Dave Itskowitch: Thank you everyone for joining us today. As I?m sure you all know Casamayor vs. Marquez is a 12 round light weight championship fight for Casamayor?s Ring Magazine title. It?s taking place September 13 at the MGM Grand Garden Area in Las Vegas. It will be distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View, beginning at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time, 6:00 p.m. Pacific, and at a suggested retail price of $44.95..
Tickets for the event are still available and very reasonably priced at $300, $200, $125, and $75. This fight is happening on a very important weekend, which is Mexican Independence Day weekend. It?s a big fight on a big weekend for Mexican fight fans and they?ll get to see one of their own Juan Manuel Marquez challenge for another world title, moving up in weight, challenging Joel Casamayor for his Ring Magazine and universally recognized world light weight championship.
The fight is called ?The Challenge? and it?s aptly named because it?s a challenge for Marquez to move up in weight and it?s a challenge for Casamayor to take on one of the all time greats in Mexican boxing. The show is presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Romanza Boxing and also sponsored by Cerveza Tecate, Cazadores Tequila and Southwest Airlines.
Immediately prior to this fight, there will be another world championship fight featuring the rematch of Vernon Forrest and Sergio Mora for Mora?s 154 count world championship. Appearing on this telecast, which again begins at 9:00 p.m. Eastern, 6:00 p.m. Pacific, will feature Baby Face Garcia against Yori Boy Campas. And we just recently announced that an exciting young prospect Victor Ortiz will also be fighting on the show.
