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NO DELAYED HBO BROADCAST FOR CASAMAYOR-MARQUEZ
PhilBoxing.com
Sat, 13 Sep 2008
CASAMAYOR VS. MARQUEZ AND MORA VS. FORREST II CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLEHEADER AIRING SATURDAY NIGHT ONLY!
Los Angeles, September 12, 2008 - Fight fans around the country should not miss out on the only chance to see Saturday's exciting world championship bout between Joel Casamayor and Juan Manuel Marquez as well as the world championship rematch between Sergio Mora and Vernon Forrest, as the pay-per-view broadcast will not air on tape-delay next weekend. The pay-per-view broadcast starts at 9:00pm ET/6:00pm PT.
Casamayor vs. Marquez, a 12-round bout for Casamayor's Ring Magazine World Lightweight Championship, will headline a night of world-class professional boxing presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Romanza Boxing and sponsored by Cerveza Tecate, Cazadores Tequila, Affliction Clothing and Southwest Airlines. Mora-Forrest II is presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Tournament of Contenders, Gary Shaw Productions and Fight Knight, LLC.
Tickets priced at $300, $200, $125 and $75 are also still available and may be purchased at any MGM Grand box office outlet and all Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations (select Smith's Food and Drug Centers and Macy's West at the Fashion Show Mall). Ticket sales are limited to eight (8) per person. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (702) 474-4000. Tickets also are available for purchase at www.mgmgrand.com or www.ticketmaster.com.
"The Challenge" pay-per-view telecast, beginning at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT, has a suggested retail price of $44.95, will be distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View and will be available to 71 million pay-per-view homes. HBO Pay-Per-View is the leading supplier of event programming to the pay-per-view industry. For "The Challenge" fight week updates, log on to www.hbo.com.
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