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FIGHT WEEK MEDIA SCHEDULE
*All Times Are Pacific*
Wednesday, September 11
9:00 a.m. Media Center Opens
Location: Studios A & B; MGM Grand
11:30 a.m. Final Press Conference MEDIA LUNCH
Location: Studios A & B; MGM Grand
1:00 p.m. "THE ONE: Mayweather vs. Canelo" Press Conf.
Location: KA Theatre; MGM Grand (Located on the casino floor across from Wolfgang Puck Cafe)
Note: View live on Sports.SHO.com/live, the SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel, mayweatherpromotions.com & www.goldenboypromotions.com
4:00 p.m. Shawn Porter vs. Julio Diaz II Official Weigh In
Golden boy live! fox sports 2 & FOX DEPORTES
show
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
Location: MGM Grand Hotel Lobby
5:00 p.m. "THE ONE: Mayweather vs. Canelo" Undercard
Fighter Workouts & Autograph Signings
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
Location: MGM Grand Hotel Lobby
5:00 p.m. - Carlos Molina & Pablo Cesar Cano Workouts & Autograph Signings
5:30 p.m. - Danny Garcia & Ashley Theophane Workouts & Autograph Signings
6:00 p.m. - Lucas Matthysse & Ishe Smith Workouts & Autograph Signings
6:30 p.m. - Mayweather Promotions Rising Stars* Workouts & Autograph Signings
*Luis Arias, Ronald Gavril, Chris Pearson, Lanell Bellows &
Andrew Tabiti
Thursday, September 12
9:00 a.m. Media Center Opens
Location: Studios A & B; MGM Grand
12:00 p.m. "THE ONE: Mayweather vs. Canelo"
Undercard Final Press Conference: Danny Garcia vs. Lucas Matthysse, ishe smith vs carlos molina, ashley theophane vs. pablo cesar cano & non-ppv undercard
Location: Studios A & B; MGM Grand
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, mayweatherpromotions.com & www.goldenboypromotions.com
5:00 p.m. Shawn Porter vs. Julio Diaz II Fight Night
Golden boy live! fox sports 2 & FOX DEPORTES show
Location: MGM Grand Conference Center - Premier Ballroom (3rd Floor)
5:00 p.m. - Doors Open
5:15 p.m. - First Fight Begins
7:00 p.m. - FOX Sports 2/FOX Deportes Telecast begins
Note: View live on Sports.SHO.com/live, the SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel, mayweatherpromotions.com & www.goldenboypromotions.com
Friday, September 13
9:00 a.m. Media Center Opens
Location: Studios A & B; MGM Grand
12:00 p.m. Weigh-In Doors Open
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
Location: MGM Grand Garden Arena
"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."
2:30 p.m. "THE ONE: Mayweather vs. Canelo" Weigh-In
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
Location: MGM Grand Garden Arena
Note: View live on Sports.SHO.com/live, the SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel, mayweatherpromotions.com & www.goldenboypromotions.com
4:00 p.m. "THE ONE: Mayweather vs. Canelo" Tweet-Up
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
Location: Talent Pool; MGM Grand
Saturday, September 14
9:00 a.m. Media Center Opens
Location: Studios A & B; MGM Grand
2:00 p.m. Arena Doors Open
2:30 p.m. First Fight Begins
6:00 p.m. SHOWTIME Pay-Per-View� Telecast Begins
Following Fight 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 10 through Friday, September 13 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 14 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 "THE ONE: MAYWEATHER VS. CANELO":
"THE ONE: MAYWEATHER VS. CANELO," a 12-round fight for Canelo's WBC, WBA and Ring Magazine Super Welterweight World Championships and Mayweather's WBA Super Welterweight Super World Championship taking place Saturday, Sept. 14 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, is promoted by Mayweather Promotions, Golden Boy Promotions and Canelo Promotions and sponsored by Corona, O'Reilly Auto Parts, AT&T, Valvoline, Mexico Tourism, Fred Loya Insurance and Nature Nutrition. In the 12-round co-featured attraction, WBC, WBA Super and Ring Magazine Super Lightweight World Champion Danny Garcia and thunderous puncher WBC Interim Super Lightweight World Champion Lucas Matthysse square off in a fight presented in association with Swift Promotions and Arano Box Promotions. Also, Ishe Smith vs. Carlos Molina square off in a 12-round battle for Smith's IBF Junior Middleweight World Title which is promoted in association with Warriors Boxing. The opening bout on SHOWTIME PPV features a 10-round welterweight showdown between Pablo Cesar Cano and Ashley Theophane. The mega-event will be produced and distributed live by SHOWTIME PPV� beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT. The event can be heard in Spanish using secondary audio programming (SAP).
Less than 24 hours after going on sale in June, the event was sold out, but six MGM Resorts properties will host live closed circuit telecasts of "THE ONE." Properties showcasing the event include ARIA, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, The Mirage, Monte Carlo and New York-New York. General admission tickets for the closed circuit telecasts are priced at $100, not including handling fees, and are available for purchase at each individual property's box office outlets and also are available for purchase by phone with a major credit card at 866-799-7711. Closed circuit ticket sales are limited to eight (8) per person. Tickets also are available through Ticketmaster by calling (800) 745-3000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com. "THE ONE" will also be broadcast on nearly 550 select movie theaters across the country. Tickets are available at participating theater box offices and online at www.FathomEvents.com.
ABOUT "PORTER VS. DIAZ II FOX SPORTS 2/FOX DEPORTES":
Porter vs. Diaz II will take place on Thursday, September 12 at MGM Grand Las Vegas' Premier Ballroom located in the MGM Grand Conference Center on the third level. The event is presented by Mayweather Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions and sponsored by Corona, O'Reilly Auto Parts and Invisible Text. Doors open at 5:00 p.m. PT on fight night and the first bell rings at 5:15 p.m. PT. The FOX Sports 2/FOX Deportes broadcast airs live at 10:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. PT.
Tickets priced at $100, $75, $50 and $25, not including applicable service charges and taxes are on sale now. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also will be available for purchase at www.mgmgrand.com or www.ticketmaster.com. Additionally, with the purchase of a ticket, fans will be given a reserved seat for the "THE ONE: Mayweather vs. Canelo" Official Weigh-In taking place Friday, September 13 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Fans will also receive a 10 percent discount on tickets for closed circuit viewing of the Mayweather vs. Canelo mega-event on Saturday, September 14.
CONTACTS: Kelly Swanson/Lisa Milner/Flo Jocou, Swanson Communications/
Mayweather Promotions/Floyd Mayweather: (202) 783-5500
Nicole Craig, Mayweather Promotions: (702) 807-1788
Marylyn Aceves/Ramiro Gonzalez, Golden Boy Promotions: (213) 489-5631
Luis Fernando Loza, Canelo Promotions: 011 52 1 (33) 3662 3370
Scott Ghertner, MGM Resorts International: (702) 891-1838
Chris DeBlasio, Showtime Networks Inc.: (212) 708-1633
Annie Van Tornhout, Showtime Networks Inc.: (212) 708-1663
Nicole Chayet, Showtime Networks Inc: (212) 708-7319
John Beyrooty Matt Donovan, BZA/SHOWTIME: (562) 233-7477/(352) 262-3073
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