Wynn to Host Chavez-Martinez Closed Circuit Events

LAS VEGAS, NEV. (August 29, 2012) -- With ticket sales to the Julio César Chávez, Jr. vs. Sergio Martínez World Middleweight Championship event at the Thomas & Mack Center projected to be a complete sellout, Wynn Las Vegas will present the exclusive live closed circuit telecast of the most anticipated fight of the year.  Wynn Las Vegas will offer the closed circuit viewing in two venues -- the  Encore Theater , which offers a state-of-the-art sound system and plush seating, and the Wynn Lafite Ballroom, a spacious environment offering great views of the closed circuit action.

Tickets to the Wynn Las Vegas closed circuit presentation are priced at $70 for reserved seating in the intimate Encore Theater and $50 for general admission in the Lafite Ballroom at Wynn.  Ticket prices are inclusive of applicable taxes and fees and will go on sale This Saturday! September 1 at 10:00 a.m. PT. 

Tickets can be purchased by calling (702) 770-7118, through the website wynnlasvegas.com or by visiting the following locations:

 Wynn Ticket Office

• Friday-Tuesday:     10:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. PT
• Wednesday-Thursday:     10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. PT

Wynn Concierge

• Daily:  8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. PT

Tickets are non-refundable, non-transferable, may not be combined with any other offer and have no cash value.

Promoted by Top Rank®, Zanfer Promotions and DiBella Entertainment, in association with Wynn Las Vegas, AT&T and Tecate, the Chávez Jr. vs. Martínez Middleweight Championship Event will take place Saturday, September 15, Méxican Independence Day Weekend, at the Thomas & Mack Center, on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.  It will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View®, beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. PT.  The live pay-per-view undercard will feature four exciting bouts.  

Remaining tickets to the Julio César Chávez Jr. vs. Sergio Martínez World Middleweight Championship, priced at $75 and $50, can be purchased at the Thomas & Mack Center box office and Town Square Las Vegas Concierge. Tickets can also be purchased online at www.unlvtickets.com.  To charge by telephone call (702) 739-FANS.      

HBO’s Emmy-Award®-winning reality franchise returns with an all new edition when 24/7 CHÁVEZ JR./MARTÍNEZ premieres This Saturday!  Sept. 1 at 11:45 p.m. ET/PT. Episode two debuts Saturday, Sept. 8 at 12:30 a.m. ET/PT on HBO.

The Chávez Jr. vs. Martínez world championship telecast, which begins at 9:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. PT, will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View® and will be available to more than 92 million pay-per-view homes. HBO Pay-Per-View, a division of Home Box Office, Inc., is the leading supplier of event programming to the pay-per-view industry. Follow HBO Boxing news at www.hbo.com and at www.facebook.com/hboboxing. Use the hashtag #ChavezMartinez to join the conversation on Twitter.  For Chávez Jr. vs. Martínez updates log on to www.toprank.com, www.dbe1.com or www.hbo.com.

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FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Media):

Lee Samuels, Top Rank:  702-732-2717 / Lee@toprank.com

Ricardo Jimenez, Top Rank/Chávez Jr:  909-615-3436 / Ricardoej@aol.com

Kevin Rooney, Jr., DiBella Entertainment/Martínez:  646-496-7403 / Kevin@dbe1.com

Fred Sternburg, Sternburg Comm:  303-740-7746 / TooFred@aol.com

Ed Keenan, EMC Events:  609-399-1330 / Keenan@emcevents.com   

Patrick Byrne, HBO Pay-Per-View:  212/512-1361 / Patrick.Byrne@hbo.com

Deanna Pettit, Wynn Las Vegas:  702-770-2121 / Deanna.Pettit@wynnlasvegas.com 

Rachel Trontel, Thomas & Mack Center:  702-895-3078 / rachel.trontel@unlv.edu

Media Credentials:  credentials@langdonflynn.com