ROCKY MARTINEZ / MIKEY GARCIA
NONITO DONAIRE / VIC DARCHINYAN
BOB ARUM / GEORGE FOREMAN
NEWS CONFERENCE ANNOUNCING THE
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9 WORLD CLASS BOXING CARD
TELEVISED LIVE ON HBO®
This Wednesday! September 18 at 1:00 P.M. CT
American Bank Center in Corpus Christi
* OPEN TO THE PUBLIC *
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX (September 16, 2013) — The Lone Star State will play host to an exciting tripleheader featuring two world championship fights and a grudge rematch between former world champions that’s been building for over six years. Two-time World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior lightweight champion ROMAN “Rocky” MARTINEZ, undefeated former WBO featherweight champion MIKEY GARCIA, 2012 Fighter of the Year NONITO “Filipino Flash” DONAIRE and former two-division world champion VIC “Raging Bull” DARCHINYAN will host a news conference announcing their world championship extravaganza This Wednesday! September 18, at the American Bank Center (1901 North Shoreline Blvd., Corpus Christi, TX 78401), beginning at 1:00 p.m. CT. Joining them will be Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum and former two-time heavyweight champion George Foreman. Media parking will be available along Resaca at the bottom of the main entrance of the arena. Doors will open at 12:30 p.m. CT.
All the participants will be available for one-on-one interviews.
The news conference will be open to the public.
Promoted by Top Rank®, in association with Foreman Boys Promotions, PR Best Boxing, Arthur Pelullo’s Banner Promotions, Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing and Tecate, this world championship tripleheader will also feature a clash of undefeated former U.S. Olympians — Vanes “The Nightmare” Martirosyan and Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade — world-rated No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, battling for the vacant WBO junior middleweight title. All three fights will be televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark®, beginning at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT, Saturday, November 9, from the American Bank Center.
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