LOS ANGELES (June 15, 2017) – A special short film, “I Am Boxing” narrated by Ice Cube and legendary promoter Don Chargin, will debut in New York and Los Angeles next week as part of a two-city press tour in support of the September 16 superfight between Lineal Middleweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs) and IBF/WBA/WBC Middleweight World Champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs). Canelo vs. Golovkin, the 12-round showdown for supremacy and the middleweight championship of the world is hosted by T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View.®
The film focuses on three golden ages of boxing, beginning with the six grueling showdowns between Sugar Ray Robinson and Jake “The Bronx Bull” LaMotta, and moves into the legendary series of nine fights between the “Four Kings” of Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Thomas “Hitman” Hears and Roberto “Manos De Piedra” Duran, concluding with a preview of the best fight in boxing between middleweight kingpins Canelo and GGG.
The film, complete with star-studded, red carpets, will highlight a two-city press tour stopping in New York City on June 20 and Los Angeles on June 22.
**PLEASE NOTE: Individual media alerts with more details for each city are forthcoming.
Tuesday, June 20 – New York, New York
Location: The Theater at Madison Square Garden
4 Pennsylvania Plaza, New York, NY 10001
Red carpet located at South VIP Entrance on 31st St. between 7th and 8th
Press Arrival Time: 4:30 p.m. ET
Red Carpet Opens: 5:00 p.m. ET
Fan Arrival Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Event Begins: 8:00 p.m. ET
Thursday, June 22 – Los Angeles, California
Location: AVALON Hollywood
1735 Vine St., Los Angeles, CA
Media and Fan Arrival Time: 4:30 p.m. PT
Red Carpet Opens: 5:00 p.m. PT
Event Begins: 8:00 p.m. PT
Canelo vs. Golovkin, is a 12-round fight for the middleweight championship of the world presented by Golden Boy Promotions and GGG Promotions and sponsored by Tecate, BORN BOLD, Hennessy, Never Stop, Never Settle and O’Reilly Auto Parts. The event will take place on Saturday, Sept. 16 at T-Mobile Arena and will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View®
For more information, visit www.goldenboypromotions.com and www.hbo.com/boxing; follow on Twitter @GoldenBoyBoxing, @canelo, @gggboxing, @OscarDeLaHoya, @hboboxing and @TomLoeffler1; become a fan on
Facebook www.Facebook.com/GoldenBoyBoxing, https://www.Facebook.com/gggboxing/ and www.Facebook.com/HBOboxing; follow on Instagram @GoldenBoyBoxing, @canelo, @gggboxing, @HBOboxing and @OscarDeLaHoya; and follow the conversation using #CaneloGGG.
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