NIGHT OF HONOR CARD TO FEATURE
OLYMPIAN, WORLD CONTENDER ROCKY JUAREZ! FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9 @ AMERICAN BANK CENTER ARENA
Event starts at 8:00 p.m. Doors open at 7:00 p.m.

Former World Champions Fernando Vargas, James "Buddy" McGirt and Jesse James Leija will be awarded "Honorary" membership to the Corpus Christi Boxing Hall of Fame during ceremonies at this Friday's "Night of Honor" boxing event at the American Bank Center Arena. Click here to read the press release about the Corpus Christi Boxing Hall of Fame.

Exciting six-bout fight card featuring Olympic silver meadalist and World Featherweight contender and "Rocky" Juarez, in the main event. Local greats Barrera, Benavides, Elizondo, Suarez, and Warren will be inducted to the Corpus Christi Boxing Hall of Fame.

Event Date: Night of Honor at the American Bank Center Arena Friday, December 9, at 8:00 p.m.

Ticket Information: Tickets prices are $20 and $30 (Reserved). Ringside and floor seating ticket prices are $50. VIP seating in the first six rows is available only through the Bedford Agency (817) 788-0044 and will include a pre-fight, VIP Reception honoring the Corpus Christi Boxing Hall of Fame inductees. Tickets go on sale Thursday, October 20, at 10:00 a.m., at the American Bank Center Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, or charge by phone at (361) 881-8499. Buy online at Ticketmaster.com.

It's only fitting on a night when Corpus Christi's greatest fighters will be honored, that Texas' best young fighters will be headlining an exciting night of boxing at the American Bank Center Arena.

Former Corpus Christi greats - Lefty Barrera, Jesse Benavides, Roberto Elizondo, Lupe Suarez and Frankie Warren will be the first class to be inducted to the newly formed Corpus Christi Boxing Hall of Fame during the NIGHT OF HONOR boxing event.

Headlining the six-bout professional fight card, presented by Main Events, will be two of Texas' best young fighters - Ricardo "Rocky" Juarez and Raul Martinez.

Juarez, a 2000 Olympic Silver medalist from Houston, is a highly regarded featherweight contender. Juarez, 23-1, will be taking on an opponent to be determined in a 10-round Featherweight, main event. In his last bout (August 20, Chicago), the 25 year old Juarez lost on a narrow decision to Humberto Soto for the WBC World Featherweight Championship. The title bout with Soto was televised live, on HBO.

Martinez, 10-0, from San Antonio, is considered perhaps the best young bantamweight prospect in the world after a distinguished amateur career where he was a U.S. Amateur champion. He will be fighting an 8-round, bantamweight Semi-main event bout, also against an opponent to be determined.