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Johnny Tapia To Fight Frankie Archuleta For Third Time
TAPIA VS. ARCHULETA- A HISTORICAL RUBBER MATCH SET TO BROADCAST ON GFL COMBAT SPORTS NETWORK
The ultimate setting for boxing fans is indisputably the “Rubber Match”. Legendary fighters such as, “Robinson” vs. “LaMotta”, “Ali” vs. “Frazier”, “Duran” vs. “Leonard”, and “Tarver” vs. “Jones” have carried the tie-breaking burden into the ring while fans sense personal bragging rights are all on the line.
*Boxing enthusiast get ready on June 4th, 2011 for another historical boxing trilogy!
Albuquerque, New Mexico – Team Tapia Boxing and Promotions, an Albuquerque, New Mexico based boxing organization, is set to host its first professional boxing event of 2011 with Johnny Tapia vs. Frankie Archuleta III. Tapia vs. Archuleta III is stacked with coercive match-ups and features a trilogy as its Main Event.
Team Tapia Boxing and Promotions event, accordingly named “Tapia/Archuleta III”, is a professional boxing event that will take place on Saturday June 4th, 2011 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Albuquerque, NM. The card includes six pro fights with amateur openers, Two successful Albuquerque boxers will be on the under card: Josh “Pitbull” Torres (5-1-1, 3 KOs) and Hector Munoz (18-4-1, 11 KOs) are scheduled to compete.
According to Teresa Tapia, co-founder of Team Tapia Boxing and Promotions, “We are extremely excited to host the trilogy fight between Johnny and Frankie and what could be Johnny’s last boxing bout in what is and was an illustrious career inside the squared circle.”
Tickets for “Tapia/Archuleta III” are available now and start at $25 with ringside tickets for $200. To purchase event tickets go to the Hard Rock-Albuquerque Casino box-office or you can go online and purchase by logging on to www.HardRockAbq.com , www.HoldMyTicket.com or www.SalMora.com .
*Hard Rock Hotel and Casino is located at 11000 Broadway Southeast, Albuquerque, NM.
*Watch this Live Event worldwide on GFL iPPV at www.gfl.tv, all Mobile Devices or now on Roku!!
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