Mayweather vs. Alvarez Press Conference Tour Details Announced

ByBoxing Press

News spread like wildfire last week when details of the upcoming 11-city, two-country media tour to officially announce the September 14 mega-fight between Eight-Time, Five-Division World Champion Floyd “Money” Mayweather and Unified Super Welterweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez were made public.

Exact locations in each city as well as press conference start times are set and fans are encouraged to arrive early as entry into each event is available on a first come, first served basis.

Monday, June 24,
Times Square, New York, NY
Pedestrian Walk on Broadway Between 46th & 47th Streets, New York, NY 10036
Fan Arrival Time: 2:00 p.m. ET
Press Conference Begins: 3:00 p.m. ET

Tuesday, June 25,
Washington, DC
The Howard Theatre, 620 T Street NW, Washington, DC 20001
Fan Arrival Time: 12:00 p.m. ET
Press Conference Begins: 1:00 p.m. ET

Wednesday, June 26,
Grand Rapids, MI
Houseman Field, 2055 Rosewood Avenue SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Fan Arrival Time: 11:00 a.m. ET
Press Conference Begins: 12:00 p.m. ET

Chicago, IL
Chicago Theatre, 175 North State Street, Chicago, IL 60601
Fan Arrival Time: 5:00 p.m. CT
Press Conference Begins: 6:00 p.m. CT

Thursday, June 27
Atlanta, GA
Atlantic Station, 1380 Atlantic Drive (Central Park between Rosa Mexicano and Strip), Atlanta, GA 30363
Fan Arrival Time: 12:00 p.m. ET
Press Conference Begins: 1:00 p.m. ET

Friday, June 28
Miami, FL
Bayfront Park, 100 Chopin Plaza (In front of InterContinental Miami hotel), Miami, FL 33131
Fan Arrival Time: 12:00 p.m. ET
Press Conference Begins: 1:00 p.m. ET

Sunday, June 30
Mexico City, Mexico
Location information to be announced separately.

Monday, July 1
Houston, TX
Union Station at Minute Maid Stadium (Main entrance of stadium), 501 Crawford Street, Houston, TX 77002
Fan Arrival Time: 12:00 p.m. CT
Press Conference Begins: 1:00 p.m. CT

San Antonio, TX
The Alamo, 300 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, TX 78205
Fan Arrival Time: 5:00 p.m. CT
Press Conference Begins: 6:00 p.m. CT

Tuesday, July 2
Phoenix, AZ
Herberger Theater, 222 East Monroe Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004
Fan Arrival Time: 11:00 a.m. MT
Press Conference Begins: 12:00 a.m. MT

Los Angeles
Nokia Plaza L.A. Live, 777 Chick Hearn Court, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Fan Arrival Time: 6:30 p.m. PT
Press Conference Begins: 7:30 p.m. PT

Mayweather vs. Canelo, a 12-round fight for Mayweather’s WBA Super Welterweight Super World Championship and Canelo’s WBA and WBC Super Welterweight Championships taking place Saturday, September 14 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, is promoted by Mayweather Promotions, Golden Boy Promotions and Canelo Promotions and is sponsored by Corona and O’Reilly Auto Parts, Valvoline.

The mega-event will be produced and distributed live by Showtime PPV beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT. The event will be available in Spanish on secondary audio programming (SAP).