De La Hoya Vs. Vargas'' on DISH on Demand Pay-Per-View

DISH Network Satellite TV Presents ``Bad Blood -- De La Hoya vs. Vargas'' on DISH On Demand Pay-Per-View

LITTLETON, Colo., Sep 6, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- DISH Network™ (Nasdaq:DISH), a leading U.S. direct broadcast satellite television entertainment provider, announced today that it will offer "Bad Blood -- Oscar De La Hoya vs. Fernando Vargas" on DISH On Demand Pay-Per-View. De La Hoya and top-ranked challenger Vargas will go 12 rounds on Saturday, Sept. 14 at 9 p.m. ET (with the pre-show beginning at 8:30 p.m. ET) at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas for the World Super Welterweight Championship on DISH Network channels 455 and 538 for $49.95.

Vargas' WBA Jr. Middleweight title will be on the line against De La Hoya's WBC Super Welterweight title.

The World Super Welterweight Championship bout features six-time world champion Oscar De La Hoya (34-2, 27 KOs) and current WBA Jr. Middleweight champion Fernando Vargas (22-1, 20 KOs).

De La Hoya, 29, has won six world titles in five different weight classes. He became the youngest boxer to do so by impressively outpointing Javier Castillejo across 12 rounds to capture the World Boxing Council (WBC) super welterweight title last June in Las Vegas. De La Hoya was the only U.S. boxer to win a gold medal at the 1992 Olympic Games.

In his professional debut in 1997, Vargas crushed Jorge Morales -- a veteran of 33 bouts -- in just 56 seconds. Vargas blasted his next five opponents within two rounds, eliminating four of his five challengers in one round. In his last bout on Sept. 22, 2001, Vargas captured the vacant WBA Jr. Middleweight crown, dismantling WBA No. 1 ranked contender Jose "Shibata" Flores in seven rounds (KO 7).

DISH On Demand pay-per-view offers premiere movies and a variety of special events, from concerts to boxing to wrestling. To order "Bad Blood -- De La Hoya vs. Vargas," customers can order by remote control, or call 1-877-DISH PPV (347-4778) or 1- 800-333-DISH (3474).

For more information about DISH Network, visit your local DISH Network retailer, www.dishnetwork.com or call 1-800-333-DISH (3474).

DISH Network is a trademark of EchoStar Communications Corporation. DISH Network is EchoStar's state-of-the-art direct broadcast satellite TV system that is capable of offering over 500 channels of digital video and CD-quality audio programming, as well as fully MPEG-2/DVB compliant hardware and installation. EchoStar is included in the Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) which contains the largest non-financial companies on the Nasdaq Stock Market. DISH Network currently serves over 7.46 million customers.

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