FORMER BOXING SUPERSTARS OSCAR DE LA HOYA & JESSE JAMES LEIJA TO HOST SAN ANTONIO PRESS CONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED REMATCH BETWEEN TOP-RATED MIDDLEWEIGHT CONTENDER BRIAN VERA & FORMER WORLD CHAMPION SERGIO MORA FOR THE VACANT NABO MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE

VERA-MORA II SET FOR AUGUST 11 AT THE ILLUSIONS THEATER AT THE ALAMODOME IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS WHICH WILL BE BROADCAST LIVE ON TELEFUTURA'S  

"SÓLO BOXEO TECATE"

FRIDAY, JUNE 15 AT 12:30 P.M. CT

WHO:             BRIAN VERA, Top-Rated Middleweight Contender

SERGIO MORA, Former World Champion

OSCAR DE LA HOYA, President of Golden Boy Promotions

JESSE JAMES LEIJA, President of Leija & Battah Promotions

WHAT:         

President of Golden Boy Promotions Oscar de la Hoya and President of Leija & Battah Promotions Jesse James Leija will host a press conference at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas to announce the highly anticipated rematch between top-rated middleweight contender Brian Vera (20-6, 12 KO's) of Lubbock, Tex. and former World Champion Sergio "The Latin Snake" Mora (23-2-2, 7 KO's) of East Los Angeles, Calif. in a 12-round fight for the vacant NABO Middleweight on Saturday, August 11 at the Illusions Theater at the Alamodome which will be televised live on TeleFutura's "Sólo Boxeo Tecate."

WHERE:        

Alamodome - Field Level

100 Montana St.

San Antonio, TX 78203

PARKING:    

Media parking will be available in Parking Lot A located on the south side of the Alamodome. Media should enter through the loading dock tunnel, also located on the south side of the Alamodome, onto the playing field.

WHEN:          Friday, June 15

12:30 p.m. CT - Media Arrival/Lunch

1:30 p.m. CT - Press Conference Begins

FACTS:          

Vera vs. Mora II, a 12-round fight for the vacant NABO Middleweight title set for Saturday, August 11 at the Illusions Theater at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and Leija & Battah Promotions and sponsored by Cerveza Tecate. TeleFutura will broadcast the fight beginning at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT.

Tickets, priced at $100, $75, $55, $45, $35 and $20, will go on sale this Friday, June 15 at 12:00 p.m. CT and will be available for purchase at the Alamodome box office, all Ticketmaster outlets, online at www.ticketmaster.com and via Ticketmaster charge-by-phone lines at (800) 745-3000.