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HUNDREDS OF FANS SUPPORT JUAN MANUEL "DINAMITA" MARQUEZ AT LOS ANGELES FAN RALLY

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Mexico's Number One Fighter Is Greeted By Throngs of Fans Before Heading to Las Vegas to Face Juan "Baby Bull" Diaz on July 31 in "Fight of the Year: The Rematch"

Los Angeles, CA (July 25)...Hundreds of fans braved the heat at the famed Placita Olvera in Los Angeles today to welcome and cheer on Juan Manuel "Dinamita" Marquez before he heads to Las Vegas to face Juan "Baby Bull" Diaz in "Fight of the Year: The Rematch" on July 31 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center live on HBO Pay-Per-View?. Over 300 fans showed their support for Mexico's "Numero Uno" and Marquez reciprocated that support by signing autographs for over two hours in the blazing sun.

"I was so happy that all of the fans came out to support me today," said Marquez. "Arriving in the United States really makes me feel like the fight is almost here. I want to make the Mexican people proud and to be victorious on July 31."

Rising junior welterweight prospect Frankie Gomez, who is preparing to fight Ricardo Calzada on the "Fight of the Year: The Rematch" undercard, was also in attendance.


Ring Magazine, WBA and WBO Lightweight World Champion Juan Manuel Marquez greets fans on July 25, 2010 at a fan rally at Placita Olvera in Los Angeles, California in advance of his July 31, 2010 rematch against former Three-Time World Lightweight Champion Juan Diaz at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada which will be televised live on HBO Pay-Per-View.

PHOTO CREDIT: Gene Blevins - Hoganphotos/Golden Boy Promotions. Please note: All photos are for one time editorial use only!

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Marquez vs. Diaz II "Fight of the Year: The Rematch" is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Marquez Boxing Promotions and sponsored by Cerveza Tecate and AT&T. The 12-round rematch of the "2009 Fight of the Year" is scheduled for Saturday, July 31 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nev. and will be for Marquez's Ring Magazine, WBA and WBO Lightweight World titles. The championship fight will be produced and distributed live on HBO Pay-Per-View? beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.

Tickets for Marquez vs. Diaz II are priced at $350, $250, $150, $100 and $50 and are on sale now. Tickets are available for purchase at all Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations (select Smith's Food and Drug Centers and Ritmo Latino). To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also will be available for purchase at www.mandalaybay.com or www.ticketmaster.com.

The Marquez vs. Diaz II pay-per-view telecast, which begins at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT, has a suggested retail price of $49.95 and will be produced and distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View? and will be available to more than 71 million pay-per-view homes. The telecast will be available in HD-TV for those viewers who can receive HD. HBO Pay-Per-View?, a division of Home Box Office, Inc., is the leading supplier of event programming to the pay-per-view industry. For Marquez vs. Diaz II fight week updates, log on to www.hbo.com.

Marquez and Diaz will appear larger-than-life on the big screen presented by NCM Fathom. Marquez vs. Diaz II "Fight of the Year: The Rematch"will be broadcast in high definition LIVE to more than 270 movie theaters nationwide at 9 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. PT. Tickets to see this fight on the big screen are available at theater box offices and online at www.FathomEvents.com.

For more information on these events, visit www.goldenboypromotions.com or www.whorupicking.com, on Twitter at www.twitter.com/GoldenBoyBoxing or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GoldenBoyBoxing.




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