A new Madison Square Garden box office record has been set by the highly anticipated world middleweight championship title unification between WBA/IBO and “Interim” WBC champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin, (33-0, 30 KOs), and IBF Champion David Lemieux (34-2, 31 KOs) headlining the historic venue on October 17. A pre-sale of over 6,000 tickets established a new record at the “Mecca of Boxing”, shattering all previous marks for boxing events. Just announced, Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez (43-0, 37 KOs) will defend his WBC flyweight world championship against former two-division world champion Brian “The Hawaiian Punch” Viloria (36-4, 22 KOs) in the co-feature.
“The interest from fans in this middleweight title unification has been overwhelming,” said Tom Loeffler, Managing Director of K2 Promotions. “Madison Square Garden has never had a faster pre-sale for a boxing event. We’re ecstatic at the response from the pre-sale and look forward to very strong ticket sales continuing throughout the promotion. With this high level of interest, we strongly encourage boxing fans to purchase their tickets well in advance.”
“This record-breaking pre-sale only confirms that this fight will be one of the most exciting of the year as the best meets the best for middleweight supremacy,” said Oscar De La Hoya, Chairman and CEO of Golden Boy Promotions. “Fans are thirsty for action and they know that is what David Lemieux and Gennady Golovkin will deliver on October 17 at Madison Square Garden.”
