Tarver to appear on Jim Rome

25/05/2006

Tarver to appear on Jim Rome

Light heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver, just weeks away from his "Fight To The Finish" with Bernard Hopkins, will make a live national television appearance on ESPN’s hit show “Jim Rome is Burning” today from his training camp in Vero Beach, FL to discuss his upcoming bout on June 10 at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.

 

Tarver’s live appearance on "Jim Rome Is Burning" will air today on ESPN at 4:30pm ET / 1:30pm PT.   The daily live, thirty minute, provocative sports talk show will feature Jim Rome who is known for his aggressive, informed, rapid-fire dialogue.

Tickets for the Tarver vs. Hopkins "Fight To The Finish" are priced at $750, $600, $400, $200, $100 and $50, are on sale now and can be purchased at the Boardwalk Hall Box Office and all Ticketmaster locations by calling 800-736-1420 or at www.ticketmaster.com .
 

The Tarver vs. Hopkins "Fight To The Finish" - a 12 round light heavyweight bout presented by Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing, Golden Boy Promotions and Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa, and will be broadcast live on HBO Pay-Per-View, beginning at 9pm (ET) / 6pm (PT) on June 10, has a suggested retail price of $49.95, will be distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View and will be available to over 56 million pay-per-view homes. The telecast will be available in HD-TV for those viewers who can receive HD. HBO Pay-Per-View is the leading supplier of event programming to the pay-per-view industry.