World title fight announced for event aiming to break boxing attendance record of over 135,000

The headline fight and full card have now been confirmed for iVB’s ambitious San Francisco boxing event this summer, where organisers hope to break the world record for the largest crowd ever assembled for a fight.

It was announced earlier this year that Ed Pereira was set to stage an event at San Francisco’s Civic Center Plaza on July 11, attempting to surpass the current attendance record of 135,132 spectators set by Tony Zale vs Billy Pryor at Juneau Park in Milwaukee back in 1941.

With the date fast approaching, the card has now taken shape. Anthony Olascuaga headlines the event, defending his WBO flyweight world title against Andy Dominguez.

Elsewhere on the card, Vito Mielnicki Jr faces Gerardo Luis Vergara at middleweight, super-featherweights Charly Suarez and Manuel Avila meet, and heavyweight prospect Gurgen Hovhannisyan takes on Uila Mauʻu. Oscar Bonifacino vs Gabriel Torres in the featherweight ranks and Blake Binskin vs Dante Paris Ibarra Hernandez at super-featherweight round out the six-fight card.

Well-respected boxing figure Sampson Lewkowicz will act as lead promoter for the event alongside iVB CEO Pereira, while former world champion Christy Martin is also supporting the show. Iconic ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr will front the May 7 press conference. Pereira said:

“This will be a show like the boxing world has never seen before. An event built for this city and its communities. San Francisco has always been a city that stands for something special, and on July 11, it will stand at the centre of the boxing world.”

Lewkowicz added:

“Ed has a vision for this sport that I believe in completely. When he came to me with this event, I saw immediately what it could be – something the boxing world has never seen. Together we are going to give San Francisco and the world a night they will never forget. This is not just a fight card, this is a statement. I have spent my whole career backing things other people walked away from and every time I have been proved right. This will be no different.”

The card will be broadcast live on YouTube, with further announcements expected in the coming weeks as preparations continue for one of the most ambitious boxing events ever staged in the US.