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THIS WEDNESDAY! Martinez/Garcia/Donaire/Darchinyan News Conf in Corpus Christi

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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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