Let’s Get Ready To RUMBLE
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - Gene Bromberg
Forgive me for not mentioning this earlier but today’s the day–the day of the big bout between UltimateBet’s Liv Boeree and PokerNews’ Melissa Castello. The two will step into the ring at 2pm at Barry’s Boxing Centre at 2664 South Highland Ave and decide once and for all…whatever it is that’s going to be decided. Well, one thing for sure is we’ll know which charity will receive the $1,000 donation–either Liv’s Marie Curie Cancer Trust or Melissa’s Hemophilia Foundation of Southern California (the loser’s charity will still receive a $500 donation).
Here’s the bad news–the bout is NOT open to the public. The good news is that there will be a lot of media covering the fight, including this intrepid reporter. I’ll provide a blow-by-blow recounting of the fight and links to video coverage and whatnot so you can see for yourself what happenened when these titans collided in the ring.
Who’s going to win? Well, who knows. Though I will say that Melissa slapped my arm last night at the party and the bruise is still purpling. I don’t see the fight going in the distance, though in truth I don’t know what the scheduled distance of the contest is. Suffice to say I’ll be a most interested party when the bell rings for Round One and Liv and Melissa advance toward the center of the ring.
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