HERO or GOAT?
Chicago’s David Diaz is
escorted by Billy Goat at Los Angeles
Press Conference as Diaz
promises to lift Wrigley Field’s
“Curse of the Billy Goat” with
win on Saturday, June 28
Against
Manny Pacquiao
Live
on Pay-Per-View from Mandalay Bay
LOS ANGELES, CA (June
23, 2008) – The Billy
Goat, a direct descendent of Billy Sianis’ Murphy, escorted
David Diaz to the head table at a press conference on the Santa
Monica Pier today. Diaz promises a win
on Saturday night against
Pacquiao which will also lift the curse Pacquiao, dubbed
"Republica Enemy No. 1," has against his fellow Mexican
boxers. Pacquiao (46-3-2, 34 KOs), from General Santos City,
Philippines, has blitzed through the best fighters Mexico has
had to offer since 2003 including Erik
Morales (KO 3, TKO 10), Marco Antonio Barrera (TKO 11, W
12), Juan Manuel Marquez (W 12,
D 12), Oscar Larios (W 12), Emanuel Lucero (TKO 3), Hector
Velazquez (TKO 6) and Jorge Solis (KO 8).
When two explosive world
champions at the top of
their game mix it up for the world title, it’s a “Lethal
Combination!” Newly-crowned World Boxing Council (WBC)
super featherweight champion MANNY PACQUIAO and WBC
lightweight champion DAVID DIAZ will
battle in a 12-round rumble with Diaz’s title at
stake. Promoted by Top Rank, in association with MP
Promotions, Pacquiao vs. Diaz will take place Saturday,
June 28, at the Mandalay Bay Resort &
Casino and will be produced and distributed live by HBO
Pay-Per-View, beginning at
9
p.m. EDT /
6 p.m. PDT.
The Pacquiao vs. Diaz pay-per-view telecast, will be available to 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 is
the leading supplier of event programming to the pay-per-view
industry. For Pacquiao vs. Diaz fight week updates, log on to www.hbo.com.
