Jones-Mosley Collide on June 6th!

Unbeaten North Philadelphia welterweight Mike Jones (17-0, 15 KOs) marks his first appearance in Atlantic City when he makes just the second defense of his NABA title against Larry Mosley (15-3-2, 6 KOs), of Los Angeles, CA, in the scheduled ten round main event on Saturday, June 6th at Bally’s Atlantic City. The 26 year old Jones is rated #10 by the WBA, #10 by the IBF, and #11 by the WBO. Jones has already defeated contenders Doel Carrasquillo, Israel “Pito” Cardona, and Germaine Sanders over his four plus year career. The Jones-Mosley title fight originally was scheduled for March 6 in Philadelphia however Mosley was forced to withdraw six days prior when he injured his back during training. Jones ended up knocking out late sub Dairo Esalas (31-16, 25 KOs), of Miami, FL, in front of a standing room only crowd at the Blue Horizon. More than 300 customers were turned away after the 1,346-seat building had been filled to capacity. In his last fight on Oct. 24 in Carbazon, CA, Mosley lost a unanimous ten round decision in a solid fight to 18 year old Mexican phenom Saul Alvarez (24-0-1, 17 K0s). Tickets for the June 6 championship fight are priced at $45 and $65. They are on sale at the offices of Peltz Boxing Promotions, Inc. (215-765-0922) or online at www.peltzboxing.com. Tickets also can be purchased through TicketMaster (800-745-3000) or online at www.ticketmaster.com.

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