FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – November 4, 2003

UFC fighter helps show picture of missing New Jersey boy

A mixed martial arts fighter will assist in the search for a missing New Jersey boy by wearing the child’s picture to his November 21 pay-per-view fight.

Frank Mir will appear on UFC 45: Revolution – an Ultimate Fighting Championship pay-per-view to be broadcast live from the Mohegan Sun Center in Uncasville, Conn. – wearing the picture of Jyrine Harris, a two-year-old boy missing from Irvington, NJ.

Jyrine, who would be three years old now, disappeared from his home June 23, 2002. His family last saw him at 1 a.m. while he was asleep in his bed. Jyrine has a scar above his right eyebrow. At the time of his disappearance, he had a cast on his right leg from knee to toe.

Frank Mir’s advisor, Ted Concepcion, recently contacted Child Protection Education of America, a nonprofit missing children organization based in Tampa, about using Mir’s television appearance to help raise awareness about a particular case and the missing children issue in general. Mir will wear Jyrine’s picture to the Octagon as well as during interviews in the days before the fight.

Mir and his advisor heard about this way of helping the missing children’s cause through professional boxer Derrick Harmon, who has worn pictures during his televised fights on HBO and Fox Sports regional channels.

Child Protection Education of America assists parents and law enforcement officers involved with missing children cases by offering free photograph distribution. CPEA also offers safety programs and information, including fingerprinting events using digital technology.

Heavyweight Mir, who is from Las Vegas, will be facing Wes Sims in a much anticipated rematch from the June 6 pay-per-view, UFC 43: Meltdown.

For more information on the child, see the flyer or call 1-866-USA-CHILD. For more information about CPEA, see their Web site at www.find-missing-children.org. A picture of the child is also available from the Web site.

Contact:
Don Smith
Director of Public Relations
Toll-free: 1-866-USA-CHILD