada.
The suggested retail price for the PPV telecast is only
$24.95.
Five-time world champion Roy
Jones, Jr. (49-4, 38 KOs) makes his much-anticipated
comeback after 10 months of ring inactivity challenging
North American Boxing Organization light heavyweight
champion Prince Badi “The Fighting Prince” Ajamu
(25-2-1, 14 KOs), rated No. 6 by the World Boxing
Council and No. 7 by the World Boxing Organization, in
the 12-round main event.
In other pay-per-view
matches, Idaho icon Kenny “The Emmett Eliminator” Keene
(51-3, 28 KOs) faces former International Boxing
Federation champion “King” Arthur Williams (42-14-1, 29
KOs) in a 10-round Special Cruiserweight Attraction;
Unbeaten Crow Creek Sioux cruiserweight Shawn Hawk
(11-0, 8 KOs) rated No. 19 by the North American Boxing
Association, squares off against Doug “The Kid” Kaluza
(17-5-1, 10 KOs) in an eight-round match.
Also on the undercard is
veteran Frank Wood (26-3, 18 KOs), the reigning
Mid-South heavyweight title-holder, against New Yorker
Derrick Brown (12-2-1, 10 KOs), who is managed by one of
the greatest women boxers of all-time, Christy Martin,
in a 10-round Special Heavyweight Attraction. Boise
light welterweight Hilario Lopez (8-4, 6 KOs) fights
Steve Marquez (7-7-1, 6 KOs) in a six-round bout, while
Marquez’ younger brother, David Marquez (3-1-1), is
matched against Caldwell (ID) light middleweight Edgar
Hernandez (3-0) in a four-rounder. His nephew,
lightweight Mario Hernandez (3-0, 2 KOs), also from
Caldwell (ID), is scheduled against an opponent to be
determined in a four-round match.
Tickets, priced at $50,
$100, $150, $250 and $350 (plus handling fees), are on
sale and available exclusively at the Qwest Arena Box
Office. Call 208.331.TIXS (8947), toll free 888.330.TIXS
(8497), or go on line at
www.qwestarenaidaho.com.
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