GENNADY GOLOVKIN VS. CURTIS STEVENS PRESS TOUR

TWO CITY COAST-TO-COAST PRESS TOUR FOR

GENNADY GOLOVKIN VS. CURTIS STEVENS

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4/NEW YORK CITY

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5/LOS ANGELES

MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

AT “THE MECCA OF BOXING“

Saturday, November 2

From The Theater at Madison Square Garden

Live on HBO^®

NEW YORK (August 28, 2013) Boxing’s fastest rising superstar, middleweight world champion, Gennady “GGG” Golovkin and top rated contender Curtis Stevens will host Press Conferences on both coasts of the United States to announce their upcoming world title clash, Middleweight Championship At “The Mecca Of Boxing”, set for Saturday, NOVEMBER 2 from The Theater at Madison Square Garden and telecast Live on HBO^®.

WHO:     GENNADY “GGG” GOLOVKIN/WBO and IBO Middleweight World Champion

CURTIS STEVENS/Top Rated Middleweight Contender

TOM LOEFFLER/Managing Director, K2 Promotions

KATHY DUVA/President, Main Events

ABEL SANCHEZ, Trainer of Golovkin

ANDRE ROZIER, Trainer of Stevens

MICHAEL BUFFER, Hall of Fame Ring Announcer (New York only)

WHAT:   Kick-Off Press Conferences

WHEN:   Wednesday, SEPTEMBER 4, New York City

Thursday, SEPTEMBER 5, Los Angeles

WHERE: The Refinery Hotel Rooftop (New York City)

63 W. 38th Street (38th and 6th)

New York, NY 10018

12:00 p.m. ET-Lunch, Media Interviews

1:00 p.m. ET-Press Conference

Radisson Hotel at Los Angeles International Airport (Top of the Radisson)

6225 W. Century Blvd

Los Angeles, CA, 90045

11:30 a.m. PT-Lunch, Media interviews

12:30 p.m. PT—Press Conference

(Complimentary valet parking included)

Presented by K2 Promotions in association with Main Events and Madison Square Garden, tickets for this highly anticipated showdown will go on sale Wednesday, September 4 at the Madison Square Garden Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, Ticketmaster charge by phone (866-858-0008) and online at www.ticketmaster.com and www.thegarden.com

Golovkin has the highest knockout ratio of any active world champion (89%) with a record of 27-0-0 (24KO’s). He has burst on to the international boxing scene with four sensational knockouts over the last twelve months. His bout against Stevens will be the ninth defense of his WBA title.

Fighting out of his native Brooklyn, New York, the 28-year-old Stevens, 25-3-0 (18KO’s), is coming off his most impressive performance of his career with a stunning first round knockout of durable veteran, Saul Roman on AUGUST 3.

Stevens’ clash with Golovkin will also be his fourth start of the year.

A mainstay of New York City boxing, the heavy-hitting Stevens first shined as an amateur, amassing the third most knockouts in New York State history.

For Additional Information (Media)

For K2 Promotions/Golovkin

Bernie Bahrmasel: (773) 592-2986/ [email protected]

For Main Events/Stevens

Ellen Haley: (973) 200-7050/ [email protected]

Bill Caplan Public Relations/Los Angeles Press Conference

Bill Caplan: (818) 831-0046/ [email protected]

For HBO

Kevin Flaherty: (212) 512-5052/ [email protected]

For Madison Square Garden

Larry Torres: (212) 631-5178/ [email protected]

For Media Credentials

Ed Keenan, EMC Events: (609) 339-1330/ [email protected]

http://www.emcevents.com/golovkinstevens