MARQUEZ VS. DIAZ IS VOTED 2009′S FIGHT OF THE YEAR BWAA AWARD TO BE PRESENTED IN NEW YORK ON JUNE 11
LOS ANGELES, February 1 – The Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) has spoken, and the verdict is that the February 28, 2009 battle between Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez and Juan “Baby Bull” Diaz is the winner of the 2009 Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier award for Fight of The Year.
“This is a great honor and receiving this award is one of the highlights of my career,” said Marquez, who stopped Diaz in the ninth round of their unforgettable war at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. “I thank Juan Diaz for being a great warrior, because it takes two to make a fight like this. Since my brother Rafael won the award last year, I’m also proud to be keeping it in the family.”
“My fight with Juan Manuel Marquez was definitely my toughest fight and I’m proud that the members of the BWAA honored Juan Manuel and I with this award,” said Diaz, a former Three-Time Lightweight World Champion. “We both left it all in the ring that night and it’s always special when people appreciate your hard work. Congratulations to Juan Manuel on a great fight and on winning this award.”
On February 28, 2009, the WBA and WBO Lightweight World Titles were on the line at Houston’s Toyota Center when hometown hero Juan Diaz took on future Hall of Famer Juan Manuel Marquez. Early on, Diaz controlled the action, seeming to be too young, fast and aggressive for the veteran from Mexico City, but as the all-action fight went on, Marquez began to settle in and as he found his range, he started to make his charge back. Finally, in the ninth round, Marquez halted the courageous “Baby Bull”, completing his amazing comeback win.
“I congratulate both Juan Manuel Marquez and Juan Diaz on winning the BWAA’s Fight of The Year award,” said Oscar de la Hoya, President of Golden Boy Promotions, which promoted the bout and promotes both fighters. “This was a fight that promised to be great on paper and it not only lived up to all the expectations, but surpassed them. When you want to see what boxing at the elite level is all about, with skill, power, heart and determination, you look at a fight like Marquez vs. Diaz.”
The award will be presented at the BWAA’s 85th annual banquet in New York City on June 11.
MAYWEATHER-MARQUEZ CARD FULL PUNCH STATS
Mayweather vs. Marquez
September 19, 2009
MGM Grand Las Vegas, Nevada
By: George M. Phillips
HE IS BACK!! A twenty one month lay off had no effect on Floyd Mayweather. Mayweather dominated Mexican folk hero Juan Manuel Marquez over 12 rounds and won an easy UD. Mayweather punched and counter punched his noticeably slower opponent at will. It appeared that the fight was going to be dominated by Mayweather as he dropped Marquez with a left hook with 1:36 left in the second round.. The remainder of the fight was simply target practice for Mayweather as Marquez stood no chance of doing any damage to the visibly faster and stronger Mayweather. WHO IS THE POUND FOR POND KING?
Judges Scorecards:
Burt Clements: 120-107
Bill Lerch: 118-109
Dave Moretti: 119-108
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Punches |
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Mayweather |
Marquez |
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Landed |
290 |
69 |
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Thrown |
493 |
583 |
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% |
59 |
12 |
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Power Punches |
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Maywaether |
Marquez |
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Landed |
185 |
21 |
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Thrown |
316 |
288 |
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% |
59 |
7 |
On the undercard
Cornelius Lock captured the NABO title with a fifth round TKO over previously unbeaten Orlando Cruz. Lock began his dominance of the fight by dropping Cruz with 36 seconds left in the first round. Lock avoided a wild upper cut by Cruz and countered with a right hook and follow up left that sent Cruz crashing to the canvas. In the fifth round Lock, once again, floored Cruz with an inside right hook. Referee Robert Byrd stopped the contest at 2:08 of the fifth round. Lock improves to 19-4-1 (11) while Cruz drops to 16-1-1 (7).
| Punches | ||
| Lock | Cruz | |
| Landed | 53 | 72 |
| Thrown | 239 | 171 |
| % | 22 | 42 |
| Power Punches | ||
| Lock | Cruz | |
| Landed | 44 | 62 |
| Thrown | 141 | 112 |
| % | 31 | 55 |
Michael Katsidis won the vacant WBO Interim World Lightweight Title with a 12 round split decision over Vincent Escobedo. Katsidis dominated the fight. Escobedo gave a gutsy performance in which he ran out of real estate due to the constant pressure of Katsidis. Katsidis improves to 26-2-0 (21) while Escobedo drops to 21-2-0 (13).
