Big names come to Cardiff for WBC event
The WBC (World Boxing Council) Night of Champions is a 3-day international boxing festival being held in Cardiff, at the Cardiff International Arena, 29th-31st July 2010. The event is a celebration of the sport of boxing, with around 100 current and former world champions, and current rising stars of the sport expected to hit Cardiff over that weekend.
Event organisers today released the names of the ‘first tranche’ of Ring Legends confirmed to be attending, headlined by Roberto Duran and Vitali Klitschko.
Around 40 names of champion attendees have been released (see below) with further announcements to be made as this week progresses.
The festival runs over three days, and includes three fantastic all-star events, encompassing all aspects of the sport, as well as the arts in Wales.
The core of the festival comprises:
• The world film premiere of “Risen: The Howard Winstone Story”, a bio-pic of Merthyr boxing legend, Howard Winstone – a sporting great who overcame all odds to win a World Boxing title despite losing the fingers on one hand in an accident.
• An official pre-Olympic tournament between our British Olympic hopefuls in Team GB and some of the finest boxers from around the world in a “Rest of the World Team”.
• The Night of Champions gala awards dinner, honouring some of the sport’s greatest champions, as well as the unsung heroes that have made boxing great.
As well as the three main events, there will be various activities each night including live music from top Welsh and international bands; meet and greet sessions with the champions, and much, much more.
With around 100 world champion boxers under the same roof at the same time, the WBC Night of Champions Festival is proving to be one of the greatest gatherings of champions in history.
Cllr Neil McEvoy, Deputy Leader of Cardiff Council, who are supporting the Festival, today said: “It is our pleasure to house so many boxing legends in Cardiff at the Night of Champions Festival. It’s great to be able to get so many of the biggest names of the sport together, both old and new, in our great city.
“We are honoured to bring people like Vitali Klitschko, Shannon Briggs and Roberto Duran into Cardiff, and look forward to the people of Cardiff turning out to give them the warm Welsh welcome that they deserve.”
First tranche of Confirmed Champions:
Alan Minter Ann Saccurato Azumah Nelson Bradley Price Carl Froch Colin Jones Earnie Shavers Enzo Maccinerelli Erik Morales George Louis Chuvalo Glenn Catley Iran Barkley James 'Bonecrusher' Smith Jane Couch MBE John 'The Beast' Mugabi John Conteh John H. Stracey Juan La Porte Julio Cesar Chavez Jr Junior Jones Junior Witter Ken Buchanan Leon Spinks Manuel Medina Mia St. John Nigel Benn Paul Hodkinson Richie Woodhall Roberto Duran Robin Reid Rocky Mattioli Sergio Gabriel Martinez Shannon Briggs Steve Collins Steve Robinson Tim Witherspoon Vitali Klitchsko Vito Antuofermo
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