WBC SUPER WELTERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION CANELO ALVAREZ AND BREAKOUT STAR JOSESITO LOPEZ TO HOLD UNIQUE MEXICAN-THEMED PRESS CONFERENCE AT ICONIC
PLACITA OLVERA IN LOS ANGELES TO OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCE SEPTEMBER 15 "KNOCKOUT KINGS" BOXING EXTRAVAGANZA
Canelo And Lopez To Be Joined By
WBC Featherweight World Champion Jhonny Gonzalez And
Former World Champion Daniel Ponce De Leon
TUESDAY, JULY 17 AT NOON PT
PLACITA OLVERA - FATHER SERA PARK
**OPEN TO THE PUBLIC**
WHO: CANELO ALVAREZ, WBC Super Welterweight World Champion
JOSESITO LOPEZ, Breakout Super Welterweight Star
JHONNY GONZALEZ, WBC Featherweight World Champion
DANIEL PONCE DE LEON, Former World Champion
OSCAR DE LA HOYA, President of Golden Boy Promotions
RICHARD SCHAEFER, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions
STEPHEN ESPINOZA, SHOWTIME Sports Executive Vice President and General Manager
RICHARD STURM,President of Entertainment & Sports, MGM Resorts International
WHAT: CANELO ALVAREZ and JOSESITO LOPEZ will host a one-of-a-kind press event festival at the iconic Placita Olvera - Father Sera Park in
Los Angeles to officially announce their WBC Super Welterweight World
Championship fight taking place Saturday, Sept. 15, at MGM Grand in Las
Vegas which will be televised live on SHOWTIME. Canelo and Lopez will
be joined by JHONNY GONZALEZ and DANIEL PONCE DE LEON as they announce their WBC Featherweight World Championship showdown which is part of the Sept. 15 quadruple-header. The third "Knockout Kings" bout will also be announced and the fighters will also be at the press conference.
Please note: This event is open to the PUBLIC.
WHEN: Tuesday, July 17
12:00 p.m. PT - Media & Fan Arrival/Lunch
1:00 p.m. PT - Press Conference Begins
*ACCREDITED MEDIA MEMBERS ONLY; Must Have Valid PRESS ID for admittance into press section.
WHERE: Placita Olvera - Father Sera Park
Located at Alameda St. & Los Angeles St. (across from Union Station)
Los Angeles, CA 90012
FACTS: "Knockout Kings,"
a tremendous evening of pure Mexican pride, is promoted by Golden Boy
Promotions and Canelo Promotions in association with Goossen Tutor
Promotions and Thompson Boxing Promotions and sponsored by Corona,
DeWalt Tools and AT&T. The quadruple-header will take place at the
MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. and will be televised live on
SHOWTIME.
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