Tuesday, November 1st 2016
Pacquiao – Vargas Media Central!
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LAS VEGAS, NEV (October 30, 2016) — In just six days, boxing’s only eight division world champion and the reigning Fighter of the Decade Senator MANNY “Pacman” PACQUIAO (58-6-2, 38 KOs), from General Santos City, Philippines, will collide with World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight world champion JESSIE VARGAS (27-1, 10 KOs), of Las Vegas. Pacquiao and Vargas will go mano a mano and toe-to-toe in a high-stakes welterweight showdown. While Pacquiao will be looking to become a three-time WBO welterweight champion as well as the first senator to win a world title, Vargas will be resolute in enforcing a term limit on the future Hall of Famer’s boxing career.
Pacquiao vs. Vargas takes place This Saturday! November 5 at the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Pacquiao vs. Vargas and its three co-main event world title fights will be produced and distributed live by Top Rank® Pay-Per-View, beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. PT, and will be available on all conventional platforms, including all major cable and satellite systems, as well as Top Rank’s digital distribution via www.TopRank.tv and mobile devices.
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Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports: “Manny Pacquiao Trying to Win a World Title While Training Part Time”
Keith Idec, BoxingScene.com: “Why Bob Arum Turned Down HBO PPV to Handle Pacquiao – Vargas Himself”
http://www.boxingscene.com/why-arum-turned-down-hbo-ppv-handle-pacquiao-vargas-himself–110184
Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times: “Manny Pacquiao Gets Ready for Fight with Jessie Vargas, with a Possible Eye on Floyd Mayweather, Jr”
http://www.latimes.com/sports/boxing/la-sp-boxing-notes-20161025-snap-story.html
Robert Morales, Los Angeles Daily News: “Senator Manny Pacquiao Battles 14-Hour Days, Jessie Vargas”
http://www.dailynews.com/sports/20161028/sen-manny-pacquiao-battles-14-hour-days-jessie-vargas
Bob Velin, USA Today: “Manny Pacquiao Builds and Gives Away 1,000 Houses in Philippines to Poor and Homeless”
Gilbert Manzano, Las Vegas Review-Journal: “Jessies’ Corner, Part III: Dewey Cooper’s Teachings Stick with Jessie Vargas for Manny Pacquiao Fight”
Rob Woollard, Agence France-Presse: “Manny Pacquiao Not Looking Beyond Next Fight”
http://dunyanews.tv/en/Sports/358326-Manny-Pacquiao-not-looking-beyond-next-fight
Tim Dahlberg, Associated Press: “Manny Pacquiao Puts Politics on Hold to Focus on His November 5 return to the Ring”
Greg Heakes, Agence France-Presse: “Pacquiao Not Slowing Down in Build Up to Vargas Fight”
Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman, ESPN: “Bob Arum Joins First Take”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLEB45M8zbk
Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe, FOX Sports 1: “Bob Arum Joins Undisputed”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ie4fqkU3hAI
Keith Idec, The Record: “Bob Arum Details How Close Nick Saban Was to Giants Job”
Miguel Marquez, CNN: “Donald Trump’s Controversial History with Mike Tyson and Don King”
http://us.cnn.com/videos/us/2016/10/27/trump-tyson-boxing-orig.cnn
Bob Velin, USA Today: “For Manny Pacquiao, First Year in Philippine Senate Was Very Busy, Controversial”
Mark Stokes, Reuters: “I Do Not Underestimate Vargas, Says Pacquiao”
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/not-underestimate-vargas-says-pacquiao-123821391–box.html
Josh Katzowitz, Forbes: “Manny Pacquiao Camp Optimistic About Upcoming PPV”
Keith Idec, BoxingScene.com: “Jessie Vargas’ Manager Sees Shocker Coming Against Manny Pacquiao
http://www.boxingscene.com/jessie-vargas-manager-sees-shocker-coming-against-pacquiao–110208
Gareth Davies, The Daily Telegraph: “Manny Pacquiao Leaves Politics at Home as He Prepares to Return to the Ring”
Mitch Abramson, The Ring: “Jessie Vargas Flashes Extreme Confidence in Pacquiao Fight”
http://www.ringtv.com/470800-jessie-vargas-flashes-confidence-pacquiao-fight/
Bob Velin, USA Today: “Bob Arum: Loss to Jessie Vargas Would Be ‘Devastating’ for Manny Pacquiao”
Keith Idec, The Record: “Jessie Vargas Unwilling to Take a Back Seat”
http://www.northjersey.com/sports/boxing/vargas-unwilling-to-take-a-back-seat-1.1684203
Jake Donovan, BoxingScene.com: “Vargas, In Victory, is Open to Face Anyone Next — Mayweather Too”
http://www.boxingscene.com/vargas-victory-open-face-anyone-next-mayweather-too–110172
Santos Perez, Miami Herald: “Pacquiao Set to Return After Brief Retirement”
http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/fighting/article110076002.html
Norm Frauenheim, 15Rounds.com: “A Senator’s Fight: Pacquiao Hopes to Add Champ to His Political Title”
http://www.15rounds.com/a-senators-fight-pacquiao-hopes-to-add-champ-to-his-political-title/
Dino Maragay, The Philippine Star: “Sparmate Warns Pacquiao: Fighting Vargas Won’t Be Easy”
Nick Giongco, Manila Bulletin: “Vargas: I’ve Got Pacquiao All Figured Out”
http://sports.mb.com.ph/2016/10/29/vargas-ive-got-pacquiao-all-figured-out/
Ronnie Nathanielsz, BoxingScene.com: “Donaire Laughs at Magdaleno’s Hair: ‘He’s Scared of Me. It’s Fear!'”
