NEW YORK (June 20, 2013) – Excitement is building as the 11-city press tour to officially announce the mega-fight between Eight-Time, Five-Division World Champion Floyd “Money” Mayweather and Super Welterweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez kicks off in just four days on Monday, June 24 in Times Square, New York City.
Updates and changes for some tour locations are noted below in red. Please share with your respective audiences.
**PLEASE NOTE: Media arrival times and check-in locations will be sent in separate media alerts for each tour city.
Monday, June 24
New York, NY
Location: Times Square
Pedestrian Walk on Broadway Between 46th & 47th Streets
New York, NY 10036
Fan Arrival Time: 2:00 p.m. ET
Press Conference Begins: 3:00 p.m. ET
Tuesday, June 25
Washington, DC
Location: The Howard Theatre
620 T Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
Fan Arrival Time: 12:00 p.m. ET
Press Conference Begins: 1:00 p.m. ET
Wednesday, June 26
Grand Rapids, MI
Location: Houseman Field
162 Houseman Avenue NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Fan Arrival Time: 11:00 a.m. ET
Press Conference Begins: 12:00 p.m. ET
Chicago, IL
Location: Chicago Theatre
175 North State Street
Chicago, IL 60601
Fan Arrival Time: 5:00 p.m. CT
Press Conference Begins: 6:00 p.m. CT
Thursday, June 27
Atlanta, GA
Location: Centennial Olympic Park – Southern Company Amphitheatre
265 Park Avenue West NW (Marietta Street & Andrew Young International Boulevard)
Atlanta, GA 30363
Fan Arrival Time: 12:00 p.m. ET
Press Conference Begins: 1:00 p.m. ET
Friday, June 28
Miami, FL
Location: Tina Hills Pavilion at Bayfront Park
301 North Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL 33132
Fan Arrival Time: 12:00 p.m. ET
Press Conference Begins: 1:00 p.m. ET
Sunday, June 30
Mexico City, Mexico
Location information to be announced separately.
Monday, July 1
Houston, TX
Location: Union Station at Minute Maid Park (Main entrance)
501 Crawford Street
Houston, TX 77002
Fan Arrival Time: 12:00 p.m. CT
Press Conference Begins: 1:00 p.m. CT
San Antonio, TX
Location: The Alamo
300 Alamo Plaza
San Antonio, TX 78205
Fan Arrival Time: 5:00 p.m. CT
Press Conference Begins: 6:00 p.m. CT
Tuesday, July 2
Phoenix, AZ
Location: Herberger Theater
222 East Monroe Street
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Fan Arrival Time: 11:00 a.m. MT
Press Conference Begins: 12:00 p.m. MT
Los Angeles
Location: Nokia Plaza L.A. LIVE
777 Chick Hearn Court
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Fan Arrival Time: 6:30 p.m. PT
Press Conference Begins: 7:30 p.m. PT
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, September 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 and Valvoline. 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).