Judge’s Scorecards:
Mike Fitzgerald: 116-112 Escobedo
Duane Ford: 115-113 Katsidis
Robert Hoyle: 118-110
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Punches |
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Katsidis |
Escobedo |
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Landed |
335 |
295 |
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Thrown |
889 |
900 |
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% |
38 |
33 |
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Power Punches |
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Katsidis |
Escobedo |
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Landed |
278 |
193 |
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Thrown |
644 |
472 |
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% |
43 |
41 |
There was no draw in the rematch between Chris John and Rocky Juarez as John retained his WBA Featherweight Title with a 12 round UD over Rocky Juarez. In the same manner as the past 46 opponents of Chris John, Rocky Juarez failed to remove John from his envelope. John, although not as impressive compared to his fights, clearly out-boxed Juarez. The only sign of life for Juarez was the final 30 seconds of the fight as he rocked John but was unable to place John on the canvas.
Judges Scorecards:
Adaele Byrd: 119-109
Gleen Ramade: 114-113
Herb Santos: 117-111
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Punches |
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John |
Juarez |
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Landed |
274 |
119 |
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Thrown |
953 |
598 |
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% |
29 |
20 |
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Power Punches |
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John |
Juarez |
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Landed |
189 |
74 |
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Thrown |
549 |
328 |
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% |
34 |
23 |
FOLLOW MAYWEATHER-MARQUEZ!!!!
Follow all the action from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas as Floyd Mayweather makes his return to the squared cirlce against Juan Manuel Marquez. The action begins at 9pm eastern/6pm pacific with a three fight undercard that includes two title bouts. The WBA Featherweight crown will be contested between champion Chris John and Rocky Juarez in a rematch plus the WBO Interim Lightweight title between Michael Katsidis and Vicente Escobedo
12 ROUNDS-WELTERWEIGHTS–FLOYD MAYWEATHER (39-0-1, 25 KO’S) VS JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ (50-4-1, 37 KO’S)
Round 1: Mayweather lands a jab…Quick left hook…Good left hook from Marquez…Left hook from Mayweather…10-9 Mayweather
Round 2: Marquez lands a right…HARD LEFT DOWN GOES MARQUEZ…Hard right over the top…Big counter right…20-17 Mayweather
Round 3: Marquez gets in a right..Quick left from Mayweather..Left..Marquez lands a right over the top…30-26 Mayweather
Round 4: Mayweather lands a jab… Straight right from Marquez..Blood from the right eye of Marquez..Mayweather landing jabs…40-35 Mayweather
Round 5: Quick left hook inside…50-44 Mayweather
Round 6: Marquez lands a left hook…Mayweather lands a left hook..Lefty hook wobbles Marquez..2 hard rights and a left…60-53..Mayweather
Round 7: Mayweather landing a jab..Marquez lands a left..Mayweather lands a right..70-62 Mayweather
Round 8: Marquez lands a bodt assault and a right…79-72 Mayweather
Round 9: Mayweather lands a left hook…Hard combination…Marquez lands a right…89-81 Mayweather
