FLOYD MAYWEATHER
VS.
SAUL “CANELO” ALVAREZ
Golden Boy Promotions Press Release
11-CITY, TWO-COUNTRY PRESS TOUR LOCATIONS AND TIMES ANNOUNCED WITH UNPRECEDENTED KICK-OFF IN TIMES SQUARE, NEW YORK CITY
NEW YORK (June 18, 2013) – News spread like wildfire last week when details of the upcoming 11-city, two-country media tour to officially announce the September 14 mega-fight between Eight-Time, Five-Division World Champion Floyd “Money” Mayweather and Unified Super Welterweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez were made public.
Exact locations in each city as well as press conference start times are set and fans are encouraged to arrive early as entry into each event is available on a first come, first served basis.
Monday, June 24 New York, NY Location: Times Square Pedestrian Walk on Broadway Between 46th & 47th Streets New York, NY 10036 Fan Arrival Time: 2:00 p.m. ET Press Conference Begins: 3:00 p.m. ET
Tuesday, June 25 Washington, DC Location: The Howard Theatre 620 T Street NW Washington, DC 20001 Fan Arrival Time: 12:00 p.m. ET Press Conference Begins: 1:00 p.m. ET
Wednesday, June 26 Grand Rapids, MI Location: Houseman Field 162 Houseman Avenue NE Grand Rapids, MI 49503 Fan Arrival Time: 11:00 a.m. ET Press Conference Begins: 12:00 p.m. ET
Chicago, IL Location: Chicago Theatre 175 North State Street Chicago, IL 60601 Fan Arrival Time: 5:00 p.m. CT Press Conference Begins: 6:00 p.m. CT
Thursday, June 27 Atlanta, GA Location: Centennial Olympic Park – Southern Company Amphitheatre 265 Park Avenue West NW (Marietta Street & Andrew Young International Boulevard) Atlanta, GA 30363 Fan Arrival Time: 12:00 p.m. ET Press Conference Begins: 1:00 p.m. ET
Friday, June 28 Miami, FL Location: Tina Hills Pavilion at Bayfront Park 301 North Biscayne Boulevard Miami, FL 33132 Fan Arrival Time: 12:00 p.m. ET Press Conference Begins: 1:00 p.m. ET
Sunday, June 30 Mexico City, Mexico Location information to be announced separately.
Monday, July 1 Houston, TX Location: Union Station at Minute Maid Park (Main entrance) 501 Crawford Street Houston, TX 77002 Fan Arrival Time: 12:00 p.m. CT Press Conference Begins: 1:00 p.m. CT
San Antonio, TX Location: The Alamo 300 Alamo Plaza San Antonio, TX 78205 Fan Arrival Time: 5:00 p.m. CT Press Conference Begins: 6:00 p.m. CT
Tuesday, July 2 Phoenix, AZ Location: Herberger Theater 222 East Monroe Street Phoenix, AZ 85004 Fan Arrival Time: 11:00 a.m. MT Press Conference Begins: 12:00 p.m. MT
Los Angeles Location: Nokia Plaza L.A. LIVE 777 Chick Hearn Court Los Angeles, CA 90015 Fan Arrival Time: 6:30 p.m. PT Press Conference Begins: 7:30 p.m. PT
Mayweather vs. Canelo, a 12-round fight for Canelo’s WBC, WBA and Ring Magazine Super Welterweight World Championships and Mayweather’s WBA Super Welterweight Super World Championship taking place Saturday, September 14 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, is promoted by Mayweather Promotions, Golden Boy Promotions and Canelo Promotions and sponsored by Corona, O’Reilly Auto Parts and Valvoline. The mega-event will be produced and distributed live by SHOWTIME PPV® beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT. The event can be heard in Spanish using secondary audio programming (SAP).
