MGM has May 18 card; De La Hoya fight in Sept.
Monday, April 15, 2002 | 10:11 a.m.
Las Vegas gained a boxing card Sunday and had another rescheduled and confirmed over the weekend.
Just announced is a May 18 card at the MGM Grand Garden that will feature undisputed junior welterweight champion Kostya Tszyu of Australia. Owner of the World Boxing Council, World Boxing Association and International Boxing Federation titles at 140 pounds, Tszyu is 28-1-1 and will defend those belts against Ben Tackie. The latter is 24-2 and is ranked as the No. 4 contender by the IBF and No. 7 by the WBC.
Also announced was the rescheduling of the Oscar De La Hoya vs. Fernando Vargas fight from May 4 to Sept. 14 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center. An injured hand forced De La Hoya to ask for the delay. He's 34-2 and owns the WBC junior middleweight title, while Vargas is 22-1 and is the WBA champion.
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