Round 10: Hard right from Mayweather…Hard right over the top after Marquez landed a nice lft….99-90 Mayweather
Round 11: Hard right from Mayweather…Big right…109-99 Mayweather
Round 12: Left hook from Mayweather…Just a dominating performance from Mayweather…119-108 Mayweather
120-107; 119-108, 118-109 for FLOYD MAYWEATHER
12 ROUNDS REMATCH WBA FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE–CHRIS JOHN (42-0-2, 22 KO’S) VS ROCKY JUAREZ (26-4-1, 20 KO’S)
Round 1: John throws 3 punch combinsation…good uppercut at distance…10-9 John
Round 2: Juarez lands a hard right over the top..working the right inside…John working the jab..Good right..20-19 John
Round 3: Juarez landing some nice left hooks…29-29
Round 4: Juarez good left hook to the body..John jabbing…Good right..39-38 John
Round 5: Juarez lands 2 body shots..John Mixing up his right hand..49-47 John
Round 6: Good infighting with neither guy getting much of an advantage..59-57 John
Round 7: John lands a body shot…69-66 John
Roun 8 : Juarez lands an uppercut..78-76 John
Round 9: Juarez eating quick combinations…88-85 John
Round 10: Hard jabbs and moving from John…98-94 John
Round 11: Juarez lands a good left hook…107-104 John
Round 12: Good left from Juarez… Hard left rocks John..big right…John…barely holds on to make the bell…116-114
114-113; 119-109; 117-111 for John FOR JOHN
12 ROUNDS-WBO INTERIM LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE-MICHAEL KATSIDIS (25-2, 21 KO’S) VS VICENTE ESCOBEDO (21-1, 13 KO’S)
Round 1: Katsidis lands a hard left …Katsidis cut over left eye..10-9 Katsidis
Round 2: Hard right from Katsidis..20-18 Katsidis
Round 3: Escobedo starting to land…Katsidis lands 2 uppercuts..30-27 Katsidis
Round 4: Katsidis lands a straight left hand..Katsidis still belleding around the left eye..Escobedo lands 2 rights and a left…39-37 Katsidis
Round 5: Katsidis lands 5 body shots…49-46 Katsidis
Round 6: Katsidis lands a hard right…59-55 Katsidis
Round 7: Good action both ways as Katsidis is pressuring and Escobedo is countering backing up..69-65 Katsidis
Round 8: Good right from Katsidis..79-74 Katsidis–Nacho asks Escobedo if he wants the fight stopped in between rounds
Round 9: Katsidis lands a good combination to the body…89-83 Katsidis
Round 10: More of the same of Katsidis pressuring…99-92 Katsidis
Round 11: Escobedo lands an uppercut..108-102 Katsidis
Round 12: Escobedo now cut around the right eye.. Esobedo lands a right at the bell 117-112–Katsidis
116-112 Escobedo; 115-113 Katsidis; 118-110 Katsidis
10 ROUNDS FEATHERWEIGHTS-ORLANDO CRUZ (16-0-1, 7 KO’s) vs CORNELIUS LOCK(18-4-1, 11 KO’s)
Round 1: Good right hook from Cruz…Jabbing to the body..left to the body…BIG LEFT AND DOWN GOES CRUZ…10-8 Lock
Round 2: Good body shot from Lock..Hard right to the body…Cruz lands a counter right…20-17 Lock
Round 3: Hard right from Cruz..nice left..Lock lands a counter leftHard left..Cruz lands a hard right ab the end of a spirited round with both guys landing hard shots…29-27 Lock
Round 4: Cruz lands 2 lefts..38-37 Lock
Round 5: HARD RIGHT HOOK AND DOWN GOES CRUZ…REFEREE ROBERT BYRD STOPS THE FIGHT at 2:08
15rounds.com staff picks for Mayweather-Marquez
Marc Abrams
I think this will be a tougher then expected fight for Mayweather as this is the best purer boxer/fighter that Floyd would have fought but I see Mayweather stopping Marquez in round 11
Norm Frauenheim
Floyd Mayweather, Jr, unanimous decision. The temptation is to pick Juan Manuel Marquez, a smart fighter who is as qiuick to capitlize on a single mistake as anybody. But he is too small and Mayweather is too quick, which are two reasons too many to predict an upset.
