BERNARD HOPKINS, KARO MURAT, PETER QUILLIN, GABRIEL ROSADO, DEONTAY WILDER AND NICOLAI FIRTHA TO HOST PRESS CONFERENCE IN NEW YORK CITY IN ADVANCE OF THEIR RESPECTIVE TITLE BOUTS ON OCT. 26 AT BOARDWALK HALL IN ATLANTIC CITY
LIVE ON SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING

 

 

 

WEDNESDAY OCT. 23 AT 12:30 P.M. ET

 

 

 

WHO:                   BERNARD HOPKINS, IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion

 

                                KARO MURAT, Top Light Heavyweight Contender

 

                                PETER QUILLIN, WBO Middleweight World Champion

 

                                GABRIEL ROSADO, Top Middleweight Contender

 

DEONTAY WILDER, WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Champion

 

NICOLAI FIRTHA, Heavyweight Contender

 

RICHARD SCHAEFER, CEO Golden Boy Promotions

 

 

 

WHAT:           All six fighters participating in the televised portion of the highly anticipated Bernard Hopkins vs. Karo Murat card, IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion and oldest fighter in boxing history Bernard Hopkins, light heavyweight contender Karo Murat, WBO Middleweight World Champion Peter Quillin, top middleweight contender Peter Quillin, rising heavyweight star Deontay Wilder and heavyweight contender Nicolai Firtha, will hold a New York City press conference before heading to Atlantic City for their respective bouts at Boardwalk Hall live on SHOWTIME

 

 

 

WHEN:           Wednesday, Oct. 23

 

                         12:30 p.m. ET – Media Arrival/Luncheon

 

                         1:00 p.m. ET – Press Conference Begins

 

 

 

WHERE:         B.B. King’s Blues Club

 

                           237 West 42^nd Street (Between 7^th and 8^th Avenues)

 

                           New York, NY 10036

 

 

 

FACTS:         Hopkins vs. Murat is a 12-round bout for Hopkins’ IBF Light Heavyweight World Championship, presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Caesars Atlantic City and sponsored by Corona and AT&T.  In the co-main event WBO Middleweight Champion Peter Quillin puts his title on the line against Gabriel Rosado in a 12-round bout.  Plus, opening the tripleheader, WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder will face Nicolai Firtha in a 10-round showdown.  The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast begins live at 9 p.m. ET/PT and is available in Spanish on secondary audio programming (SAP).  Preliminary bouts will air live on SHOWTIME EXTREME^® beginning at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

 

 

TICKETS:     Tickets priced at $300, $150, $75, $50 and $25, not including applicable service charges, are on sale now and can be purchased at the Boardwalk Hall Box Office, all Ticketmaster locations, by calling 800-736-1420 or atwww.ticketmaster.com.

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