LOS ANGELES (November 28, 2012)
-- Undefeated former World Featherweight Champion YURIORKIS GAMBOA and his promoter,
music superstar, entertainment impresario and business entrepreneur CURTIS “50 CENT” JACKSON, will host a
Los Angeles Media Workout Tomorrow! Thursday, November 29, beginning at Noon PT, at Fortune Gym (7574B Sunset Blvd., Los
Angeles, Calif. 90046.) Interviews
will be conducted before the
workout.
Gamboa (21-0, 16 KOs), the
former world featherweight champion who won Olympic gold in 2004 for his native
Cuba and now resides in Miami, Fla., has won eight of his previous 11 fights by
stoppage. He
boasts world title victories over Orlando Salido, Jonathan Barros, Jorge Solis
and Rogers Mtagwa. In his first
fight since September 10, 2011, Gamboa will be battling one-time world title
challenger Michael Farenas (33-3-4, 25 KOs), of Paranque City, Philippines, for
the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) interim super featherweight title in
the co-main event to the fourth chapter of boxing’s most compelling rivalry,
Manny Pacquiao vs Juan Manuel Márquez 4.
This will also mark the boxing promotional debut of Jackson and his
company SMS Promotions. Widely
recognized as one of the most talented and prolific music artists of his time,
Jackson has sold over 22 million albums worldwide and launched numerous
businesses across a broad spectrum including music ownership, artist management,
film production, footwear and clothing, fragrance, video games, publishing and
energy drinks.
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All-new
editions of HBO’s all-access reality series 24/7 PACQUIAO/MARQUEZ 4 debut
on Saturday, December 1 (9:30-10:00 p.m. ET/PT) – while the finale
debuts Friday, December 7 (8:00-8:30 p.m. ET/PT), the night before the
high-stakes welterweight showdown. All four episodes will have multiple replay
dates on HBO, and the series will also be available on HBO On Demand and HBO
GO®.
Pacquiao
(54-4-2, 38 KOs), of the Philippines, and Juan Manuel Márquez (54-6-1, 39 KOs),
of México, who have won world titles in 12 weight divisions between them, will
go mano a mano and toe-to-toe, for the fourth time, in a 12-round welterweight
battle, Saturday, December 8, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas,
Nev.
Promoted
by Top Rank®, in association with MP Promotions, Zanfer Promotions, Márquez
Boxing, Tecate, Wonderful Pistachios, Cinemax ‘Banshee,’ Smart Communications,
Universal Pictures ‘Django Unchained’ and MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, remaining tickets to Pacquiao-Márquez 4 are priced at
$1,200, $900, $600, $400, and $200. Ticket sales at $1,200, $900, $600 and $400
are limited to 10 per person and ticket sales at $200 are limited to two (2) per
person. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster (800)
745-3000. Tickets also are available for purchase at www.mgmgrand.com or www.ticketmaster.com.
The
Pacquiao vs. Márquez 4 telecast, which begins at 9:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. PT,
will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View® and will be available
to more than 92 million pay-per-view homes. HBO Pay-Per-View, a division of Home
Box Office, Inc., is the leading supplier of event programming to the
pay-per-view industry. Follow HBO Boxing news at www.hbo.com and at www.facebook.com/hboboxing. Use the hashtag #PacMarquez
to join the conversation on Twitter. For Pacquiao vs. Márquez updates, log on to www.toprank.com or www.hbo.com.