Bart Barry
Is it too late to change my pick from Monday? No? OK, then, I’m going to .
. . leave it alone. Still taking Marquez by KO-12. Marquez can win a good
fight. Mayweather can have a dull one.
Matt Yanofsky
Mayweather by mid round TKO: Mayweather is bigger, stronger and faster than Marquez, who is only moving up in weight for the opportunity. I have a difficult time seeing the same fighter that fought life and death before scoring an impressive stoppage over Juan Diaz (at 135 lbs) pulling off a victory. Expect Mayweather to score multiple knockdowns and the referee to intervene, saving the game Marquez.
Anson Wainwright
Mayeather does everything Marquez does but better. The old adage a good big man beats a good small man will prove correct once again. Mayweather to out point Marquez something like 118/110.
George Phillips
TMayweather will win a `12 round UD. The fight could be exciting, yet do not be suprised if we see a fight that only the purest of boxing fans will appreciate. You have two very defensive fighters. Mayweather will have the edge on speed and counter punching.
John Gleeson
Mayweather by UD
I can’t get past the old axiom that the good big man beats the good little man. Marquez will make it a rough night’s work for Mayweather but in the end Floyd’s physical advantages will be too much for him to overcome.
David Winston
Mayweather by unanimous decision. Floyd is younger, bigger, rested and almost impossible to hit. Juan is at the wrong weight and gets hit too much lately.
Johnny Schulz
Mayweather stops Marquez in the late rounds after putting on a boxing clinic in a thriller. Pretty boys size advantage, five inch reach advantage, incredible defensive skills and fast hands are to much for one dimensional tough guy Marquez who fights like a champ. Rather than a knock out, I see the fight being stopped by the ref or corner as Marquez is a never-say-die warrior.
Gary Herman
I can’t see this match-up coming anywhere near the hype. Have people seen Mayweather fight before? He’s technically superior to ever fighter in the sport, and he’s not afraid to demonstrate that. Marquez may be wildly entertaining, but he needs an opponent to play his game. Mayweather is too smart to do that. Once again, Mayweather grinds out a decision victory.
Joseph Davey
Try as I might, I can’t come up with a good reason to go with Marquez in this fight. Mayweather is faster, a better counterpuncher and possesses the best boxing IQ in the sport. Marquez might be marginally more powerful but Mayweather has a tight defense and a solid chin so I don’t see it being a factor. I expect Mayweather by UD with scores somewhere around 117-111.
Natasha Aiello
I predict Marquez will pull the upset. Mayweather has been inactive for too long and he might be looking past a very tough and game Marquez.
Rick McKenzie
I’m going to go with Money May by late round (10) KO. Marquez gets hit way too much and Mayweather’s defense, assuming he hasn’t lost a step, is immaculate. My next question is, if Mayweather does KO Marquez, will he then become P4P number 1 given the fact that PacMan could not KO JMM….very interesting!
SPECIAL PICK–FORMER IBF CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPION, STEVE “USS” CUNNINGHAM
I think Mayweather will win TKO 10 BUT if Marquez wins, I will start drinking my own urine on Monday
Two more pounds make Mayweather an even heavier favorite
By Norm Frauenheim LAS VEGAS — The scales tipped in Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s favor even more for his comeback Saturday night against Juan Manuel Marquez because of a controversial and costly agreement that allowed him to be two pounds heavier Friday than the reported catch-weight, 144.
The weigh-in turned into weight-gate with Mayweather at 146 and probably six-to- seven pounds heavier at opening bell at the MGM Grand. Marquez was officially at 142 and the former featherweight doesn’t figure to get any heavier for a bout that Mayweather always said was a welterweight fight.
Mayweather, who reportedly weighed 152 pounds a week ago, was right. But here are questions about whether he ever intended to honor an agreement that called for the catch-weight. And he had to throw around some more of his money to get his way in negotiations for a deal that didn’t reach the Nevada State Athletic Commission until a couple of hours before the weigh-in.
