Final Presser for Chavez-Manfredo Announced

World Middleweight Championship

JULIO CÉSAR CHÁVEZ, JR. and PETER MANFREDO, JR.

FINAL NEWS CONFERENCE

Tomorrow! Thursday, October 17, at 1:30 P.M. CT

Dave & Buster’s – Houston

            HOUSTON (November 16, 2011) – Undefeated World Boxing Council (WBC) middleweight champion and the Son of the Legend, JULIO CÉSAR CHÁVEZ, JR. (43-0-1, 30 KOs), of Culiacan, México, Top-5 contender “The Pride of Providence” PETER MANFREDO, JR. (37-6, 20 KOs), of Providence, RI, and Hall of Fame promoter BOB ARUM will host their Final News Conference, Tomorrow! Thursday, November 17, at Dave & Buster’s (6010 Richmond Ave., Houston, TX 77057), beginning at 1:30 p.m. CT. Chávez Jr., the newly-minted world champion, will be making his first title defense, against No. 4-rated contender Manfredo Jr., Saturday, November 19, at Reliant Arena in Houston. The fight will be televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark®, beginning at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).

            Promoted by Top Rank, in association with Zanfer Promotions, DiBella Entertainment and Tecate, remaining tickets to Chávez Jr. vs. Manfredo Jr., priced at $300, $200, $100, $50 and $25, can be purchased at all Ticketmaster outlets, including the Reliant Park box office (Mon-Fri, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sat 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.), Fiesta, FYE, and select HEB stores, online at www.ticketmaster.com and via Ticketmaster charge-by-phone lines at (800) 745-3000.