LAS VEGAS -- the D Las Vegas and Downtown Las Vegas Events Center (DLVEC), along with Neon Star Media and Roy Englebrecht Promotions, hosted a press conference this past Tuesday afternoon to promote its new monthly boxing series, "Knockout Night at the D".
The inaugural event, scheduled for Saturday, March 12, will be held inside the DLVEC's 20,000-square-foot tent.
Guest speakers included Derek Stevens, Owner & CEO, the D Las Vegas; Carolyn G. Goodman, Mayor of Las Vegas; promoter Roy Englebrecht, Mar. 12th main event fighters Zab "Super" Judah (42-9, 29 KOs) and Josh "Pitbull" Torres (15-4-2, 7 KOs), co-feature boxers Chuy "El Huacan" Gutierrez (14-0-1, 4 KOs) andLeon "The Third Generation" Spinks III (11-3-1, 7 KOs).

"We're thrilled that the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center is going to showcase outdoor boxing and play a role in bringing it back to Las Vegas," said Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn G. Goodman. "The series will impact Las Vegas in a new and exciting way by bringing boxing fans from all over the world to the heart of the city in a state-of-the-art venue, presenting a wonderful new way to experience Las Vegas."


Below find quotes from principal fights the press conference and a photo gallery (by Tom Donoghue / the D Las Vegas).
Zab Judah: "It's been a little bit of a long road for me on my comeback. I want to give a shout out to Derek Stevens and the D Las Vegas for putting on this beautiful event March 12th. You won't want to miss this fight! I also want to thank CBS Sports Network, Team Judah and my manager, who is my brother, Bill Halkias. He's got us back to where we should be. And I want to thank the City of Las Vegas."



Doors open at 5:00 p.m. PT with the opening bout scheduled at 6:00 p.m. PT.

The "Knockout at the D" series was developed in partnership with DLVEC and Neon Star Media.
CBS Sports Network is available across the country through local cable, video and telco providers and via satellite on DirecTV Channel 221 and Dish Network Channel 158. For more information, including a full programming schedule and how to get CBS Sports Network, go to www.cbssportsnetwork.com.