Rumble at the Ritz - A Canadian Premiere with boxing legends Sugar Ray Leonard, Jake « Raging Bull » LaMotta, Leon Spinks and Joe Cortez

MONTREAL, Feb. 14, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - Canadians are about to live a moment of history! On March 27, in the great presence of Sugar Ray Leonard, Jake "Raging Bull" LaMotta and Leon Spinks, to celebrate The Future of Boxing collector's edition book launch by author Alexandre Choko, in the prestigious Oval Room, 200 VIP's will enjoy an unforgettable evening of entertainment, live fights and exquisite culinary experience with legendary boxing icons & Top Montreal chefs at the Ritz-Carlton Montreal.

Chefs Éric Gonzalez of L'Auberge Saint-Gabriel, Marino Tavares of Ferreira Café, Renato Ferrante of Da Vinci Ristorante and Patrick Bermand of Patrick Bermand Restaurant in Mont-Tremblant, will compete in the kitchen, refereed by International Boxing Hall of Famer Joe "Fair but Firm" Cortez. Once the crowd has elected their best chef, the oven gloves will come off and the chefs will actually fight in the ring. Iconic boxing items worn by Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Leonard from the estate of their famous trainer Angelo Dundee will be auctioned live. Profits from the auction will be donated to the Starlight Children's Foundation.

Each VIP guest who will purchase a table, will also get two additional passes to an exclusive pre-event cocktail hosted by Sotheby's partner Liza Kaufman in collaboration with author Alexandre Choko and Andrew Torriani of the Residences at the Ritz-Carlton Montreal. The cocktail will be held in the newly completed residence suite where guests who purchased a table will have a chance to mingle with boxing legends of the evening!

The Future of Boxing is an amazing book filled with memorable pictures and exclusive one-on-one interviews with famous, influential, and controversial figures. Together for the first time in one book, boxing legends such as Julio Cesar Chavez, Oscar De La Hoya, George Foreman, Evander Holyfield, Vitali Klitschko, Jake LaMotta, Leon Spinks, Lennox Lewis, Sugar Ray Leonard and Mike Tyson discuss the sport they love, its past, present and future with more than 55 exclusive interviews. The book features more than 600 photos of boxing greats, iconic moments and dramatic triumphs. It also includes brief biographies of each interviewee and first-hand accounts from the greats themselves on the competitive world of professional boxing. Readers will meet them as they are today and discover what they have to say about the future of boxing. Choko's intimate knowledge of life in the ring helped create an authentic bond between subject and interviewer that led to dozens of revealing moments.

Reserve your seat for this sweet science starry night… it will be an unbeatable evening!

Tickets available as of today!

Event is on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 | Red Carpet Cocktail at 6pm followed by dinner at 7pm

Table of 10 guests $12,500 + taxes (includes premium cocktail, champagne, five course culinary experience,

10 The Future of Boxing autographed collector's edition box-set books and photos with boxing legends in attendance).

Individual tickets are also available: $1,500 taxes included.

To purchase tickets, please contact Laura Mora at Conservus [email protected] or 514 284-2246 # 328

 

SOURCE: Future of Boxing Publishing Inc.

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Source:
www.futureofboxing.com

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