FIGHT WEEK MEDIA SCHEDULE *All Times Are Pacific*
Wednesday, April 23 12:00 p.m. FIGHTER MEDIA WORKOUTS Location: Westside Boxing Club 4500 West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90019 12:00 p.m. – Yamaguchi Falcao, Joseph Diaz, Antonio Orozco & Jermall Charlo 12:30 p.m. – Jerry Belmontes 12:45 p.m. – John Molina 1:00 p.m. – Julio Diaz 1:15 p.m. – Omar Figueroa 1:30 p.m. – Lucas Matthysse 1:45 p.m. – Keith Thurman
Thursday, April 24 12:00 p.m. FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE Location: StubHub Center - American Express Stadium Room 18400 South Avalon Boulevard; Carson, CA 90746 12:00 p.m. - Media Arrival 1:00 p.m. - Press Conference Begins
Friday, April 25 1:00 p.m. OFFICIAL WEIGH-IN Location: Biltmore Hotel - Gold Room 506 S. Grand Avenue; Los Angeles, CA 90071 Parking: Self parking at Pershing Square (limited availability)
Saturday, April 26 1:00 p.m. STUBHUB CENTER DOORS OPEN 18400 South Avalon Boulevard; Carson, CA 90746
1:05 p.m. FIRST FIGHT BEGINS
4:00 p.m. SHOWTIME EXTREME® TELECAST BEGINS
6:00 p.m. Episode 2 Premiere of ALL ACCESS: Mayweather vs. Maidana on SHOWTIME
Approx: 6:30 p.m. SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® TELECAST BEGINS
*Events/Schedule Subject to Change
CREDENTIAL DISTRIBUTION: Fight night credentials will be available for pick-up on Saturday, April 26 from 1:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. sharp at the Southwest Box Office. Proper personal photo identification (driver's license or passport) is required for credential pick-up.
ABOUT THURMAN vs. DIAZ, a 12-round fight for Thurman’s Interim WBA Welterweight World Championship on Saturday, April 26, is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and sponsored by Corona, AT&T and Casamigos Tequila. It will take place at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif., and will air as the main event of the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® telecast (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT) and will be available in Spanish via secondary audio programming (SAP). In the co-feature, Argentine knockout artist Lucas Matthysse faces hard-hitting John Molina in a 10-round junior welterweight bout that is presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Goossen Tutor Promotions. In the opening bout of the telecast, Omar Figueroa Jr. defends his WBC Lightweight title against fellow Texan Jerry Belmontes. Preliminary fights will air on SHOWTIME EXTREME®.
For more information, visit www.goldenboypromotions.com, www.sports.sho.com and www.homedepotcenter.com, follow on Twitter at www.twitter.com/GoldenBoyBoxing, www.twitter.com/shosports, www.twitter.com/StubHubCenter, www.twitter.com/KeithThurmanJr, www.twitter.com/JohnMolinajr135, www.twitter.com/OmarFigueroaJr and www.twitter.com/Jerry_Belmontes, follow the conversation using #ThurmanDiaz or become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GoldenBoyBoxing, www.facebook.com/SHOBoxing and www.facebook.com/StubHubCenter.
About StubHub Center StubHub Center is southern California’s home of world-class competition and training facilities for amateur, Olympic, collegiate and professional athletes. Managed by AEG Facilities, the $150 million, privately financed facility was developed by AEG on a 125-acre site on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) in Carson, California. StubHub Center features an 8,000-seat tennis stadium, a 27,000-seat stadium for soccer, football and other athletic competitions and outdoor concerts; a 2,000-seat facility for track & field and a 2,450-seat indoor Velodrome – the VELO Sports Center – for track cycling. StubHub Center is home to two Major League Soccer teams, the four-time MLS Cup Champion LA Galaxy and Chivas USA. StubHub Center is also home of the United States Tennis Association’s (USTA) High Performance Training Center, the national team training headquarters for the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) and EXOS, an international training center for elite and professional athletes.
CONTACTS: Ramiro Gonzalez/Marylyn Aceves, Golden Boy Promotions: (213) 489-5631 Kelly Swanson/Lisa Milner, Swanson Communications: (202) 783-5500 Michael Roth, AEG: (213) 742-7155 Chris DeBlasio, Showtime Networks Inc.: (212) 708-1633 Annie Kruger, Showtime Networks Inc.: (212) 708-1663 John Beyrooty/Matt Donovan, BZA/SHOWTIME: (562) 233-7477/ (818) 462-5613 Bernie Bahrmasel, Goossen Tutor Promotions : (818)817-8001 Media Credentials: www.magnamedia.com