TUESDAY! BERNARD HOPKINS AND SERGEY KOVALEV TO HOST NEW YORK CITY PRESS CONFERENCE TO OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCE THEIR NOV. 8 LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT UNIFICATION BOUT

BERNARD HOPKINS AND SERGEY KOVALEV TO HOST NEW YORK CITY PRESS CONFERENCE TO OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCE THEIR NOV. 8

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT UNIFICATION BOUT

WALDORF ASTORIA NEW YORK

TUESDAY, SEPT. 2 AT 2:30 P.M. ET

WHO:             BERNARD HOPKINS, WBA & IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion

                        SERGEY KOVALEV, WBO Light Heavyweight World Champion

NAAZIM RICHARDSON, Hopkins’ Trainer

                        EGIS KLIMAS, Kovalev’s Manager

                        OSCAR DE LA HOYA, President & Founder of Golden Boy Promotions

                        KATHY DUVA, CEO of Main Events

WHAT:         Bernard “The Alien” Hopkins and Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev to host a

New York City press conference to officially announce their Saturday, Nov. 8 light heavyweight unification bout taking place at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City live on HBO World Championship Boxing^®.

                         1:30 p.m. ET – Media Arrival/Luncheon

                         2:30 p.m. ET – Press Conference Begins

WHERE:         Waldorf Astoria New York – Vanderbilt Room (1^st Floor)

                         301 Park Avenue

                         New York, NY 10022

FACTS:         Hopkins vs. Kovalev is a 12-round unification bout for the IBF, WBA and

WBO Light Heavyweight world titles, presented by Golden Boy Promotions and Main Events in association with Caesars Atlantic City, Corona Extra, AT&T and Hortitsia Vodka.

TICKETS:   Tickets priced at $300, $200, $150, $100 and $50, plus applicable fees and

service charges, go on sale on Friday, Sept. 5 at noon ET and will be available for purchase at the Boardwalk Hall box office, by calling Ticketmaster at (800) 736-1420 or online at www.ticketmaster.com.