LOS ANGELES, May 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Once again on the
cutting edge of technology, media and sports, Golden Boy
Promotions will bring its fans Canelo vs. Khan via Live via the
Internet. The company will stream the May
7th mega-fight between WBC, Ring Magazine and Lineal
Middleweight Champion Canelo Alvarez
and Amir Khan live at 9 PM ET and 6 PM
PT.
As the world's leading boxing, sports and entertainment company,
Golden Boy Promotions specializes in creating the very best fights
and developing the best fighters in the world and showcasing them
through premium live sports content. For the past several months,
Golden Boy has been providing fans access to its highly competitive
and entertaining LA Fight Club series through its owned and
operated GoldenBoyPromotions.com, RingTVLive.com, Roku
Channel, Amazon Fire Channel and through partnerships with myriad
platforms.
"Our cable, satellite and telco distribution partners remain the
key means to reach boxing fans. However, as our viewership on
GoldenBoyPromotions.com and RingTVlive.com has grown over the past
several months, we have learned a great deal from our fans — and
they have been clear that the time has come for us to make this
mega fight available online as well," said Oscar De La Hoya,
Chairman and CEO of Golden Boy Promotions. "We see Canelo vs. Khan
as a first step in this evolving media landscape."
Golden Boy Promotions has selected LiveStream as its online
streaming company for this fight. Livestream's mission is to
connect people and live events offering event owners a complete set
of tools to make the very best in fan experiences. The event
will be priced at $69.95. Additional
premium content including behind-the-scenes short form video from
each fighters' training camp, international press conferences as
well as full episodes from the highly acclaimed Mano a Mano series
will accompany this Pay-Per-View offering.
For those wishing to view the fight on cable, it will be
featured Live on HBO Pay-Per-View starting at 9:00 PM ET.
Canelo vs. Khan, a 12-round fight for Canelo's WBC, Ring
Magazine and Lineal Middleweight World Championships, is
promoted by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Canelo
Promotions and sponsored by "Cerveza Tecate, Born
Bold," O'Reilly Auto Parts, Casa Mexico Tequila, DOOM®
-- Fight Like Hell on May 13, and
HANDS OF STONE: The True Story of Roberto
Duran, in theaters this August. David Lemieux vs. Glen
Tapia is presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association
with Eye of the Tiger Management and Patrick Teixeira vs. Curtis Stevens is presented by Golden Boy
Promotions in association with Main Events. The mega-event will
take place Saturday, May 7 at
T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and
will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View beginning
at 9:00 PM ET/6:00 PM PT.
Tickets priced at $1,500,
$1,000, $800, $600,
$400, $250 and $150, not
including applicable service charges and taxes, with a total ticket
limit of 12 per person (a limit of 10 per person at the
$1,500, $1,000, $800,
$600 and $400 price levels and a limit of two [2] per
person at the $250 and $150 price level) are on sale now. To
charge by phone with a major credit card, call 888-9-AXS-TIX
(888-929-7849). Tickets also will be available for purchase
at www.t-mobilearena.com or www.axs.com.
For more information,
visit www.goldenboypromotions.com or www.hbo.com/boxing,
follow us on Twitter at @GoldenBoyBoxing, @canelo, @amirkingkhan,
@OscarDeLaHoya and @HBOboxing, become a fan on Facebook
at www.Facebook.com/GoldenBoyBoxing or
www.Facebook.com/HBOboxing, join us on Instagram @GoldenBoyBoxing,
@canelo, @amirkingkhan, @OscarDeLaHoya and @HBOboxing, and follow
the conversation using #CaneloKhan.
Photos and videos are available for download in the official
Canelo vs. Khan press kit here: bit.ly/canelokhan.
CONTACTS:
Ramiro Gonzalez/Cecilia Zuniga, Golden Boy Promotions: (213)
489-5631
Stefan Friedman/Kristen Caloca, Mercury: (424) 202-1671
Amir Rashid, Team Khan:
+44-7900-184-077
Ed Keenan, EMC Events: (609)
432-7859
Patrick Byrne, HBO: (212)
512-1361
Kevin Flaherty, HBO: (212)
512-5052
Scott Ghertner/Kristen Cadenhead, MGM Resorts International:
(702) 692-6700
Credentials: www.magnamedia.com
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