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Erik Morales vs. Manny Pacquiao

March 19, 2005

MGM Grand - 6pm PT

Las Vegas, Nevada

Super Featherweight Bout (12 Rds)

Erik ‘El Terrible’ Morales  (47-2, 34 KOs) vs. Manny Pacquiao (39-2-2, 30 KOs)

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LAS VEGAS - Erik ‘El Terrible’ Morales will face Manny Pacquiao for the Super Featherweight Title at

the MGM Grand Garden Arena Saturday, March 19. The championship boxing card will be televised and

distributed live on HBO Pay-Per-View.

Tickets priced at $400, $300, $200, $125 and $75 are on sale now and are available at any MGM Grand box

office outlet. Tickets also are sold at all Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations (Tower Records/WOW!, Smith’s

Food and Drug Centers, Robinsons-May stores and Ritmo Latino). Ticket sales are limited to eight (8) per

person. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (702) 474-4000. Tickets also will

be available for purchase at www.mgmgrand.com or www.ticketmaster.com.

“We are excited to kick off the 2005 boxing calendar with Top Rank, M & M Sports and HBO Pay-Per-View,”

said Richard Sturm, president for MGM MIRAGE Entertainment and Sports. “MGM Grand continues to offer

first-class sporting and entertainment events and this championship card between Morales and Pacquiao will

be no exception.”

Morales, 47-2 with 34 knockouts, is a three-time world champion from Tijuana, Mexico. Pacquiao, 39-2-2

with 30 knockouts, is a two-time world champion from Kibawe, Philippines. Both fighters attack immediately,

put pressure on their opponents and fire blistering punches. Morales and Pacquiao have been in many

thrilling, historic championship battles and are recognized as the two top action fighters in any weight class.

“Fight fans are going to see an all-action fight from bell to bell,” said Bob Arum of Top Rank. “This is an

exciting event and this is what professional boxing is all about.”

“As they did in 2004, Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao continue to participate in some of the sport’s most

exciting and compelling match-ups,” said Mark Taffet, HBO senior vice president of sports operations and

pay-per-view. “This should be a great event for pay-per-view boxing fans.”

The Morales vs. Pacquiao Pay-Per-View telecast, beginning at 9pm ET/6pm PT Saturday, March 19, has a

suggested retail price of $44.95 and will be distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View. It will be available to more

than 50 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 onto www.HBOPPV.com.

The championship boxing event is being promoted by Top Rank and M & M Sports in association with MGM

Grand, “The City of Entertainment.”

For room packages and availability and event ticket information about the MGM Grand, call (800) 929-1111

or (702) 891-7777 or log onto the World Wide Web at www.mgmgrand.com.

The MGM Grand Garden Arena is home to concerts, championship boxing and premier sporting and special

events. The Arena offers comfortable seating for as many as 16,800 with excellent sightlines and state-of-

the-art acoustics, lighting and sound. Prominent events to date have included world championship fights

between Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson as well as Oscar De La Hoya vs. Bernard Hopkins and

George Foreman vs. Michael Moorer; and concerts by The Rolling Stones, Madonna, Elton John,

Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Bette Midler, Gloria Estefan, Janet Jackson, Phil Collins, Billy

Joel, Backstreet Boys, ‘N Sync, Sting, Jimmy Buffett and the Barbra Streisand Millennium Concert. The

MGM Grand Garden Arena is also home to the annual FOX Billboard Music Awards, the annual Andre

Agassi Grand Slam for Children Benefit and the VH1 Divas Las Vegas shows.

- MGM Press Release with a little editing from us (color, highlights, etc...)

Card Subject to Change

(1/24/05)