1989 Mike Tyson v Frank Bruno I On-Site Boxing Program + Ticket + Post Fight Tkt

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(Lot of 3) 2/25/89
Mike Tyson vs Frank Bruno I Official On-Site Boxing Program + On-Site Ticket + Post Fight Ticket
Available is this On-site Program for the
WBA, WBC, IBF and The Ring
Heavyweight Championships between
"Iron"
Mike Tyson
vs
Frank Bruno
on February 25, 1989 at the Las Vegas Hilton, Hilton Center, Las Vegas, Nevada.
This Program is rather SCARCE as it was SOLD OUT at the Fight Venue.
Also on offer is very RARE and Hard to find (0.00) detached Stubless On-Site Ticket for this Championship Fight.
And also the Ticket for the Post Fight Cocktail Reception.
This would be
Tyson
's first fight after firing longtime trainer Kevin Rooney.
Tyson
was coming off a 1st-round knockout over
Michael Spinks
, which gave
Tyson
the lineal heavyweight title.
Next for
Tyson
was a bout against popular British fighter
Frank Bruno
that was originally set for October 8, 1988 at Wembley Stadium in
Bruno'
s native England.
However, on August 23, 1988,
Tyson
was involved in a street fight with former adversary
Mitch Green
and broke his hand.
Due to Tyson's injury, the fight was pushed back to October 22.
Because of
Tyson
's problems, the proposed October 22 fight against
Bruno
at Wembley Stadium was scrapped.
Instead the fight was shifted to the United States and would finally take place on February 25, 1989 at the Las Vegas Hilton.
The fight got off to a fast start, as
Tyson
would knock down
Bruno
with a right hook.
Tyson
and
Bruno
would continue to fight aggressively, and at the end of round 2,
Tyson
hit
Bruno
with a right that sent
Bruno
into the ropes,
but
Bruno
was able to hold on and survive the round.
Tyson
continued to dominate the fight into round 5 and it would finally end
when Referee
Richard Steele
stepped in and stopped the fight, awarding
Tyson
the victory by technical knockout.
Mike Tyson 218 lbs beat Frank Bruno 228 lbs by TKO at 2:55 in round 5 of 12
Program Measures
8.5" x 11"
...Normal handling wear... See scans...
Stubless Ticket is Detached...
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