SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT CONTENDERS LIBRADO ANDRADE AND ROBERT STIEGLITZ CLASH IN IBF ELIMINATION BOUT IN CO-FEATURED BOUT TO CASAMAYOR VS. KATSIDIS ON MARCH 22 “DESERT STORM” CARD
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LOS ANGELES, CA (March 3, 2008) – A 168-pound world title shot will be on the line on Saturday, March 22, when all-action battler Librado Andrade and European standout Robert Stieglitz square off in a high-impact bout that will shake the foundations of the super middleweight division. This 12-round IBF World Title Elimination Bout will take place at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa and will be televised live on HBO’s Boxing After Dark, beginning at 10:05 p.m. ET / PT.

In the Boxing After Dark main event, the WBO Interim and Ring Magazine Lightweight World Championships will be up for grabs when Joel Casamayor takes on unbeaten power hitter Michael Katsidis in what’s expected to be an early candidate for 2008 Fight of The Year.

Tickets for “Desert Storm,” which is presented by Golden Boy Promotions, are priced at $200, $100 and $50, are on sale now, and can be purchased at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa Box Office at 1-800-252-4499 or online at www.ticketmaster.com.

An exciting warrior with concussive knock-out power in both hands, La Habra, California’s Librado Andrade (26-1, 20 KO’s) refuses to engage in boring fights. Winner of all but one of his 27 pro fights, with his lone loss coming via decision in a hard fought title bout against Mikkel Kessler in 2007 in Kessler’s hometown of Copenhagen, Denmark, Andrade closed out last year with a second round stoppage of Ted Muller and a seventh round TKO of Yusaf Mack that earned him the vacant USBA Super Middleweight crown. Currently ranked fifth in the world by the IBF, Andrade is eager to get another world title opportunity with a win over Stieglitz on March 22nd.

Ranked fourth in the world by the IBF, 26-year-old Robert Stieglitz (31-1, 19 KO’s) has thrilled fight fans in Europe for years and now he’s ready to do the same Stateside. A seven-year veteran of the pro game, Stieglitz – a native of Russia now making his home in Magdeburg, Germany – burst onto the world scene in 2005 with an 11th round stoppage of Alejandro Berrio. Although he would suffer his lone career loss in a subsequent rematch to Berrio a year-and-a-half later in a bout for the vacant IBF Super Middleweight Championship, Stieglitz has since won two bouts and hopes to make it three in a row against Andrade.

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About Golden Boy Promotions:
Los Angeles-based Golden Boy Promotions was established in 2001 by Oscar de la Hoya, the first Hispanic to own a national boxing promotional company. In 2007, in its sixth year of promoting, Golden Boy Promotions set a record by selling over 2.5 million in pay-per-view homes in a single night. Also in 2007, Golden Boy Promotions established the record for pay-per-view sales by one promotional company in a single year selling events to more than 4 million homes total. Golden Boy Promotions is one of boxing’s most active and respected promoters, presenting shows in packed venues around the United States on networks such as HBO, HBO Latino, TeleFutura, SHOWTIME and ESPN.

About Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa:
Morongo is the premier gaming resort in California. Located in Cabazon, California, in the scenic Coachella Valley, Morongo is a prime getaway for residents of Orange County, Ontario, Palm Springs, Palm Desert and Los Angeles. Earning the prestigious AAA Four Diamond Award for three consecutive years, Morongo offers 310 well-appointed rooms and suites, a 150,000 sq. ft. casino floor, nine restaurants and lounges and continuous world-class entertainment offerings. One of the largest tribal gaming facilities in the country, Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa is owned and operated by the Morongo Band of Mission Indians. For more information please visit www.morongocasinoresort.com.

President of Golden Boy Promotions Oscar de la Hoya (center) holds up the arms of The Ring Magazine Lightweight World Champion Joel Casamayor (left) and WBO Interim Lightweight World Champion Michael Katsidis (right) at a news conference held on February 22, 2008 in Cabazon, CA to announce their upcoming world title bout which will be held on March 22, 2008 at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa and televised live on HBO.

The Ring Magazine Lightweight World Champion Joel Casamyaor (left) and WBO Interim Lightweight World Champion Michael Katsidis (right) raise their world title belts during the announcement news conference held on February 22, 2008 in Cabazon, CA at a news conference held on February 22, 2008 in Cabazon, CA to announce their upcoming world title bout which will be held on March 22, 2008 at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa and televised live on HBO..

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