PUBLIC INVITED! FINAL WEST COAST NEWS CONFERENCE / GREAT PHOTO OP
World Lightweight Championship MANNY PACQUIAO vs. DAVID DIAZ MONDAY, JUNE 23 ? SANTA MONICA PIER ? NOON
WHAT: WBC super featherweight champion MANNY PACQUIAO, boxing’s No. 1 pound for pound fighter, and WBC lightweight champion DAVID DIAZ, the pride of Chicago, will host their final west coast news conference for their world title fight, above the Pacific Ocean at the West End of the historic Santa Monica Pier. Pacquiao is attempting to become the first Asian to win four sanctioned world titles in as many different divisions. Promoted by Top Rank, in association with MP Promotions, Pacquiao vs. Diaz will take place Saturday, June 28, at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada. The 12-round lightweight championship bout will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View, beginning at 9 P.M. ET / 6 P.M. PT.
WHEN: This Monday! June 23 NEW TIME! 1 P.M. Media Luncheon 2 P.M. – News Conference. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
WHO: MANNY PACQUIAO, (46-3-2, 34 KOs), General Santos City, Philippines
DAVID DIAZ, (34-1-1, 17 KOs), Chicago, Illinois
BOB ARUM, CEO, Top Rank
WHERE: Santa Monica Pier ? West End Santa Monica, CA 90401 CONTACT: Bill Caplan, Top Rank: (818) 515-1616 Lee Samuels, Top Rank: (702) 732-2717 Ricardo Jimenez, Top Rank: (909) 615-3436 Fred Sternburg, Sternburg Communications/Pacquiao: (303) 740-7746 Bernie Bahrmasel, Double B. Publicity/Diaz: (773) 592-2986 Ed Keenan, EMC Events: (609) 432-7859 Scott Ghertner, MGM MIRAGE: (702) 650-7565 Patrick Byrne, HBO Pay-Per-View: (212) 512-1361
