Litazau to headline in Jersey

19/04/2006

Litazau to headline in Jersey

Press Release: Main Events returns to North Bergen, New Jersey's Schuetzen Park for "Back to the Future III", the third in a series of planned boxing events in North Jersey.  The main event features a ten-round featherweight contest between undefeated Jason Litzau (17-0, 15 KO's) and awkward Nepalese southpaw Debind Thapa. Litzau (17-0, 15 KOs) last stopped former world title challenger Carlos Contreras on the Arturo Gatti-Thomas Damgaard undercard (TKO 6).  Contreras had gone the distance with world champions Johnny Tapia and Lehlo Ledwaba, and with world title challengers Art Simonyan and Adan Vargas.  Litzau has stopped 10 opponents in the first round.  "I chose Thapa as an opponent because he is as unorthodox as he is," says Litzau.  "In
order to be a world champion and be one of the sport's elite fighters you have to beat all styles.  This is an excellent learning experience for me" Thapa (20-5-1, 11 KOs) recently was stopped in a war with Gary Stark. Also on the May 11 card will be Allen Litzau (10-1, 6 KOs), Wayne Johnsen (11-1, 6 KOs), Alex Perez (4-0, 3 KOs), Henry Crawford (9-0-1 3 KOs) and, provided he wins tonight on a DiBella Entertainment show in New York, Jerson Ravelo (15-1, 10 KOs). Tickets can be purchased by calling Main Events at (973) 893-9100. A VIP option entitles the owner to a dinner, drinks, and a "Meet and Greet" with boxing celebrities in attendance.