“When I got here to the arena, I was told both fighters had agreed it 147-pound fight,’’ said Keith Kizer, the regulatory agency’s chief executive officer. But the agreement came at a price. Mayweather (39-0, 25 KOS) will pay between $500,000 and $600,000, or $250,000 to $300,000 per pound, according to various sources close to both camps. According to a contract filed late this week with the Nevada Commission, Mayweather’s purse is $10 million.
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer did not disclose any financial figures in the deal that eliminated the catch-weight. He only called them “substantial.’’ Schaefer also said all of the money will go to Marquez (50-4-1, 37 KOS), whose $2 million contract filed with the Commission is already the biggest in his career.
“Uncle Sam might also benefit,’’ Schaefer said in a joking reference to reports that Mayweather owes the Internal Revenue Service $6.17 million. But the boxing business? Pay-per-pound might have further improved Mayweather’s chances at a victory in his first bout after a 21-month hiatus. But it might not do much for the pay-per-view, which will be the number that has the final say in whether Mayweather is as big a star as he claims to be.
Marquez’s chances were considered limited even before he agreed to fatten his wallet for a couple pounds of Mayweather’s flesh. The Mexican, who has never been heavier than a lightweight, was about a 4-1 underdog before the weight controversy. Yet, he was fan favorite at the weigh-in. In a crowd of about 3,000, Marquez fans outnumbered fans for Mayweather, a Las Vegas resident, by a ratio that mirrored20the betting odds. There were at least four Marquez fans for every Mayweather fan.
With the pay-per-pound deal, an upset even becomes more unlikely. Marquez could win only by an upset anyway, regardless of Mayweather’s weight. The disparity in weight – a potential 10 pounds and maybe more – only makes Marquez a bigger underdog and a bigger hero — the biggest in Mexico since Julio Cesar Chavez — if he wins.
For Marquez, the bout isn’t about the risk, which increases with Mayweather’s extra pounds in a bout that has some people remembering Feb. 26, 2000 when the late Arturo Gatti was 15-to17 pounds heavier than Joey Gamache, who was brutally knocked out at Madison Square Garden in the second round. Gamache sued the New York State Athletic Commission.
For Marquez, it’s only about the opportunity and there may be a few. Circumstances surrounding Mayweather’s rib injury in June and subsequent postponement of the fight are still a mystery. Suspicions linger that there really wasn’t an injury at all, but only a ploy in the face of slow ticket sales. The fight was still not a sellout late Friday. An undisclosed number of tickets remained.
Mayweather has not said how he was injured or exactly where he was injured. It is safe to assume that Marquez will try to find out, early and often. Marquez, an effective body puncher in the Mexican tradition, has talked about putting pressure on the elusive Mayweather. That would be a tactical departure for the Mexican, a counter-puncher by instinct. That has led to some predictions of a deadly-dull fight. Mayweather also is a counter-puncher. Nobody wants to watch two fighters wait, wait and wait on the other to initiate.
Other elements include potential distractions in the Mayweather camp. Deepening debt and lawsuits are dogging Mayweather, although he has re peatedly denied he has to fight his way out of a financial hole. Las Vegas police investigated a shooting outside a skating rink. Handguns, ammunition and bulletproof vests were seized from his home and cars. He was not named as a suspect in the investigation and was never charged. Then, his trainer and uncle, Roger Mayweather, was arrested for allegedly choking a woman he trains.
But it just wouldn’t be Mayweather without a distraction or several. He generates them almost as if he needs them and maybe a couple of pounds too.
WEIGHTS FROM LAS VEGAS
Floyd Mayweather 146 - Juan Manuel Marquez 142
Chris John 126 - Rocky Juarez 126
Michael Katsidis 135 – Vicente Escobedo 134
Cornelius Lock 125- Orlando Cruz 126
WELTERWEIGHTS – 8 ROUNDS
Said OUALI vs. Francisco RIOS
Las Vegas, NV Phoenix, AZ
25-3 (17 KO’s) 17-10 (12 KO’s)
Weight: 146.5 lbs. Weight: 148 lbs.
