IBF Boxing Champ Steve Cunningham Visits Venue For Title Defense Against Tomasz Adamek

ByBoxing Press


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IBF cruiserweight world champion, Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham, took some time off from training and visited The Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, which will be hosting his world title defense bout against Tomasz ‘Polish Warrior’ Adamek on December 11, 2008.

After spending a few hours being shown around the venue a, clearly impressed Cunningham said, “I just had to come down and see it for myself. I can’t actually believe I’m not flying to Europe to fight. You know, fighting in their backyard again. I had to come here to make sure I wasn’t dreaming it. You realise that this will be my fourth title fight. Finally my home fans will be able to come and support me on one, ‘cos I’m finally fighting at home. Well almost home, it’s just over an hour from Philly.

“The Prudential Center’s really modern, it’s the perfect size for a title fight like this. I’m particularly proud that ours will be the first championship fight held there. The venue’s great, we’ll be able to really stink the place out.

“Every seat in the place is pretty good. No blind spots or pillars and the way it’s stacked everyone gets a great view. It’s got huge overhead screens, so even those farthest from the action can see the close up stuff.

“It’s really easy to get to, just two blocks from the station. I’m really pleased with the place. I’m really happy with Newark. It’s nice, it’s easy to get to from Philly and New York, well, all the East Coast really. I know I’ll have friends coming down from Connecticut, Massachusetts and other places and know it will be easy for them. It’s a really good spot”

The world title fight at The Prudential Center will be Steve’s first on American soil since he won the world crown by defeating Krzystztof ‘Diablo’ Wlodarczyk in Poland on May 26, 2007.

‘USS’ Cunningham and ‘Diablo’ fought two epic title battles in Wlodarczyk home country. The first, in November 2006, saw Wlodarczyk lift the vacant IBF Championship belt with a controversial split-points decision in Warsaw. Due to certain discrepancies, the International Boxing Federation immediately ordered a rematch. ‘USS’ Cunningham and ‘Diablo’ locked horns again just six months later, this time Cunningham was victorious.

For his first title defense, ‘USS’ Cunningham crossed the Atlantic again, this time to Bielefeld, Germany, where he defeated Marco ‘Kapt’n’ Huck, with a twelfth round technical knockout.

The International Boxing Federation World Cruiserweight Championship title fight between Champion, Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham and challenger, Tomasz ‘Polish Warrior’ Adamek, co-promoted by Main Events and Don King Productions, will take place at The Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on Thursday December 11, 2008.

Tickets priced at $303, $153, $78, $53, $38 are on sale now and can be purchased at The Prudential Center box office or by calling TicketMaster on 201-507-8900.