Media Conference Call
Wednesday, Nov. 16
1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT
WHO:
International Boxing Federation (IBF) and World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver Bantamweight Champion Abner Mares
Former Two-Time IBF Bantamweight World Champion Joseph King Kong Agbeko
World Boxing Association (WBA) Bantamweight Super Champion Anselmo Moreno
Two-Division World Champion Vic “The Raging Bull’’ Darchinyan
President of Golden Boy Promotions Oscar de la Hoya
Hall of Fame Promoter Don King
President of Gary Shaw Productions Gary Shaw
WHAT:
In a highly anticipated rematch of one of the year’s most talked about and exciting fights, unbeaten rising star Abner Mares (22-0-1, 13 KO’s) of Hawaiian Gardens, Calif., will defend his International Boxing Federation (IBF) and World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver Bantamweight Championship titles against the boxer he dethroned, former Two-Time IBF Bantamweight World Champion Joseph King Kong Agbeko (28-3, 22KO’s) of Accra, Ghana in the main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on Saturday, Dec. 3, live on SHOWTIME® (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.
In the co-featured world championship bout, Anselmo “Chemito” Moreno (31-1-1, 11 KO’s), of Panama City, Panama will defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) Bantamweight Super Championship against former Two-Division World Champion Vic “The Raging Bull’’ Darchinyan (37-3-1, 27 KO’s), of Sydney, Australia, by way of Vanadzor, Armenia, Armenia.
Tickets for Mares vs. Agbeko II, priced at $150, $100, $50 and $25, are on sale now at all Ticketmaster locations, online at ticketmaster.com, via charge-by-phone at 800-745-3000 and at the Honda Center Box Office.