MIDDLEWEIGHTS – 8 ROUNDS
Erislandy LARA vs. Jose VARELA
Miami, FL Los Angeles, CA
7-0 (4 KO’s) 23-6 (16 KO’s)
Weight: 155 lbs. Weight: 156 lbs.
JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHTS – 6 ROUNDS
Jessie VARGAS vs. Raul TOVAR
Las Vegas, NV Mission, TX
5-0 (2 KO’s) 6-1 (2 KO’s)
Weight: 140 lbs. Weight: 141 lbs.
MIDDLEWEIGHTS – 6 ROUNDS
Dion SAVAGE vs. Loren MYERS
Flint, MI Fresno, CA
5-0 (3 KO’s) 7-6 (2 KO’s)
Weight: 167.5 lbs. Weight: 167.5 lbs.
LIGHTWEIGHTS – 4 ROUNDS
Mike PEREZ vs. Richard ELLIS
Newark, NJ Los Angeles, CA
4-0-1 (2 KO’s) 4-2 (2 KO’s)
Weight: 133 lbs. Weight: 133 lbs.
JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ PULLS AHEAD IN LOS ANGELES TIMES POLL “WHO WILL WIN MAYWEATHER VS. MARQUEZ?”
LOS ANGELES (September 18)-The people have spoken. In a poll asking “Who Will Win Mayweather vs. Marquez?” posted yesterday on Latimes.com, Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez is ahead of Floyd “Money” Mayweather,who isreturning to the ring after a 21-month layoff. The mega-fight, which is taking place tomorrow, Saturday, Sept. 19 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nev. and will be broadcast live on HBO Pay-Per-View®, falls on the famed Mexican Independence Day weekend which gives Marquez the extra push to pull through for the Mexican people when he steps into the ring.
“I want to dedicate this fight to the Mexican people who are going to be here and all of the Mexican people around the world,” said Marquez. ”This fight is the most important fight of my career, and I am going to put everything in the ring.”
Fifty-percent of those who voted have chosen Marquez, 48% chose Mayweather and 2% of people think the fight will be a draw.
“I am glad people think that Marquez is going to beat me,” said Mayweather. ”It just gives me more motivation to prove them wrong tomorrow night.”
To view the Latimes.com poll please click HERE.
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Mayweather vs. Marquez: “Number One/Numero Uno,” is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions in association with Marquez Boxing Promotions and is sponsored by Cerveza Tecate, AT&T, Quaker State, Dewalt Tools, Affliction Clothing and Southwest Airlines. The 12-round bout will take place Saturday, September19 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV and will be produced and distributed live on HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9 pm ET/6 pm PT.
Tickets priced at $1,000, $750, $600, $300 and $150, not including applicable service charges, are on sale now. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also are available for purchase at www.mgmgrand.com or www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets previously purchased for the July 18 date will be honored.
Mayweather vs. Marquez closed circuit viewing is now available in MGM Grand Premier Ballroom in Las Vegas. Tickets for the closed circuit telecast are priced at $50, not including handling fees. All seats are general admission and are on sale now at MGM Grand box office, by phone with a major credit card at (800) 929-1111 or by calling Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000.
OSCAR DE LA HOYA NOW “TWEETING” THROUGH MAYWEATHER VS. MARQUEZ
Las Vegas, NV (September 18) – The “Golden Boy” Oscar de la Hoya has officially joined the millions of Twitter users and is using the Mayweather vs Marquez super-fight Saturday night at MGM Grand in Las Vegas and live on HBO Pay-Per-View® to start “tweeting.” The 10-time world champion is making regular “fight activity” updates and will “tweet” live from the official weigh-in today and then from ringside Saturday night.
