Showtime Championship Boxing

Israel Vazquez vs. Rafael Marquez

Vic Darchinyan vs. Victor Burgos

March 3, 2007

The Home Depot Center

Carson, California

9pm ET\PT

Featured Bouts:

WBC Super Bantamweight Title Bout

Champion Israel Vazquez (41-3, 31 KOs) vs. Rafael Marquez (36-3, 32 KOs)

IBF \ IBO Flyweight Title Bout

Champion Vic Darchinyan (27-0, 21 KOs) vs. Victor Burgos (39-14-3, 23 KOs)

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(from left): "Krazy Horse" Charles Bennett, WBC Super Bantam Champ Israel Vazquez,

IBF Flyweight Champ Vic Darchinyan, Gina Carano and IBF Bantamweight Champ Rafael Marquez.

THE MEDIA HAS SPOKEN!

- “The anticipation for this fight is so strong… it’s already being anointed as Fight of the Year.” ~ Daily

  News (New York)

- “Even the most casual fan knows Vazquez is in for the fight of his life March 3 against Marquez. The same

  holds true for Marquez.” ~Newark Star Ledger

- “We are going to get exactly what we have been asking for -- to see Marquez move up to junior

  featherweight for a career-defining fight against champion Israel Vazquez.” ~ ESPN.com

- “We appreciate Showtime's commitment to buying important fights that figure to be competitive and

  exciting…Vazquez-Marquez fits that philosophy perfectly. Sounds like the formula that rival HBO has

  abandoned…" ~ ESPN.com

- “The anticipation that will surround next Saturday's super bantamweight title fight between champion Israel

  Vazquez and challenger Rafael Marquez at Home Depot Center in Carson should be tremendous.” ~ Daily

  News (Los Angeles)

- " It's one of the most anticipated 'fight fan’s fights' of 2007.” ~ MaxBoxing.com

- “This is must see TV.…this is the fight I’m most excited about.” ~ The Sweet Science (.com)

- “Showtime is seemingly more interested (than HBO) in putting on great fights.” ~ The Sweet Science

  (.com)

- "While HBO may have the big names, in recent times it's Showtime that has had the more entertaining and

  compelling bouts on a consistent basis." ~ Maxboxing.com

- "If you watch one fight all year, make it this one. It's as can't miss as Christmas." ~ El Paso Times

- “Showtime has consistently brought the fans evenly matched fights featuring top ranked contenders

  against each other…they are not tune ups to future events like HBO is putting on.“ ~

  RingsideReport.com

- Jim Cawkwell (The Boxing Blog): If you want to see war in a boxing ring, tape Miguel Cotto's fight on

  HBO and tune in to Showtime for the headliner this weekend featuring Israel Vazquez fighting Rafael

  Marquez.

- Press Release & picture courtesy of Showtime

Subject to change

(3/2/07)