By Claudine Ewing
WGRZ
BUFFALO, NY – A big name in the boxing world is planning to come to Buffalo.
Mike Tyson is scheduled to come to Buffalo and Lockport in November as a special guest for a big kickboxing event.
The November 15 event is sponsored by Lace Up Promotions. Tyson will be a special guest at the Legends Rise kickboxing event at the Kenan Arena in Lockport.
Earlier in the day, the Mike Tyson Experience is planned at Statler City in downtown Buffalo. Fans can pay to attend a meet and greet and receive an autographed boxing glove.
Amer Abdallah, a top world kickboxer, met Tyson in Las Vegas while training at the Mayweather boxing club. He says Tyson showed interest in him and he helped arrange the Tyson visit. “It’s going to be a once in a lifetime opportunity to see a boxing legend. He has just as many admirers as he does people that kind of want to see his demise, but either way he is the biggest attraction that is going to be coming here,” said Abdallah.