De la Hoya’s official Twitter page is http://twitter.com/oscardelahoya. Clickhere to follow Oscar de la Hoya on Twitter as he “tweets” throughout Mayweather vs. Marquez and many other Golden Boy Promotions’ events in the future.
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Mayweather vs. Marquez: “Number One/Numero Uno,” is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions in association with Marquez Boxing Promotions and is sponsored by Cerveza Tecate, AT&T, Quaker State, Dewalt Tools, Affliction Clothing and Southwest Airlines. The 12-round bout will take place Saturday, September19 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV and will be produced and distributed live on HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
Tickets priced at $1,000, $750, $600, $300 and $150, not including applicable service charges, are on sale now. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also are available for purchase at www.mgmgrand.com or www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets previously purchased for the July 18 date will be honored.
The Mayweather vs. Marquez pay-per-view telecast, beginning at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT, has a suggested retail price of $49.95, will be produced and distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View® and will be available to more than 71 million pay-per-view homes. The telecast will be available in HD-TV for those viewers who can receive HD. HBO Pay-Per-View®, a division of Home Box Office, Inc., is the leading supplier of event programming to the pay-per-view industry. For Mayweather vs. Marquez fight week updates, log on to www.hbo.com.
MAYWEATHER VS. MARQUEZ CLOSED CIRCUIT SEATS NOW AVAILABLE
MGM Grand To Host Limited Closed Circuit Seating
For Saturday’s Mega-Fight
LAS VEGAS (September 17) – Due to the high demand for tickets to the Floyd Mayweather vs. Juan Manuel Marquez mega-fight this Saturday, closed circuit viewing will now be available in MGM Grand Premier Ballroom in Las Vegas.
Tickets for the closed circuit telecast are priced at $50, not including handling fees. All seats are general admission and are on sale now at MGM Grand box office, by phone with a major credit card at (800) 929-1111 or by calling Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000.
Six-time world champion in five weight divisions FLOYD “Money” MAYWEATHER and five-time world champion in three weight divisions JUAN MANUEL “Dinamita” MARQUEZ will fight to find out who is “Number One/Numero Uno.”
Mayweather vs. Marquez: “Number One/Numero Uno,” is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions in association with Marquez Promotions and is sponsored by Cerveza Tecate, AT&T, Quaker State, Dewalt Tools, Affliction Clothing and Southwest Airlines. The 12-round bout will take place Saturday, Sept. 19 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nev. and will be produced and distributed live on HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
HBO Sports® all-access reality series “Mayweather/Marquez 24/7″ returns with the premiere of the finale on Friday, Sept. 18 at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT. HBO® will replay episodes #1, #2 and #3 consecutively prior to the premiere of episode #4. The replays begin at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on Sept. 18. Episodes #1-3 are also available on HBO ON DEMAND®.
D.L. HUGHLEY AND PIOLIN TO CO-HOST MAYWEATHER VS. MARQUEZ OFFICIAL WEIGH-IN
ENTERTAINMENT SUPERSTARS JOIN CELEBRATED RING ANNOUNCER MICHAEL BUFFER FOR LIVE BROADCAST OF MAIN EVENT AND PAY-PER-VIEW UNDERCARD WEIGH-IN FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 AT THE MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA IN LAS VEGAS
| LAS VEGAS, September 16 – The official weigh-in for the Floyd “Money” Mayweather and Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez fight will be more entertaining than anticipated with addition of the undisputed original king of comedy D.L. Hughley and the undisputed Latino king of the airwaves Eddie “Piolin” Sotelo as co-hosts the grand event on Friday, September 18 at 2:30pm PT.
