Rigondeaux (red) will headline night of boxing on Broadway
B.B. King Blues Club
237 West 42nd St. between Seventh & Eighth Aves.
Wednesday, December 16, $55-$200, 7:00
212-947-2577
www.bbkingblues.com
If holiday shopping and crowds are making you crazy, you can blow off some steam at B.B. King’s Blues Club on West 42nd St., where, sandwiched in between the Darlene Love (December 13) and Ronnie Spector (December 19-20) Christmas shows, promoter Lou DiBella is presenting a night of boxing on Broadway. Instead of performers blasting out classic rock and roll in the club, fourteen fighters will be trying to knock each other’s blocks off. The bill features seven undefeated newbies, from the 1-0 Christian Martinez and 2-0 Joe Smith to the 7-0 Gabriel Bracero, Luis Del Valle, and Tor Hamer to the 10-0-1 Joelo Torres. In the main event, two-time Olympic Gold medalist Guillermo Rigondeaux (3-0) takes on Rafael Tirado (24-7-3) in an eight-round featherweight bout. Rigondeaux, considered one of the greatest amateur fighters ever, defected from Cuba earlier this year and is trying to make a name for himself here in the States.