James Moore to headline March show in NYC

07/02/2008

James Moore to headline March show in NYC

Press Release: Junior middleweight James Moore (14-0, 10 KOs), a native of County Wicklow, Ireland, who fights out of Queens, New York, will headline a pre-St. Patrick’s boxing show called “Gaelic Storm” on Saturday, March 15, 2008 at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. His likely opponent is Freddy Curiel (18-6-2, 8 KOs), a participant on season two of “The Contender” television series. Also scheduled to appear is junior middleweight Pawel “Raging Bull” Wolak (19-0, 13 KOs), a native of Poland who fights out of Brooklyn and lightweight Oisin Fagan, (20-5, 12 KOs), a native of Dublin who fights out of Oklahoma City.  “Pre-St. Patrick’s Day boxing shows have become an institution in New York ,” said Mike O’Sullivan, the co-owner of Celtic Gloves Promotions, a newly formed company that promotes Moore and will be promoting the bout. The 29-year-old Moore, a former captain of the Irish national amateur team that included John Duddy, is a veteran of over 300 amateur fights. “I’m thrilled to be headlining at Madison Square Garden, especially two days before St. Patrick’s Day,” said Moore. “This is what I’ve dreamed of all my life.”  To purchase tickets call 917-559-8467, 718-797-2872 or Ticketmaster.