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Gatti-Ward
IV signed
Sept. 7 showdown at
Retired Boxers Foundation
Celebrity Golf
Tournament
SANDWICH,
Mass. (September 3, 2004) – One of boxing’s all-time greatest
rivalries – “Irish” Micky Ward and Arturo “Thunder” Gatti
– will square-off again September 7, not in a blood stained ring,
but on the friendly links in the inaugural Retired Boxers Foundation
(RBF) Celebrity Golf Tournament, presented by Tuohy Sports &
Entertainment (TSE) at the Andover Country Club (Andover, MA).
Ward
is the Honorary Chairman and his close fried, Gatti, has agreed to
play in the star-studded tournament for the benefit of RBF.
“Everybody who knows of the Gatti-Ward trilogy links them together
as something very important in boxing for what they did in the ring
and how they are in real life,” RBF board member Gary Litchfield
explained. “Nothing could be better for our inaugural tournament
than to have Micky and Arturo playing in it. I was touched by all of
the kinds words said at Micky’s retirement party and the kindest,
most heartfelt words of all were spoken by Arturo. We’re thrilled
to have them playing in our tournament. Now, all we can hope for
great weather, so we can help raise more money for the Retired
Boxers Foundation to continue their great work helping
boxers.”
Other
active or retired boxers who are committed to playing in the RBF
tournament and/or attending its awards dinner include RBF president
Alex Ramos, State Auditor Joe DeNucci, Tony DeMarco, Richie “The
Mountain” LaMontagne, 1960 gold medal winner Dr. Wilbert
“Skeeter” McClure, and 2004 Olympian Jason Estrada. Sports
personalities who’ve agreed to appear include Boston Bruins Ken
Hodge, Bob Beers, Bob Sweeney, Andy Brickley; Boston Red Sox Luis
Tiant, Joe Morgan, Jim Rourke, Bob Montgomery, Jim Corsi, New
England Patriots Larry Gannon, John Williams, Tom Yewcic, Tom
Stephens, Len St. Jean; Colonel Bob Sheridan, Seattle Seahawks Joe
Nash, Peter Vaas and Mike Adams.
DCN/Nextel
is a platinum title sponsor and Waltham Ford is sponsoring the
hole-in-one shootout. Vacation trips are available to win on other
par 3 holes.
Eddie
& Jag Man Show, co-hosted by The Godfather of Sports Talk Radio,
Eddie Andelman, and Dave Jageler, will be broadcast live on WWZN, AM
1510 The Zone, Boston’s boxing station, from 12 noon-3 pm during
lunch and the tournament.
Pros
On Pros, the sports radio show produced by Tuohy Sports and hosted
by former NHL referee and player Paul Stewart, also will broadcast
live 6-8 p.m. on 1510 The Zone during the awards dinner at the RBF
Celebrity Golf Tournament.
Lunch
will be served at 12 noon and a Shotgun start will follow at 1 p.m.
All players will receive an embroidered Calloway golf shirt. After
18 holes an awards dinner with prizes and an auction to benefit RBF
will be held at the Andover Country Club. The fee to play and attend
the awards dinner is $200.00, or $75.00 to attend the award dinner
only. Cost to sponsor a hole is $150.00.
To
attend or become a sponsor contact TSE: (toll free) 888.334.4265,
(phone) 508.477.5355, (fax) 508.477.4955, hank@tuohysports.com (email).
Visit TSE’s Web site for more information at www.tuohysports.com.
-TSE-
CONTACT:
Bob Trieger
Full Court Press
978.207.0165
bobtfcp@hotmail.com
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