WBC lightweight champion David Diaz, 34-1-1 (17), from Chicago, paid a media day visit to San Antonio yesterday, May 6, to talk up his title defense against WBC super featherweight champion and Filipino national treasure Manny Pacquiao, 46-3-2 (34).

After visiting The Alamo, the birthplace of Texas independence from Mexico, Diaz, whose family hails from Mexico, said: “Yesterday may have been Cinco de Mayo, but June 28 will be the sinking of Manny.

“His drive for five world titles will stall out when we meet in the ring in Las Vegas. I didn’t work this hard to win the title just to become another notch on Pacquiao’s belt. The Mexicutioner is about to become the Mexicutionee.”

The Pacquiao vs. Diaz world lightweight championship fight headlines “Lethal Combination,” the pay-per-view extravaganza which takes place Saturday, June 28 at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.

Promoted by Top Rank, in association with MP Promotions, the Pacquiao vs. Diaz pay-per-view telecast will be produced and distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View, beginning at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.

Remaining tickets for Pacquiao vs.Diaz, priced at $600, $400, $300, $200 and $100, can be purchased at the Mandalay Bay box office and at all Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations, select Smith’s Food and Drug Centers, Macy’s West at the Fashion Show Mall, and Ritmo Latino.

Ticket sales are limited to eight (8) per person. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (702) 474-4000 or Mandalay Bay (702) 632-7580. Tickets are also available for purchase at www.mandalaybay.com or www.ticketmaster.com.

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