THE TWO-NATION MEDIA TOUR FOR TIMOTHY BRADLEY, JR. vs. JUAN MANUEL M?RQUEZ LIFTS OFF ON JUNE 20 IN LOS ANGELES!
LAS VEGAS, NEV. (June 11, 2013) — Undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion TIMOTHY BRADLEY Jr., four-division world champion and M?xican icon JUAN MANUEL M?RQUEZ, Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum and Zanfer Promotions’ Fernando Beltran will formally announce their world championship event with a two-country media tour. The tour will kick-off with a news conference luncheon on Thursday, June 20, in the Crystal Ballroom at The Beverly Hills Hotel (9641 Sunset Blvd., Beverly Hills, Calif. 90210), beginning at 11:30 a.m. PT. The tour will conclude the following day, Friday, June 21, with a news conference in M?xico City. Details for M?xico City will be announced soon.
While both Bradley (30-0, 12 KOs), of Palm Springs, Calif., and M?rquez (55-6-1, 40 KOs), of M?xico City, enter this World Welterweight Championship battle fresh from Fight of the Year caliber performances, M?rquez will also be attempting to become the first M?xican fighter to win world titles in five different weight divisions.
Promoted by Top Rank, in association with Zanfer Promotions, Wynn Las Vegas, M?rquez Boxing, and Tecate, Bradley vs. M?rquez will take place Saturday, October 12 at the Thomas & Mack Center, on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. It will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View?, beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. PT.
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