Today! Cotto & Canelo New York Press Conference – The Wyndham New Yorker Hotel at 1:00 P.M.

MIGUEL COTTO AND CANELO ALVAREZ

FOUR-CITY PRESS TOUR HITS NEW YORK CITY

TODAY! WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26

THE WYNDHAM NEW YORKER HOTEL

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! FANS WELCOME!

WHO:          MIGUEL COTTO, WBC, Ring Magazine and Lineal Middleweight World Champion

CANELO ALVAREZ, Former WBC and WBA Super Welterweight World Champion

MICHAEL YORMARK, President and Chief of Branding & Strategy, Roc Nation

OSCAR DE LA HOYA, Chairman and CEO, Golden Boy Promotions

BERNARD HOPKINS, Future Hall of Famer and Golden Boy Promotions Partner

HECTOR SOTO, Vice President, Miguel Cotto Promotions

                   MARK TAFFET, Senior Vice President, HBO Pay-Per-View

                   MAURICIO SULAIMAN, President of the World Boxing Council

WHAT:        Miguel Cotto, the reigning WBC, Ring Magazine and Lineal Middleweight World Champion and the first native of Puerto Rico to become world champion in four different weight classes, and Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez, former WBC and WBA Super Welterweight World Champion, will continue a four-city press tour in New York City this Wednesday, Aug. 26 ahead of their 12-round showdown for the WBC and Ring Magazine Middleweight World Championships. The event will take place Saturday, Nov. 21 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View.                       

MEDIA CHECK IN:

The Wyndham New Yorker Hotel – 2^nd Floor Mezzanine

481 8^th Avenue, New York, NY 10001

11:00 a.m.      Media Check-in for Pre-Interviews with Cotto and Canelo

11:45 a.m.      Media Pre-Interviews Begin with Cotto and Canelo

WHERE:        The Wyndham New Yorker Hotel – Grand Ballroom (3^rd Floor)

481 8^th Avenue, New York, NY 10001 

12:00 p.m.      Fan Arrival

1:00 p.m.        Press Conference Begins

FACTS:       Cotto vs. Canelo, a 12-round fight for Cotto’s WBC and Ring Magazine Middleweight World Championships, takes place Saturday, Nov. 21 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

The fight is presented by Roc Nation Sports, Golden Boy Promotions, Miguel Cotto Promotions and Canelo Promotions and sponsored by Corona Extra; Mexico, Live it to Believe it!; O’Reilly Auto Parts and Tequila Cazadores.

The Cotto vs. Canelo press tour is sponsored by JetSmarter. The event will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT. Follow the conversation using #CottoCanelo. 

Click HERE to access the Cotto vs. Canelo electronic press kit. Password: CottovsCanelo