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Message was posted: 12:43 Jan 5th, 2007

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Casino news source: Sun Herald - http://www.sunherald.com Live Events at the Beau Rivage Casino If you're looking for a place to show off that new wardrobe you got for Christmas, the Beau Rivage's EIGHT75 nightclub is the place to be. The casino lounge, overlooking the gaming floor, features a full bar, big screen TV, private curtain-drawn booths and plenty of seating to talk the night away with friends. EIGHT75 was also recently named by Nightclub and Bar magazine as one of America's top 100 nightclubs and bars for 2007. This is the second consecutive year the club has been named. Check out Justin Hooks' column next week for an in-depth look at what EIGHT75 has to offer[C2114167] Boxing returns to the Mississippi Gulf Coast tonight as ESPN opens its 2007 season of "Friday Night Fights" live from Beau Rivage Resort & Casino's Beau Rivage's Magnolia Ballroom. On the five-bout card will be the undefeated Peterson brothers who will be making their fourth appearance on ESPN. Anthony Peterson 21-0 (16 KO's) will be putting his NABO Lightweight Title on the line against Juan Humberto Garza 28-2 (23 KO's) in the 12-round main event. In the feature bout of the evening, WBC US Jr. Welterweight Champion Lamont Peterson 19-0 (8 KO's) puts his undefeated record on the line against Juaquin Gallardo 17-5-1 (6 KO's) from San Leandro, Calif. The undercard features some of the best boxers on the Gulf Coast, including a super middleweight match that will pit Slidell's Dupre Strickland 17-1-1 (7 KO's) against "Smiling" Martin Verdin 14-7-1 (9 KO's) from Dulac, La. Strickland. In another bout, Gary Bergeron 3-1 (3 KO's) from nearby Chalmette, La., goes to battle with Omar Ballard 5-9 (2 KO's) of Columbus in a 4-round junior welterweight match. The opening bout of the night will showcase Joseph Smith of Mobile squaring off with Reginald Taylor. Tickets are $14.95 ($9.95 with Beau Rivage Players Club card), $29.95 and $49.95 plus tax and service fee, and can be purchased on-line at www.beaurivage.com, at the Beau Rivage ticket office or by phone at (228) 386-7777 or (888) 566-7469. Doors for the event open at 7 p.m. and ESPN will begin its live telecast at 8 p.m.