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Mayor Sally Faith and the city of St. Charles will host Don King and his Official Weigh-In supporting his upcoming world-championship boxing event he’s named,“Show Me Something Great…in the ‘Show Me’ State” taking place (the day after the weigh-in) on Saturday, June 25 at The Family Arena.
The Friday, June 24 weigh-in is open to the public and will take place on North Main St. in the heart of the St. Charles historic district. Three of the prizefighters scheduled to appear are homegrown talent from the St. Louis region, including:
Devon Alexander “The Great” (Former world champ from the Hyde Park neighborhood in north St. Louis), Ryan “The Irish Outlaw” Coyne (St. Charles native/2001 St. Charles Football Player of the Year/Mizzou player), Cory Spinks (Five-time world champion from the famous Spinks fighting family of St. Louis)
“We hope everyone throughout the St. Charles County area will stop by the historic district to support Don King bringing this tremendous HBO-televised event to our community,” said Mayor Faith. “This is a great way to showcase the sport along with the city of St. Charles,” she added. “We’re also excited at the prospect of showcasing the fact that the city is NOT under water!” The Weigh-In event is free and open to the general public.
“This is the Show Me State, so I need the people in the St. Charles area to be present for my Weigh In to let everyone around the country know that St. Charles supports big events like world championship boxing,” Don King said. “The hospitality and outreach of St. Charles Mayor Sally Faith, The Family Arena and the citizenry has been heartwarming. I look forward to seeing everyone on Friday, June 24 in the St. Charles historic district.”
Promoter Don King will bring Devon Alexander “The Great” (21-1, 13 KOs) back to the St. Louis area on June 25 to face a significant test in his hometown from noted Argentine knockout artist and World Boxing Organization No. 3 ranked contender Lucas Matthysse (28-1, 26 KOs). King will support the Alexander-Matthysse main event with a history-making fight card that will mark the first time four world championships have been presented in Missouri during a single event.
For more information, access The Family Arena online at www.familyarena.com or call 636-896-4200. For tickets, go to www.MetroTix.com.
