BOXING’S BIGGEST STAR, EIGHT-TIME AND FIVE DIVISION WORLD CHAMPION FLOYD “MONEY” MAYWEATHER AND SUPER WELTERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION CANELO ALVAREZ TO HOST SAN ANTONIO PRESS CONFERENCE AT THE ALAMO
TO DISCUSS THEIR SEPTEMBER 14 MEGA-FIGHT
MONDAY, JULY 1 AT 6:00 P.M. CT
THE ALAMO
**OPEN TO THE PUBLIC**
WHO: FLOYD MAYWEATHER, Eight-Time and Five-Division World
Champion
CANELO ALVAREZ, Super WelterweightWorld Champion
LEONARD ELLERBE, CEO, Mayweather Promotions
OSCAR DE LA HOYA,President, Golden Boy Promotions
RICHARD SCHAEFER,CEO, Golden Boy Promotions
STEPHEN ESPINOZA, Executive Vice President & General Manager, SHOWTIME Sports®
WHAT: FLOYD “MONEY” MAYWEATHER and CANELO ALVAREZ will
hold a press conference at The Alamo to discuss their Super Welterweight World Championship fight taking place Saturday, Sept. 14 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The fight will be produced and distributed live by SHOWTIME PPV®.
Please note: This event is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Fans are encouraged to arrive early.
WHEN: Monday, July 1
5:00 p.m. CT – Media Arrival/Check-In
6:00 p.m. CT – Press Conference Begins
WHERE: The Alamo
300 Alamo Plaza
San Antonio, TX 78205
FACTS: “THE ONE: MAYWEATHER VS. CANELO”, a 12-round fight for
Canelo’s WBC, WBA and Ring Magazine Super Welterweight World Championships and Mayweather’s WBA Super Welterweight Super World Championship taking place Saturday, Sept. 14 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, is promoted by Mayweather Promotions, Golden Boy Promotions and Canelo Promotions and sponsored by Corona, O’Reilly Auto Parts and Valvoline. The mega-event will be produced and distributed live by SHOWTIME PPV® beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT. The event can be heard in Spanish using secondary audio programming (SAP).
TICKETS: Less than 24 hours after going on sale on Tuesday, June 25, the event was
sold out. Six MGM Resorts properties will host live closed circuit telecasts of “THE ONE.” Properties showcasing the event include ARIA, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, The Mirage, Monte Carlo and New York-New York. General admission tickets for the closed circuit telecasts are priced at $100, not including handling fees, and will be available for purchase at each individual property’s box office outlets and also will be available for purchase by phone with a major credit card at 866-799-7711. Closed circuit ticket sales are limited to eight (8) per person. Tickets also will be available through Ticketmaster by calling (800) 745-3000 or online atwww.ticketmaster.com. Tickets for closed circuit viewing at MGM Grand go on sale Friday, June 28 at 3:00 p.m. ET/Noon PT. Information regarding availability of closed circuit tickets at the five other properties will be announced in the near future.