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HBO Championship Boxing PPV

Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather

May 5, 2007

MGM Grand Garden Arena

 Las Vegas, Nevada

Featured Bout:

WBC Jr. Middleweight Title Bout

Champion Oscar De La Hoya (38-4, 30 KOs) vs. Floyd Mayweather (37-0, 24 KOs)

WBA Fedelatin Featherweight Title Bout (vacant)

Rocky Juarez (26-3, 19 KOs) vs. Jose Andres Hernandez (22-3, 14 KOs)

WBO Jr. Featherweight Title Eliminator Bout

Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista (22-0, 17 KOs) vs. Sergio Medina (28-0, 16 KOs)

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De La Hoya vs. Mayweather Super Fight May 5 At MGM Grand In Las Vegas

MGM Grand Garden Arena To Host Championship Title Bout

LOS ANGELES – It will be an unprecedented super fight between two boxing superstars and former

Olympians. It will be an event poised to shatter records many believe would never be broken. Golden Boy

Promotions is pleased to announce six-division world champion Oscar De La Hoya will meet unbeaten,

four-division world champion Floyd Mayweather Saturday, May 5 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nev., in

the biggest fight to hit the sport in decades.

“This is what boxing is all about and fighting Floyd Mayweather is the type of fight that truly gets me

motivated to go through a hard training camp and make the sacrifices I have to make to be the best,” said

Oscar De La Hoya. “We’ve talked about it, the press and the fans have asked for it, and now we’re going to

put it all on the line and fight. I can’t wait for May 5.”

Floyd Mayweather followed by saying, “I’m excited to get this opportunity to once again show why I’m

pound-for-pound the best in the world and to add another title to my collection. I respect everything Oscar

has accomplished in this sport, but this time he’s in over his head.”

Considering the pedigree of both De La Hoya and Mayweather, legitimate superstars with world-class

credentials, this bout already is drawing comparisons to mega events of the past such as Leonard-Hearns,

Hagler-Hearns, Ali-Frazier and De La Hoya-Trinidad. With pay-per-view numbers expected to eclipse previous

records with ease, this bout also looms as perhaps the most lucrative event of all-time. The live gate could

exceed a Nevada-record $18 million which would shatter the $16.8 million generated by the Lennox Lewis

vs. Evander Holyfield rematch in 1999.

Richard Schaefer, chief executive officer of Golden Boy Promotions, said, “This fight will be unlike any fight

anyone has ever seen. The promotion of this fight, from the initial press conference to fight night also will be

unprecedented in its scope. We have no doubt this will be the biggest boxing event of all-time and one that

will go down in the history books as such.”

Richard Sturm, president of Sports and Entertainment for MGM MIRAGE, agreed saying, “MGM Grand is

extremely excited to host this championship event. The Grand Garden Arena has been the home to the

greatest title fights in the sport’s history and we know the De La Hoya-Mayweather fight will be at the top

of the list. The atmosphere in the arena certainly will be electric and our guests and fans will experience a

spectacular event.”

A 1992 Olympic Gold Medalist for the United States, De La Hoya (38-4, 30 KOs) has shattered stereotypes

while becoming not only one of the premier boxers of this era, but a true crossover star. A champion in every

division in which he has competed from 130 to 160 pounds, ‘The Golden Boy’ has faced boxing’s elite for 14

years including Julio Cesar Chavez, Bernard Hopkins, Shane Mosley, Felix Trinidad, Pernell

Whitaker, Ike Quartey, Fernando Vargas, Arturo Gatti, Genaro Hernandez, Jesse James Leija and

Hector Camacho. In his last fight on May 6, the 33-year-old De La Hoya destroyed two-division world

champion Ricardo Mayorga in six rounds to win the WBC junior middleweight championship.

