TAMPA - More than 12,000 tickets have been sold within two weeks for Tampa light heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver's fight against Roy Jones Jr. on Oct. 1 at the St. Pete Times Forum. The fight will be aired live on HBO pay-per-view.
Tickets went on sale Aug. 19 and more than 3,000 tickets were sold in three hours. Seating capacity was expected to be 17,000, but the ticket demand has officials trying to squeeze in more fans.
Tarver vs. Jones 3 will easily exceed the attendance marks of the previous two fights, which took place at Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Each had 12,000 fans in attendance.
In addition, Jones-Tarver I had 302,000 pay-per-view buys and Jones-Tarver II exceeded that mark with 380,000.
``The demand for tickets in Tampa is overwhelming and a testament to the fact that this is such a compelling fight,'' said Joe DeGuardia, Tarver's promoter and president/CEO of Star Boxing, Inc. ``The fans recognize that Tarver-Jones is a unique rivalry and being able to watch them fight makes the fan a part of boxing history.
``Expect to see the same urgency in the ring on Oct. 1 as there is among fans for tickets.``
To order tickets, contact Ticketmaster at (813) 287-8844 or (727) 898-2100, or visit www.ticketmaster.com. Source>>>
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