Mayweather vs. Canelo Boxing Event open to Public: Minute Maid Park Union Station

By Special Report on Doghouse Boxing (June 28, 2013)
Follow @DoghouseBoxing

The One

Tweets by @DoghouseBoxing

BOXING'S BIGGEST STAR, EIGHT-TIME AND FIVE DIVISION WORLD CHAMPION

FLOYD "MONEY" MAYWEATHER AND SUPER WELTERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION

CANELO ALVAREZ TO HOST HOUSTON PRESS CONFERENCE

AT MINUTE MAID PARK TO DISCUSS THEIR SEPTEMBER 14 MEGA-FIGHT

MONDAY, JULY 1 AT 1:00 P.M. CT

MINUTE MAID PARK

UNION STATION MAIN ENTRANCE

**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 Minute Maid Park 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
                        11:30 a.m. CT - Media Arrival/Check-In
                        12:00 p.m. CT - One-On-One Interviews
                        1:00 p.m. CT - Press Conference Begins

            WHERE:       Minute Maid Park Union Station Main Entrance

501 Crawford Street

Houston, TX 77002

            SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: ACCREDITED MEDIA MEMBERS ONLY. You must have valid press ID for admittance.

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
at www.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.

More from Watch Dog...

Golovkin Q&A: On Mike Tyson, Matthew Macklin, Peter Quillin

Oscar De La Hoya on what might help Canelo v Mayweather

Canelo Alvarez Q&A: "It's My Time!"

Watch Floyd Mayweather vs. Canelo Alvarez Press Event

Danny Trejo - Mr. Bad Ass, Machete Kills on Floyd vs. Canelo

Mayweather Boxing Club - Aaron Coley vs. Kevin Newman

Jeff Mayweather Q&A: On Broner's victory over Paulie

Guest Spotlight: Ana Julaton - Greatest Boxing Hits

Roger Mayweather Q&A - On why he's not impressed w/ Adrien

Saul Alvarez Q&A - Does Canelo like Floyd s personality?...

Thank you for using the New DoghouseBoxing.com