Light-Heavy Champions Weigh-In at Wheelhouse on January 21

PITTSBURGH—January 19, 2010—Rivers Casino and promoter Roy Jones Jr. will deliver a one-two punch as they present the “Three Rivers Warbash,” a light-heavy boxing match, featuring six consecutive fights in Pittsburgh Friday night.

The marquee matches include the National American Boxing Organization (NABO) Light-Heavy Championship contest featuring Pittsburgh’s own Rayco “War” Saunders vs. Patrick “La Sasa” Perez. Fellow Pittsburgher Jessie “The Future” Lubash defends his 14-0 record, with eight knockouts, against "Magnificent" Martinus Clay.

Event promoter, Roy Jones Jr., is a luminary on the national boxing stage. Jones himself is a World Champion boxer. He will challenge fellow World Champion Bernard Hopkins in March 2010 in a match televised on HBO.

Thursday Weigh-In at Wheelhouse

The gloves come off for the first time this Thursday, January 21 at Wheelhouse, the new high-tech sports bar at Rivers Casino. From 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., all 12 athletes will publicly weigh-in for the Friday evening bout. During the weigh-in, all patrons of Rivers Casino are invited to attend and enjoy the food and drink specials at Wheelhouse.

WDVE will broadcast live from Wheelhouse throughout the weigh-in party. Roy Jones Jr. will be on-site to sign autographs. As always, parking at Rivers Casino is free.

Friday Fight Ticket-Holders Get Free Play

The throw-down begins Friday, January 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the main ballroom on the second floor of the Pittsburgh Hilton. Ticket-holders are again invited to a pre-fight party with complimentary hors d’oeuvres and drink specials at Wheelhouse from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Shuttles will be available from Rivers Casino to and from the Hilton for the fight.

At the Hilton, ticket-holders will be given a voucher for $10 in free slot play from Rivers Casino. After the event, fans are encouraged to celebrate with the champs back at Wheelhouse Bar & Grill. Roy Jones Jr., the boxers and the ring girls will be on-site for photos and autographs.

Tickets Still Available

Tickets for the Three Rivers Warbash are available through Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 1-800-745-3000.

Lineup for Three Rivers Warbash
WBF All Americas Light Heavyweight Championship
Rayco "War" Saunders vs. Patrick "La Sasa" Perez

Welterweights
Jessie "The Future" Lubash vs. "Magnificent" Martinus Clay

Super Lightweights
"Lightning" Rod Salka vs. Mario "Hard Hittin" Hayes

Featherweights
Kieyon Bussey vs. Rasool Shakoor

Middleweights
John Farley vs. Isaac Salter

Super Featherweights
Ronnell Green vs. David Warren Huffman

ABOUT RIVERS CASINO
Rivers Casino, which opened in August 2009, features 3,000 new and exciting slots, eight distinctive restaurants and bars, a riverside amphitheater, live music performances, free parking and multiple promotions and giveaways daily. Rivers Casino is one of nine operating casinos in Pennsylvania and employs approximately 1,000 people. Already, more than $29 million in jackpots have been awarded to slot players there. For more information, visit www.theriverscasino.com.

ABOUT ROY JONES JR.
Roy Jones Jr. is a former eight-time World Champion in four separate weight classes: middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight. Jones was Ring magazine’s “Fighter of the Year” in 1994 and voted “Fighter of the Decade” in 1990 by the Boxing Writers Association of America. For more information, visit www.royjonesjr.com.

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Editors’ note: Ray Jones Jr., all fighters and ring girls are available for photos and interviews at Wheelhouse. Please R.S.V.P. to George Matta.