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“MAYWEATHER VS. MAIDANA 2” FIGHT WEEK MEDIA SCHEDULE
*All Times Are Pacific*
Wednesday, September 10
9:00 a.m. MEDIA CENTER OPENS
Location: Studios A & B; MGM Grand
12:00 p.m. “MAYHEM: MAYWEATHER VS. MAIDANA 2” FINAL
PRESS CONFERENCE
Location: Hollywood Theatre; MGM Grand (Located on casino floor next to Whiskey Down)
12:00 p.m. – Media Lunch
1:00 p.m. – Press Conference Begins
Note: View live on Sports.SHO.com/live, the SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel,www.mayweatherpromotions.com & www.goldenboypromotions.com.
3:00 p.m. “MAYHEM: MAYWEATHER VS. MAIDANA 2” PPV
UNDERCARD FIGHTER WORKOUTS & AUTOGRAPH SIGNINGS – OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
Location: MGM Grand Casino Floor outside of the KA Theatre
3:00 p.m. – James De La Rosa & Humberto Soto
3:30 p.m. -Miguel Vazquez & John Molina Jr.
4:00 p.m. – Alfredo Angulo & Manuel Roman
4:30 p.m. – Leo Santa Cruz & Mickey Bey
4:30 p.m. LUIS ORTIZ VS. LATEEF KAYODE OFFICIAL WEIGH-IN
FOX SPORTS 1 & FOX DEPORTES SEPTEMBER 11 FIGHT – OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
Location: Hard Rock Hotel & Casino – Vinyl
Note: A shuttle will be provided outside of MGM Grand’s Hotel Lobby and will depart at 4:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m. FAN EXPERIENCE & ALL ACCESS EPISODE 3 VIEWING –
OPEN TO THE MEDIA & THE PUBLIC!
Location: Beacher’s Madhouse; MGM Grand
Thursday, September 11
9:00 a.m. MEDIA CENTER OPENS
Location: Studios A & B; MGM Grand
12:00 p.m. “MAYHEM: MAYWEATHER VS. MAIDANA 2”
UNDERCARD FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE: LEO SANTA CRUZ, MANUEL ROMAN, MIGUEL VAZQUEZ, MICKEY BEY, ALFREDO ANGULO, JAMES DE LA ROSA, HUMBERTO SOTO & JOHN MOLINA JR.
Location: Studios A & B; MGM Grand
12:00 p.m. – Media Lunch
1:00 p.m. – Press Conference Begins
3:00 p.m. LUIS ORTIZ VS. LATEEF KAYODE FOX SPORTS 1 & FOX
DEPORTES FIGHT NIGHT
Location: Hard Rock Hotel & Casino – The Joint
2:00 p.m. – Doors Open
2:30 p.m. – First Fight Begins
6:30 p.m. – FOX Sports 1 & FOX Deportes Telecast Begins
Note: A shuttle will be provided at the MGM Grand Garden Arena Porte-Cochere and will depart at 2:30 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.
Friday, September 12
9:00 a.m. MEDIA CENTER OPENS
Location: Studios A & B; MGM Grand
12:00 p.m. “MAYHEM: MAYWEATHER VS. MAIDANA 2” OFFICIAL
WEIGH-IN DOORS OPEN – OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
2:30 p.m. “MAYHEM: MAYWEATHER VS. MAIDANA 2” OFFICIAL
WEIGH-IN BEGINS
Location: MGM Grand Garden Arena
Note: Credentialed media will have reserved seating on the floor and may enter the MGM Grand Garden Arena via the lower level entrance at the bottom of the escalators near the Credential Office.
Note: View live on Sports.SHO.com/live, the SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel,www.mayweatherpromotions.com & www.goldenboypromotions.com beginning at 3:00 p.m. ET/12:00 p.m. PT.
Saturday, September 13
9:00 a.m. MEDIA CENTER OPENS
Location: Studios A & B; MGM Grand
10:00 a.m. BOX FAN EXPO*
Location: Las Vegas Convention Center
*Visit the Mayweather Promotions booth for fighter autographs &
giveaways from 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
1:30 p.m. ARENA DOORS OPEN & FIRST FIGHT BEGINS
4:00 p.m. SHOWTIME® COUNTDOWN LIVE
5:00 p.m. SHOWTIME PAY-PER-VIEW® TELECAST BEGINS
Following Fights POST-FIGHT PRESS CONFERENCE
Location: Studios A & B; MGM Grand
*Events/Schedule Subject to Change
CREDENTIAL DISTRIBUTION:
Temporary credentials will be distributed at the “Old MGM Grand Garden Arena Box Office” located outside the MGM Grand Garden Arena porte-cochere (southeast corner of the building at street level) from Tuesday, September 9 through Friday, September 12 from 9:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. You may claim your fight night credential beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 13 from the same location. Although the credential office remains open until 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, access after 1:00 p.m. involves a circuitous route, so credentials should be picked up before 1:00 p.m.
Tickets must be provided to Magna Media if the credential holder has a fight ticket. Magna Media will enter the data into their systems and the credential will print with their actual seat location on it.
ABOUT “MAYHEM: MAYWEATHER VS. MAIDANA 2”:
“MAYHEM: Mayweather vs. Maidana 2,” a 12-round world championship bout for Mayweather’s WBA Welterweight Belt and WBC Welterweight and Super Welterweight World Titles takes place Saturday, Sept. 13 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas and is promoted by Mayweather Promotions, Golden Boy Promotions and sponsored by Corona Extra, O’Reilly Auto Parts, “The Equalizer” in theaters Sept. 26 and The Mexican Tourism Board – Mexico: Live it to Believe It!. The event will be produced and distributed live by SHOWTIME PPV® (8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT) and is the fourth fight of a six-fight deal between Mayweather and Showtime Networks Inc. In the co-main event, Leo Santa Cruz defends his WBC Super Bantamweight Title against Manuel Roman in a 12-round bout and Miguel Vazquez faces Mickey Bey in a 12-round bout for the IBF Lightweight World Championship. In the PPV opener, Alfredo Angulo squares against James De La Rosa in a 10-round middleweight bout. The event will be available in Spanish through secondary audio programming (SAP).
Plus, SHOWTIME will televise John Molina Jr. against experienced Humberto Soto in a 10-round junior welterweight bout during “Mayweather vs. Maidana 2: COUNTDOWN LIVE” (7:00 p.m. ET/4:00 p.m. PT, immediately preceding the live pay per view event).
Mayweather vs. Maidana 2 will be shown on the big screen in over 500 movie theaters across the country via Fathom Events. For more information visit www.FathomEvents.com
ABOUT LUIS ORTIZ VS. LATEEF KAYODE:
Ortiz vs. Kayode, a 12-round bout for the vacant WBA Interim Heavyweight World Title, is presented by Golden Boy Promotions and Mayweather Promotions, in association with Greg Cohen Promotions and sponsored by Corona and O’Reilly Auto Parts. The FOX Sports 1 and FOX Deportes broadcast airs live at 9:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. PT.
Tickets, priced at $95, $65, $35 and $25, not including applicable service charges and taxes are on sale now and are available for purchase by visiting The Joint box office, calling 888.9.AXS.TIX or online at www.axs.com. |
