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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 |