The final press conference leading up to a dynamite encounter between Felix 'Tito' Trinidad and Ricardo 'El Matador' Mayorga took place this afternoon in New York City.

To add more spice to an already hot stew, Trinidad and Mayorga made their $100,000 side bet official in front of their promoter Don King,  respective team members, the media and fans in attendance.

Legendary champion Felix “Tito” Trinidad, is returning to the ring after a two year layoff. On Saturday, October 2nd he will meet  the exciting former WBA/WBC welterweight champion Ricardo “El Matador” Mayorga in New York’s Madison Square Garden, The World’s Most Famous Arena.  This WBA International and NABC United States Middleweight Championship bout will be presented by Don King Productions in association with Madison Square Garden. It will be produced and distributed domestically by HBO Pay-Per-View and broadcast internationally and on closed circuit by KingVision.

Tickets, priced at $1,000, $700, $400, $250, $150 and $75, are on sale at the Garden box office and all TicketMaster locations or by calling TicketMaster at 212-307-7171, 201-507-8900, 631-888-9000, or 914-454-3388. TicketMaster purchases are subject to convenience charges.

The TRINIDAD-MAYORGA pay-per-view telecast, beginning at 9pm ET/6pm PT on October 2nd, will be produced and distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View and will be available to over 49 million pay-per-view homes. HBO Pay-Per-View is the leading supplier of event programming to the pay-per-view industry. For more event information, log on to www.HBOPPV.com