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GENNADY “GGG” GOLOVKIN VS. WILLIE MONROE Fight Week Media Schedule *All Times Are Pacific Daylight Time* Monday, May 11 7:00 p.m. LOS ANGELES DODGERS CEREMONIAL FIRST PITCH – Gennady Golovkin Location: Dodger Stadium 1000 Elysian Park Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90012 Tuesday, May 12 12:00 p.m. FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE (MEDIA ONLY) Location: Westin LAX Grand Ballroom 5400 Century Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90045 11:30 a.m. – Media Arrival 12:00 p.m. – Press Conference Begins 1:00 p.m. – Media Lunch Wednesday, May 13 11:00 a.m. GOLOVKIN VS. MONROE FIGHTER MEDIA WORKOUTS Location: Wild Card West Boxing Gym 1630 21st Street Santa Monica, CA 90404 11:00 a.m. – Edgar Sosa 11:30 a.m. – Willie Monroe 12:00 p.m. – Roman Gonzalez 12:30 p.m. – Gennady Golovkin Friday, May 15 12:00 p.m. OFFICIAL WEIGH‐IN FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! Location: The Forum/Northwest Outdoor Staging Area 3900 W. Manchester Blvd. Inglewood, CA 90305 12:00 p.m. ‐ Doors Open 12:30 p.m. ‐ Official Weigh‐in Starts Free Parking Available Through S. Prairie Ave Entrance Saturday, May 16 4:30 p.m. FORUM DOORS OPEN 4:45 p.m. FIRST FIGHT BEGINS 7:00 p.m. HBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® TELECAST BEGINS *Events/Schedule Subject to Change* CREDENTIAL DISTRIBUTION: You may claim your fight night credential on Saturday, May 16 beginning at 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. through the Chase Square entrance on the east side of the Forum. Please be prepared to show a photo ID (driver's license or passport) to pick up your credential. GOLOVKIN VS. MONROE FIGHT INFO: Gennady Golovkin vs. Willie Monroe is a 12‐round middleweight world championship bout presented by K2 Promotions and GGG Promotions in association with Banner Promotions and the Forum. The fight will take place Saturday, May 16 at the Forum in Inglewood, CA. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. PT and the first bout starts at 4:45 p.m. PT., the HBO World Championship Boxing telecast begins at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Golovkin, 32‐0 (29KO’s) will be defending his World Boxing Association, International Boxing Organization and “Interim” World Boxing Council Middleweight World Titles against #2 ranked challenger Monroe, 19‐1‐0 (6KO’s). Co‐featured on the telecast is 12‐round junior flyweight matchup between World Boxing Council Champion ROMAN “Chocolatito” GONZALEZ, 42‐0 (36KO’s) and #2 ranked challenger and former world champion EDGAR SOSA, 51‐8‐0 (30KO’s). GONZALEZ vs. SOSA is presented by K2 Promotions and Teiken Promotions in association with Zanfer Promotions. Tickets for May 16 ‐ Golovkin vs. Monroe are priced at $300, $200, $100, $60 and $30, plus applicable fees and service charges, and are on sale now and available for purchase at the Forum Box Office (Monday‐Friday 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.) and all Ticketmaster outlets, by calling Ticketmaster at (800) 745‐3000, online at www.ticketmaster.com. SOCIAL MEDIA: For more information, visit www.K2Promos.com, www.GGGBoxing.com, www.Banner‐Promotions.com, www.FabulousForum.com and www.HBO.com/boxing. Follow on Twitter at Gennady Golovkin @GGGBoxing, Willie Monroe Jr. @WillieMonroeJr, Roman Gonzalez @ChocolatitoBox, Edgar Sosa @EdgarSosaChamp, Tom Loeffler/K2 Promotions @TomLoeffler1, Banner Promotions @BannerBoxing, the Forum @theForum and HBO Boxing @HBOBoxing and become a fan on Facebook www.facebook.com/GGGBoxing, www.facebook.com/WilieMonroeJrFanPage, www.facebook/BannerPromotions, www.facebook.com/TheForum and www.facebook.com/HBOBoxing. Use the hashtags #GolovkinMonroe and #GonzalezSosa to join the conversation on Twitter. Media Contacts: Bernie Bahrmasel, K2 Promotions/Golovkin: (773) 592‐2986 Marc Abrams, Banner Promotions/Monroe: (856) 287‐7611 Erik Stein, The Forum: (818) 761‐4645 Kevin Flaherty, HBO: (212) 512‐5052 Patrick Byrne, HBO: (212) 512‐1361 Media Credentials: www.MagnaMedia.com .