Press Release: KELLY PAVLIK AND BERNARD HOPKINS

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8 AT

2:00P.M. ET/11:00 A.M. PT

 

WHO:             KELLY “THE GHOST” PAVLIK, World Middleweight Champion

                                    BERNARD “THE EXECUTIONER” HOPKINS, Two-Division World Champion

                                     BOB ARUM, Chairman, Top Rank Inc.

                                    RICHARD SCHAEFER, Chief Executive Officer, Golden Boy Promotions

 

WHEN:           Wednesday, October 8

2:00 PM ET/11:00 AM PT – Kelly Pavlik

2:30 PM ET/11:30 AM PT – Bernard Hopkins

                       
CALL-IN:       U.S. Domestic Dial In #: (888) 321-3075

                                    International Dial In #: (973) 582-2855

                                                Conference ID # 67721334

*Ask for the Pavlik vs. Hopkins Conference Call

 

WHY:             Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik, the current undefeated middleweight world Champion, is moving up in weight to face two-division world champion Bernard “The Executioner”

                        Hopkins in a light heavyweight battle at Atlantic City ’s Boardwalk Hall on Saturday October 18.  Presented by Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions in association with

                        Caesars Atlantic City and sponsored by Affliction Clothing, the fight will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.

                        Tickets, priced at $700, $500, $350, $200, $100 and $75, are on sale now and can be purchased at the Boardwalk Hall box office, by calling Ticketmaster (800)

                        736-1420 or online at www.Ticketmaster.com.

 
CONTACTS:              Lee Samuels/Ricardo Jimemez, Top Rank: (702) 732-2717

                                    Ramiro Gonzalez / Monica Sears, Golden Boy Promotions: (213) 489-5631

                                    Fred Sternburg, Sternburg Communications/Pavlik: (303) 740-7746

                                    Kelly Swanson, Swanson Communications/Hopkins: (202) 783-5500

                                    Bill Caplan, Top Rank: (818) 515-1616 - Cell

                                    Ed Keenan, EMC Events: (609) 399-1330

                                    Christopher Jonic, Caesars Atlantic City : (609) 343-2738

                                    Patrick Byrne, HBO: (212) 512-1361