Floyd “Money” Mayweather Faces Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero as World Championship Boxing Returns to Cinemas This May
NCM Fathom Events, Mayweather Promotions, Golden Boy Promotions,
SHOWTIME Sports and O’Reilly Auto Parts Bring Boxing Action to Movie
Theaters Nationwide Live from Las Vegas on Saturday, May 4
Giving fans nationwide ring-side seats from the comfort of their local
movie theaters, NCM Fathom Events, Mayweather Promotions, Golden Boy
Promotions, SHOWTIME Sports and O’Reilly Auto Parts bring undefeated,
Eight-Time and Five Division World Champion Floyd “Money” Mayweather to
the big screen once again as he takes on Six-Time and Four Division
World Champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero. Mayweather, boxing’s
pound-for-pound and pay-per-view king, will defend his WBC Welterweight
World Championship against Guerrero in an action-packed live broadcast
from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. on Saturday, May 4. “MAY
DAY: Mayweather vs. Guerrero” will be
simulcast to select theaters nationwide at 9:00 p.m. ET / 8:00 p.m. CT /
7:00 p.m. MT / 6:00 p.m. PT / 5:00 p.m. AK / 3:00 p.m. HI. Also featured
on the Cinco de Mayo weekend blockbuster line-up will be another
explosive match-up featuring WBC Featherweight World Champion Daniel
Ponce de Leon making his first title defense against Two-Division
World Champion Abner Mares in a 12-round fight. Two additional
featured bouts will be announced shortly.
Tickets for “MAY DAY: Mayweather vs. Guerrero” are
available at participating theater box offices and online at www.FathomEvents.com.
For a complete list of theater locations and prices, visit the NCM
Fathom Events website (theaters and participants are subject to change).
The event will be broadcast to more than 400 select movie theaters
across the country through NCM’s exclusive Digital
Broadcast Network.
“This is Floyd’s fifth fight that will be shown in movie theaters,” said
Leonard Ellerbe, CEO of Mayweather Promotions. “Watching Floyd
Mayweather fight is a larger-than-life experience and the opportunity
for fans to see him on the big screen is truly extraordinary. He has a
tough test in Robert Guerrero, and we hope that fans take advantage of
the opportunity to watch this amazing match-up with fellow boxing fans
at movie theaters across the country.”
Undefeated Floyd “Money” Mayweather (43-0, 26 KO’s), an eight-time world
champion in five divisions, remains boxing’s biggest attraction and the
world’s highest paid athlete, wowing crowds each time he steps into the
ring. During Mayweather’s extraordinary career, he has amassed wins over
former world champions such as Genaro Hernandez, Diego Corrales, Jose
Luis Castillo, Arturo Gatti, Zab Judah, Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton,
Juan Manuel Marquez, Shane Mosley, Victor Ortiz and, most recently, then
WBA Super Welterweight World Champion Miguel Cotto, marking the 43rd
win of his storied career.
The pride of Gilroy, Calif., Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (31-1-1, 18
KO’s) is a six-time and four-division world champion who got the
attention of the boxing world when he defeated former Two-Time World
Champion Andre Berto in November 2012. Now the 29-year-old southpaw has
the chance of a lifetime as he prepares to step into the ring with one
of the sport’s all-time greatest fighters. With wins over former World
Champions Joel Casamayor and Michael Katsidis and former world title
challenger Vicente Escobedo, Guerrero is ready to shine on an
international stage in this main event.
“We are very excited to once again partner with NCM Fathom Events and
have the opportunity to showcase an amazing night of fights in the movie
theaters,” said Richard Schaefer, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions. “The
entire ‘MAY DAY: Mayweather vs. Guerrero’ fight card will be an
incredible lineup of talent and as we strive to bring this caliber of
talent to fans everywhere, the unique experience of watching
championship boxing on the big screen is something that is not to be
missed.”
NCM Fathom Events, Mayweather Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions first
teamed up in September of 2009 to bring the highly successful
presentation of Floyd Mayweather vs. Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez
fight to theaters, followed by Mayweather vs. Mosley Fight LIVE – Who
R U Picking? in 2010 and Star Power: Mayweather vs. Ortiz during
Mexican Independence Day weekend in 2011. In May 2012, Ring Kings:
Mayweather vs. Cotto drew a record-breaking number of viewers for
Mayweather’s 43rd career win.
“Floyd Mayweather’s bouts against some of the best fighters in the world
have consistently drawn enthusiastic audiences across the United States
to their local movie theaters,” said Dan Diamond, senior vice president
of NCM Fathom Events. “Ever since Mayweather first appeared on the big
screen in 2009, it has just gotten more exciting with every fight, and
this championship bout with Guerrero will be no exception.”
About National CineMedia (NCM)
National CineMedia (NCM)
operates NCM Media Networks, a leading integrated media company reaching
U.S. consumers in movie theaters, online and through mobile technology.
The NCM
Cinema Network and NCM
Fathom Events present cinema advertising and events across the
nation’s largest digital
in-theater network, comprised of theaters owned by AMC Entertainment
Inc., Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK), Regal Entertainment Group
(NYSE: RGC) and other leading regional theater circuits. NCM’s theater
advertising network covers 183 Designated Market Areas® (49 of the top
50) and includes over 19,300 screens (approximately 18,500 digital).
During 2012, approximately 710 million patrons attended movies shown in
theaters in which NCM currently has exclusive, cinema advertising
agreements in place. The NCM
Fathom Events live digital broadcast network (“DBN”) is comprised of
over 740 locations in 172 Designated Market Areas® (including all of the
top 50). The NCM
Interactive Network offers 360-degree integrated marketing
opportunities in combination with cinema, encompassing 41
entertainment-related websites, online widgets and mobile applications.
National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: NCMI) owns a 46.7% interest in and is
the managing member of National CineMedia LLC. For more information,
visit www.ncm.com
or www.FathomEvents.com.
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About “MAY DAY: Mayweather vs. Guerrero”:
“MAY DAY: Mayweather vs. Guerrero,” a 12-round fight for Mayweather’s
WBC Welterweight World Championship, is promoted by Mayweather
Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions and sponsored by Corona, O’Reilly
Auto Parts, AT&T and Star Trek Into Darkness. The mega-event will take
place Saturday, May 4 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and
will be produced and distributed live by SHOWTIME PPV®
beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT. Also featured will be Daniel
Ponce de Leon vs. Abner Mares, a 12-round fight for Ponce de Leon’s WBC
Featherweight World Championship.
For more information, visit www.floydmayweather.com,
www.mayweatherpromotions.com,
www.goldenboypromotions.com,
www.sports.sho.com
and www.mgmgrand.com,
follow on Twitter at @FloydMayweather,
@GHOSTBOXING,
@DanielPonceDel1,
@abnermares00,
@MayweatherPromo,
@GoldenBoyBoxing,
@mgmgrand
and @SHOSports,
follow the conversation using #MayDay or become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/FloydMayweather,
www.facebook.com/MayweatherPromotions,
www.facebook.com/GoldenBoyBoxing,
www.facebook.com/GhostFans
and www.facebook.com/SHOsports.
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