Mar
23
LAS VEGAS, NV - The Countdown clock is ticking with six weeks remaining before the highly anticipated ‘The World Awaits’ super fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather, Jr., Saturday, May 5 from MGM Grand in Las Vegas live on HBO Pay-Per-View. Golden Boy Promotions is pleased to offer media members a schedule of weekly international media conference calls beginning Wednesday, March 28, and continuing throughout April until fight week begins May 1. The series will kick-off with a special early camp “check-in” from both fighters starting with Floyd Mayweather (2:00pm EST/11:00am PST) who will be immediately followed by Oscar De La Hoya (2:45pm EST/11:45am PST.) Subsequently, calls will take place every Wednesday beginning at 2:00pm EST/11:00am PST.
The De La Hoya vs. Mayweather pay-per-view telecast, beginning at 9 p.m. EST/6 p.m. PST, has a suggested retail price of $54.95, will be distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View and will be available to more than 61 million pay-per-view homes and in 176 countries around the world. The telecast will be available in HD-TV. HBO Pay-Per-View is the leading supplier of event programming to the pay-per-view industry. For your daily De La Hoya vs. Mayweather fight week updates visit www.hbo.com.
On Sunday, Apr. 15 at 10:30 p.m. EST/PST, HBO will premiere the all-access prime time series “De La Hoya/Mayweather 24/7.” The four-part series, with unprecedented access, will chronicle the fighters’ preparations for the May 5 mega-fight at MGM Grand and will provide viewers with a compelling look at two extraordinary champions.