UPCOMING EVENTS & CONCERTS
CITY SUBURBAN SHOWDOWN - FEB. 18th, 2012- Has moved to Proviso West
17th Annual McDonald’s® “City-Suburban Showdown”
The City-Suburban Showdown on Feb. 18 has been moved from the UIC Pavilion to Proviso West High School due to a NCAA by-law, event promoter Bob Rylko said on Tuesday.
UIC recently informed Rylko, who along with David Kaplan is a co-owners of The Integrity Group, the event could not be held at UIC because of NCAA bylaw 13.11.1.8. The bylaw, which went into effect on April 28, 2011, prohibits non-scholastic events to be conducted at facilities regularly used by Division I athletic programs.
Rylko said the three games in the City-Suburban Showdown will remain on Feb. 18 and at the same times. The three games are St. Rita vs. New Trier at 4:30 p.m., Warren vs. Proviso East at 6:30 p.m. and Simeon vs. De La Salle at 8:30 p.m.
Rylko said customers who have already purchased tickets should return them for a refund to the locations where they were bought. Proviso West ticket information is expected to be released in the future.
“We feel badly about it, but under the circumstances, there’s not much we can do about it,” Rylko said. “We’re moving forward and going to put this behind us.”
Last year’s City-Suburban Showdown drew 8,184 fans at the UIC Pavilion. Proviso West holds about 2,400 fans, according to Rylko.
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Windy City Fight Night 22 - scheduled for Friday, March 16th.
WINDY CITY FIGHT NIGHT 22
MOVED UP TO FRIDAY, MARCH 16TH
8 Count Productions, HOME OF THE BEST IN CHICAGO BOXING, has announced that their upcoming Windy City Fight Night 22 event has been moved up one day to Friday, March 16th at the UIC Pavilion. Windy City Fight Night 22 will be an excellent way for Chicago sports fans to kickoff their St. Patrick Day weekend celebration,” said Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions. Windy City Fight Night 22 is headlined by the return to the ring of ‘Chicago’s Polish Prince’ Andrzej Fonfara who will be featured in a ten round battle for the USBO Light Heavyweight Title.
With a record of 20-2-1 with eleven stoppages, the World Boxing Organization currently ranks Fonfara #9.
Also announced for Windy City Fight Night 22 is popular Chicago based Mexican warrior Ivan “EL Marro” Popoca, 15-1-1 (10KO’s), who will see action in a six round lightweight clash along with former Ukrainian Olympian and undefeated, heavy handed middleweight prospect Viktor Polyakov, 10-0-0 (6KO’s), in a separate six rounder.
More information on these and other exciting bouts will be announced shortly.
Advance tickets, priced at $31, $51, $76 and $101 are available through Ticketmaster, (www.Ticketmaster.com), the UIC Pavilion Box Office (Phone 312-413-5740) and the 8 Count Productions Office (312-226-5800).
Doors on the night of the event will open at 7pm with the first bell at 8pm. The UIC Pavilion is located at 525 S. Racine, at the corner of Harrison and Racine, just one block south of the Eisenhower Expressway in the West Loop area of Chicago.