Mayweather vs. Canelo Boxing Event open to Public: Bayfront Park - Miami Press Conf
Mayweather vs. Canelo Boxing Event open to Public: Bayfront Park - Miami Press Conf By Special Report on Doghouse Boxing (June 28, 2013) TweetFollow @DoghouseBoxing
BOXING'S BIGGEST STAR, EIGHT-TIME AND FIVE DIVISION WORLD CHAMPION FLOYD "MONEY" MAYWEATHER AND SUPER WELTERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION CANELO ALVAREZ TO HOST MIAMI PRESS CONFERENCE IN BAYFRONT PARK TO DISCUSS THEIR SEPTEMBER 14 MEGA-FIGHT FRIDAY, JUNE 28 AT 1:00 P.M. ET BAYFRONT PARK TINA HILLS PAVILION
**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 in Bayfront 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. Public access is through the Flager Promenade in the center of the park.
WHEN:Friday, June 28
12:00 p.m. ET - Media Arrival/Check-In
1:00 p.m. ET - Press Conference Begins
WHERE: Bayfront Park - Tina Hills Pavilion
301 North Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL 33132
NOTE: MEDIA CHECK-IN LOCATION
The south end of Bayfront Park. Enter the park at 100 Chopin Avenue.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS:ACCREDITED MEDIA MEMBERS ONLY. You must have valid pressID 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 Championshiptaking 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.