Mayweather (37-0, 24 KOs), one of the most gifted fighters to ever step between the ropes, represented the

U.S. in the 1996 Olympics and was on his way to a gold medal before a controversial loss forced him to

accept the bronze medal. Once ‘Pretty Boy Floyd’ entered the pro ranks, he would not be denied as he won

his first world title at the age of 21 in 1998 by stopping Genaro Hernandez. He later defended that title eight

times including wins over Diego Corrales, Carlos Hernandez, and Jesus Chavez. In 2002, Mayweather

added a lightweight title to his trophy case by beating Jose Luis Castillo. Junior welterweight and

welterweight championships would follow when he defeated Arturo Gatti and Zab Judah, respectively. In

November, the 29-year old Mayweather won yet another 147-pound title by defeating Carlos Baldomir.

Tickets on sale now. Ticket prices are $2,000, $1,500, $1,000, $750 and $350 and are available for

purchase at the MGM Grand Garden Arenabox office and at all Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations (Smith’s

Food and Drug Centers, Macy’s stores and Ritmo Latino). Tickets are also available for purchase at

www.mgmgrand.com or www.ticketmaster.com. A nationwide press tour, including both fighters and their

respective camps, commenced in February.

For room packages and availability at MGM Grand, as well as event ticket information, 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 Academy of Country Music Awards (ACMA).

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Action-Packed Bouts Set For De La Hoya vs. Mayweather "The World Awaits"

May 5 Undercard Pay-Per-View Telecast

Juarez vs. Hernandez; Bautista vs. Medina

All Part Of Boxing's Biggest Night

LOS ANGELES, CA (March 30, 2007)… Featherweight star Ricardo Rocky Juarez and rising boxing

sensation Jose Andres Hernandez will square off in 12-round grudge match for the WBA Fedelatin

Featherweight Championship vacant title, as the featured undercard televised bout for the highly anticipated

May 5 super fight between “The Golden Boy” Oscar De La Hoya and “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather as it

was announced today by Golden Boy Promotions. The fight is one of the three televised bouts that will take

place from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV and broadcast live on HBO Pay-Per-View.

Also added to the televised portion of the show is a thrilling bout between contenders Rey “Boom Boom”

Bautista and Sergio Medina as they put their undefeated records and future title shot on the line in a 12-

round WBO Junior Featherweight title eliminator.

Kicking off the evening’s festivities in the non-televised bouts will be undefeated Australian native Billy Dib

aiming to showcase his explosive talents. Dib will battle the formidable Jose Gonzalez of Los Angeles, CA

in a 10-round junior lightweight match-up. Rounding out the night’s action will be two of boxing’s fastest

rising stars, former Olympian Rock Allen and Ernest Johnson, in separate 8-round bouts.

The Houston native and 2000 Olympic silver medalist, Rocky Juarez (26-3, 19 KOs) is a gutsy fighter looking

to cement a legacy among boxing’s elite. Best known for his 2006 back-to-back close battles with then-

champion Marco Antonio Barrera, and fresh off of his impressive 5th-round knockout over Emannuel

Lucero earlier this year, Juarez is excited to return to center stage to showcase what he feels his ability to

become champion of the world.

Jose A. Hernandez (22-3, 14 KOs) hails from Round Lake, IL and embodies the bona fide talent and drive to

challenge boxing’s toughest competition en route to becoming world champion. Hernandez returns to the

ring following an electrifying knockout victory last December, where despite a deficit on the scorecards, he

exploded with an 8th-round flooring of the undefeated Jason Litzau.

Philipino sensation Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista (22-0, 17 KOs) has been leveling his competition, mounting

an extraordinary undefeated record and near perfect knockout percentage on the journey to his upcoming

WBO junior featherweight title eliminator. Dominating the ropes against fierce contenders including veterans

Marino Gonzalez, Giovanni Andrade, and Roberto Banilla in his last three bouts, “Boom Boom” is

considered one of the fans’ and critics’ must-see attractions in the sport.

Argentinean Sergio “Rocky” Medina (28-0, 16 KOs), at just 25 years old, has accomplished an imposing

record while crushing his competition with his speed and savvy style. With his eyes focused intensely on

the title, Medina is excited to challenge another undefeated record holder and do so in his trademark rousing

fashion on the sport’s biggest stage.

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 ww.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.

- Press Releases issued by Golden Boy Promotions with a little editing from us (color, etc...)

Subject to change

(4/8/07)