The six-time world champion in five weight divisions Mayweather and five-time world champion in three weight divisions Marquez will meet in the ring Saturday, September 19 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas live on HBO Pay-Per-View®. Hughley and Piolin will join legendary ring announcer Michael Buffer for the official main event weight call, setting the stage for what will be the biggest collision of comedy and entertainment in boxing weigh-in history just a day before one of the most highly-anticipated boxing events of 2009 takes center stage in the sports world. ”I am looking forward to being a part of this mega-event and watching my main man ‘Money’ Mayweather weigh in and get ready to kick some butt Saturday night,” said Hughley. “He’s the man in the streets and I am glad I can be there for him too.” ”It’s going to be an incredible event and we’re going to give fans a show to remember on Friday,” said Piolin. ”This event has special meaning, with Mexican Independence Day weekend featuring Mexico’s number one fighter Juan Manuel Marquez, and I am going to let everyone know that he is going to take care of business Saturday night.” The MGM Grand Garden Arena will open doors to the public at 1:00 p.m. PT. The pay-per-view undercard bouts will step on the scale beginning at 2:30 p.m. PT with Mayweather and Marquez taking to the stage at approximately 3:10 p.m. PT. Mayweather vs. Marquez: “Number One/Numero Uno,” is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions in association with Marquez Boxing Promotions and is sponsored by Cerveza Tecate, AT&T, Quaker State, Dewalt Tools, Affliction Clothing and Southwest Airlines. The 12-round bout will take place Saturday, September19 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV and will be produced and distributed live on HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. ”To have D.L. and Piolin agree to host the weigh-in just reinforces our message that this fight is bigger than boxing,” said Leonard Ellerbe, CEO Mayweather Promotions. “I can’t imagine the fans in the arena or those viewing it live at home not enjoying themselves with these two incredible entertainers mixing it up while we wait for the return to the scales of Floyd Mayweather and his opponent Juan Manuel Marquez. It is going to be a memorable moment in boxing.” ”The fans will have the chance to see an incredible comedian and one of radio’s biggest personalities when D.L. Hughley and Piolin step on stage Friday, just before the biggest names in boxing get on the scales to weigh in,” said Oscar de la Hoya, President of Golden Boy Promotions. “They clearly have their favorites for this bout. We may have to bring another pair of gloves for this one!” A standup comedy legend whose appearance on the “Original Kings of Comedy” launched him to superstardom, D.L. Hughley has since made his mark in television, radio, on CD and in the movies. A native of Los Angeles, Hughley just finished a run on the hit CNN talk show “D.L. Hughley Breaks The News” and he is back on the road and appearing at the Monte Carlo in Las Vegas from September 16 through 19. One of biggest names on the airwaves, Piolin is the host of the “Piolín por La Mañana” morning radio show, the most widely syndicated Spanish-language radio show, broadcast on 49 stations in 23 states from coast-to-coast. The entertainment superstar, who was born in Ocotlán, Jalisco, Mexico, and as a teenager immigrated to the United States, has been ranked among the 100 Most Powerful People in Southern California and People en Español placed him among the world’s 100 Most Influential Hispanics. The list of VIPs he has interviewed includes President Barack Obama, Oscar de la Hoya and actor Will Smith, to name a few. Boxing fans with broadband access can view the Mayweather vs. Marquez official weigh-in live at www.hbo.com and www.numberonenumerouno.com. Tickets priced at $1,000, $750, $600, $300 and $150, not including applicable service charges, are on sale now. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also are available for purchase at www.mgmgrand.com or www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets previously purchased for the July 18 date will be honored. The Mayweather vs. Marquez pay-per-view telecast, beginning at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT, has a suggested retail price of $49.95, will be produced and distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View® and will be available to more than 71 million pay-per-view homes. The telecast will be available in HD-TV for those viewers who can receive HD. HBO Pay-Per-View®, a division of Home Box Office, Inc., is the leading supplier of event programming to the pay-per-view industry. For Mayweather vs. Marquez fight week updates, log on to www.hbo.com.
HBO Sports’ all-access reality series “Mayweather/Marquez 24/7″ returns with the premiere of the finale on Friday, Sept. 18 at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT. HBO will replay episodes #1, #2 and #3 consecutively prior to the premiere of episode #4. The replays begin at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on Sept. 18. Episodes #1-3 are also available on HBO ON DEMAND.
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