DAVID DIAZ VISITS WITH MAYOR DALEY, THROWS OUT CUBS FIRST PITCH TONIGHT!!

Photo of David Diaz & Mayor Richard Daley, Courtesy 8 Count Productions

DAVID DIAZ THROWS OUT FIRST PITCH AT CUBS GAME TONIGHT,

GETS WELL WISHES FROM MAYOR DALEY PRIOR TO CHAVEZ FIGHT

CHICAGO, IL (September 16, 2009) Former lightweight world champion David Diaz will head to the mound tonight at Wrigley Field to throw out the ceremonial first pitch

prior to the Chicago Cubs/Milwaukee Brewers contest at 7pm this evening.

Diaz is currently training in Chicago for his showdown against two-time former world champion Jesus Chavez on September 26th at Chicago’s UIC Pavilion.

Last night Diaz, a member of the 1996 US Olympic Team, visited with Mayor Daley to discuss the Chicago bid for the 2016 Olympic Games. Daley was enthused to hear about Diaz’s return to the boxing ring in Chicago and invited him to Copenhagen, Denmark for the October 2nd announcement by the International Olympic

Committee..

The Diaz/Chavez ten round lightweight main event headlines “WARRIORS COLLIDE/WINDY CITY FIGHT NIGHT 6” presented by Dominic Pesoli’s

8 Count Productions.

Tickets for “WARRIORS COLLIDE/WINDY CITY FIGHT NIGHT 6” are priced at $151, $101, $76, $51 and $31, and are available through Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.com), the UIC Pavilion Box Office (312-413-5740) and the 8 Count Productions Office (312-226-5800).

Doors on the evening of the event will open at 7pm with the first bell at 8pm. The UIC Pavilion is located at 525 S. Racine , just one block south of the Eisenhower Expressway. For further information, please visit their website at www.uicpavilion.com. ). The UIC Pavilion is now serving alcohol at all boxing events.

8 Count Productions, HOME OF THE BEST IN CHICAGO BOXING, was started by Dominic Pesoli in 1998 and has consistently presented the highest quality professional boxing events in Chicagoland.  In 2003, Pesoli along with former featherweight contender Mike Garcia, opened JABB Boxing Gym, a 6,000 square foot venue dedicated to the finest Chicagoland boxers of all talent levels.

For more information on 8 Count Productions and JABB Boxing Gym, please visit www.8countproductions.com and www.jabbboxing.com

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