Showtime Championship Boxing Will Make History at Caesars Palace

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LAS VEGAS -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- Ticket sales begin Saturday, September 4, 10 a.m. PT

Showtime's spectacular tripleheader on Saturday, October 2, will be the first boxing event to take place in the new outdoor Amphitheatre at Caesars Palace, recalling an era of legendary nights including Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Thomas Hearns, Larry Holmes vs. Gerry Cooney, and Muhammad Ali vs. Larry Holmes at the famed Las Vegas resort. The first of the three headliner events is slated to begin at 6 p.m. PT, preceded by undercard action at 4 p.m. The telecast will begin at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

Tickets for reserved seats priced from $50 to $325 will be on sale beginning Saturday, Sept. 4, at 10 a.m. PT, online at ticketmaster.com, at all Ticketmaster outlets and at the Caesars Palace Box Office. Phone 702.474.4000. Price excludes tax and handling fee.

Headlining is popular, hard-hitting former World Boxing Organization (WBO) heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko. The younger brother of World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight kingpin Vitali Klitschko, Wladimir (42-3, 39 KOs) will make his SHOWTIME debut and first start since suffering a shocking upset loss to Lamon Brewster earlier this year after thoroughly dominating Brewster from the opening bell. Klitschko will be facing streaking, dangerous North American Boxing Federation (NABF) Heavyweight Champion DaVarryl Williamson (20-2, 17 KOs) in a 10-round bout.

In addition to the featured heavyweight attraction, the televised card also will include a pair of potentially explosive world title bouts on Oct. 2. Verno Phillips (38-9-1, 20 KOs) defends his IBF junior middleweight crown against No. 1 IBF contender Kassim Ouma (19-1-1, 13 KOs) in a highly anticipated rematch, and undefeated IBF No. 4 contender Jeff Lacy (16-0, 13 KOs) gets his first shot at a world title and tries to become the first 2000 United States Olympian to capture a world title when he faces IBF No. 1 contender Syd Vanderpool (35-2, 23 KOs) for the vacant IBF super middleweight belt.

Located near the mid-Strip corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road, the new Caesars Palace Amphitheatre is the centerpiece of a five-acre, open-air Roman Plaza, which opened July 1, 2004. Situated in front of the resort, the arena will be configured with more than 4,000 seats for the tripleheader, offering an incomparable broadcast and event location, surrounded by the famed lights of the resort city.

"Ask anyone who's ever cheered an outdoor sports showdown at Caesars Palace, and they'll tell you that there is an unmistakable electricity that's hard to duplicate elsewhere," said event promoter Gary Shaw. "Where better to begin a new chapter in that tradition than at the busiest corner on the Boulevard that is famous for its electricity."

The October 2 event will be promoted by Gary Shaw Productions, LLC, in association with Caesars Palace.

Über Caesars Palace:

Das Caesars Palace ist ein Hotel und Casino in Las Vegas USA. Es ist im Stil eines antiken römischen Palastes errichtet.

Das luxuriöse Hotel am Las Vegas Boulevard besitzt 3'348 Gästezimmer und Suiten. Säulen, Statuen und Wasser-Fontänen prägen das Erscheinungsbild. Das im Hotel integrierte Spielcasino belegt eine Fläche von etwa 12'000 Quadratmeter. Die Forum Shops, ein grosses Einkaufszentrum mit exklusiven Geschäften, und ein Schwimmbad-Bereich mit vielen Säulen und Marmor gehören zu dem Komplex.

Caesars Palace is a modern wonderland of luxury and excitement and is widely recognized among the world's greatest hotels. Located at the heart of the world famous Las Vegas Strip.In addition, Caesars Palace is home to the Garden of the Gods, a 4.5-acre pool complex and a world-class 22,000 sq. foot fitness center and spa.

The Forum Shops at Caesars and The Appian Way are two extraordinary collections of exquisite stores, restaurants and family entertainment set in an ancient Roman marketplace. While the hotel itself features 8 restaurants onsite, The Forum Shops offer another 14 restaurants, as well.

Das Casino gehört zu Caesars Entertainment. Caesars Entertainment Inc. wurde 1937 als Harrah's gegründet und wurde 2010 in Caesars Entertainment umbenannt. Besitzer sind die Investment-Firmen Apollo Global Management, TPG Capital und The Blackstone Group.

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