Press Conference Nonito Donaire, Jessie Magdaleno, Oscar Valdez, Zou Shiming
NONITO DONAIRE VS. JESSIE MAGDALENO
ÓSCAR VALDEZ VS. HIROSHIGE OSAWA
ZOU SHIMING VS. PRASITAK PAPOEM
WORLD TITLE FIGHTS TO BE CO-MAIN EVENTS
ON PACQUIAO VS. VARGAS CARD
Saturday, November 5, at Thomas&Mack Center
Presented Live By Top Rank®Pay-Per-View
Los Angeles, California — A star studded under card was on hand Tuesday afternoon for the final press conference, inside the Conga Room in Los Angeles, California to announce their title fights on the MANNY PACQUIAO versus JESSIE VARGAS PPV event presented by TOP RANK.
Photography by Mikey Williams Top Rank
LAS VEGAS, NEV —Three action-packed world championship fights will act as co-main events to the MANNY “Pacman” PACQUIAO –JESSIE VARGAS World Boxing Organization (WBO)welterweight world title fight, Saturday, November 5, at the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Promoted by Top Rank, in association with MP Promotions and Wynn Las Vegas, the Pacquiao – Vargas world welterweight championship event will be produced and distributed live by Top Rank Pay-Per-View, beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. PT, and will be available on all conventional platforms, including all major cable and satellite systems, as well as Top Rank’s digital distribution via www.TopRank.tv and mobile devices.
NONITO “The Filipino Flash” DONAIRE and ÓSCAR VALDEZ, WBO junior featherweight and featherweight champions, respectively, will be risking their crowns in mandatory title defenses against their respective No. 1 contenders JESSIE MAGDALENO and HIROSHIGE OSAWA. The pay-per-view telecast will open with Chinese Olympic icon ZOU SHIMING in a 12-round rumble withPRASITAK PAPOEM for the vacant WBO flyweight world title. This marks the first time Pacquiao and Donaire, the two biggest boxing stars to come out of the Philippines, have ever shared the same card.
Nonito Donaire
Óscar Valdez
Jessie Magdaleno
The six co-main event gladiators, representing six different countries, have a combined record of 158-8-6 (104 KOs) — a winning percentage of 92% with nearly 2/3 of those victories coming by way of knockout.
Remaining tickets to the Pacquiao vs. Vargas world championship event are priced at $1,000, $700, $500, $300, $100 and $50, not including applicable service fees. They may be purchased at the Thomas & Mack Center Box Office, online at http://www.unlvtickets.com/, at UNLVtickets Outlet Town Square Las Vegas and La Bonita Supermarkets. To charge by phone call 702-739-FANS (3267) or 866-388-FANS (3267).