http://www.boxingscene.com/donaire-laughs-magdaleno-hair-scared-me-its-fear–110220
Dino Maragay, The Philippine Star: “Vargas: Beating Pacquiao Will Make Me a Legend”
http://www.philstar.com/sports/2016/10/29/1638502/vargas-beating-pacquiao-will-make-me-legend
Salvador Rodríguez, ESPN Deportes: “No Todos Los Regresos de Leyendas Han Sido Exitosos en el Pasado”
Eduard Cauich, Hoy!: “Pacquiao No Tiene Ni Para Jugar Básquet”
http://www.hoylosangeles.com/deportes/boxeo/hoyla-fut-pacquiaobasket-story.html
José Ayala, ElNuevoDia.com: “Pacquiao Ha Vuelto a Ser el Mismo de Antes”
http://www.elnuevodia.com/deportes/boxeo/nota/pacquiaohavueltoaserelmismodeantes-2254885/
Salvador Rodríguez, ESPN Deportes: “Interesa a Nonitor Donaire el Ganador de Frampton – Santa Cruz”
Rigo Cervantez, ESPN Deportes: “Pacquiao, Honrado de Combinar su Trabajo Como Senador con el Box”
José Ayala, PrimeraHora.com: “Pacquiao Entrena a Tiempo Completo en Filipinas”
http://www.primerahora.com/deportes/boxeo/nota/pacquiaoentrenaatiempocompletoenfilipinas-1183766/
Salvador Rodríguez, ESPN Deportes: “Arum y Roach Hablan de Enfrentar a Pacquiao a GGG y a Mayweather”
Telemundo Deportes: “Manny Pacquiao Quiere Seguir Haciendo Historia”
http://www.telemundodeportes.com/boxeo/video/manny-pacquiao-quiere-seguir-haciendo-historia
Eduard Cauich, Hoy!: “Entrenador Comienza a Cosechar Frutos con Óscar Valdez … yva por Más”
http://www.hoylosangeles.com/deportes/losangeles/hoyla-box-mannyrobles2-story.html
Rigo Cervantez, ESPN Deportes: “Óscar Valdez Quiere Quedarse con Todos Los Títulos en Peso Pluma”
Eduard Cauich, Hoy!: “Jessie Vargas Promete Emular a Juan Manuel Márquez“
http://www.hoylosangeles.com/deportes/boxeo/hoyla-box-jessievargas234-story.html
Salvador Rodríguez, ESPN Deportes: “Óscar Valdez se Prepara Como si Fuese la Primera Vez”
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The three additional world championship fights on the pay-per-view telecast include: four-division world champion NONITO “The Filipino Flash” DONAIRE (37-3, 24 KOs), from General Santos City, Philippines, defending his WBO junior featherweight title against undefeated No. 1 contender JESSIE MAGDALENO (23-0, 17 KOs), from Las Vegas; and newly-minted WBO featherweight champion and two-time Mexican Olympian ÓSCAR VALDEZ (21-0, 18 KOs), from Nogales, Mexico, making his first title defense, against No. 1 contender HIROSHIGE OSAWA (30-3-4, 19 KOs), from Osaka, Japan. The pay-per-view telecast will open with the rematch between top-rated contenders Chinese Olympic icon ZOU SHIMING (8-1, 2 KOs), from Guizhou, China, and PRASITAK PAPOEM (39-1-2, 24 KOs), of Buriram, Thailand, battling for the vacant WBO flyweight world title. Zou a two-time Olympic gold medalist trained by Freddie Roach, will have his hands full against Prasitak, who enters this fight riding a two-year, 12-bout winning streak, with all of his victories coming by way of knockout.
Promoted by Top Rank, in association with MP Promotions, Wynn Las Vegas and Tecate, remaining tickets to the Pacquiao vs. Vargas world championship event are priced at $1,000, $700, $500, $300, $100 and $50, not including applicable service fees. Tickets may be purchased at the Thomas & Mack Center Box Office (except on Wednesday, October 19 because of the Clinton – Trump presidential debate), online at http://www.unlvtickets.com/, at UNLVtickets Outlet Town Square Las Vegas and La Bonita Supermarkets. To charge by phone call 702-739-FANS (3267) or 866-388-FANS (3267).
For fight updates go to www.toprank.com, on Facebook at facebook.com/trboxing or facebook.com/trboxeo, and on Twitter at twitter.com/trboxing or twitter.com/trboxeo. Use the Hashtag #PacVargas to join the conversation on Twitter.
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FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Media):
TOP RANK
Lee Samuels/Vargas: 702-378-1083 / [email protected]
Gardy Lopez: 787-246-3668 / [email protected]
Fred Sternburg/Pacquiao: 303-548-0707 / [email protected]
Ricardo Jimenez/Valdez: 909-615-3436 / [email protected]
Ed Keenan: 609-399-1330 / [email protected]
WYNN LAS VEGAS
Deanna Pettit-Irestone: 702-770-2121 / [email protected]
THOMAS & MACK CENTER
Kelsey Barto: 702-895-1014 / [email protected]
Ariel Azoulay: 702-895-1117 / [email protected]
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