Chavez & Martinez to Embark on Media Tour

LAS VEGAS, NEV. (June 28, 2012) – Undefeated World Boxing Council (WBC) middleweight champion and Son of the Legend, JULIO CÉSAR CHÁVEZ JR., and two-division world champion SERGIO MARTINEZ, along with their promoters Bob Arum, Fernando Beltran and Lou DiBella, will embark on a four-city / two-nation international media tour to promote their eagerly-awaited Méxican Independence Day middleweight championship battle, beginning on Tuesday, July 10. Chávez Jr. vs. Martinez will take place Saturday, September 15, at the Thomas & Mack Center, on the campus of the University of Nevada at Las Vegas.  It will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View®, beginning at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.

Details are still being worked out, but the tour cities and dates have been set:

CHÁVEZ JR. vs.  MARTINEZ JULY MEDIA TOUR

July 10 – Los Angeles

July 11 – Las Vegas

July 12 – New York

July 13 – México City

Promoted by Top Rank, Zanfer Promotions and DiBella Entertainment, in association with Wynn Resorts, AT&T and Tecate, tickets to the Chávez Jr. vs. Martinez Middleweight Championship Event will go on sale Thursday, July 12 at 3 p.m. ET / Noon PT.  Priced at $600, $400, $200, $100, $75, $50 and $25, they 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.

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FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Media):

Lee Samuels, Top Rank:  702-378-1083 / Lee@toprank.com<mailto:Lee@toprank.com>

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

Kevin Rooney, Jr., DiBella Entertainment/Martinez:  646-496-7403 / Kevin@dbe1.com<mailto:Kevin@dbe1.com>

Fred Sternburg, Sternburg Comm:  303-548-0707 / TooFred@aol.com<mailto:TooFred@aol.com>

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

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

Deanna Pettit, Wynn Resorts:  702-770-2121 / Deanna.Pettit@wynnlasvegas.com<mailto:Deanna.Pettit@wynnlasvegas.com>

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

Media Credentials:  credentials@langdonflynn.com<mailto:credentials@langdonflynn.com>