GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS SIGNS
DEAL WITH VERSUS TO TELEVISE
RICKY HATTON VS. JUAN LAZCANO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
BOUT
ON MAY 24 FROM MANCHESTER, ENGLAND
For
Immediate Release
Malignaggi vs. N’Dou
World Championship Bout Also On Card Lineup
LOS ANGELES (May 12, 2008)
– Golden Boy Promotions announced today
a deal with VERSUS, the sports network that
celebrates real competition in all its forms,
to televise the Ricky Hatton vs. Juan Lazcano
and Paulie Malignaggi vs. Lovemore N’Dou
world championship doubleheader. The fights
will air live on VERSUS on May 24 at 3:30 PM
ET and will originate from the City of Manchester
Stadium in Manchester, England. The event marks
the first time that Golden Boy Promotions and
VERSUS will work together to televise a boxing
event. The fight will be televised by Sky Box
Office in the United Kingdom.
The main event will feature
Ricky ‘The Hitman’ Hatton and Juan
Lazcano in a 12-round bout for Hatton’s
IBO and Ring Magazine Junior Welterweight World
Championships with the co-featured bout pitting
IBF Junior Welterweight World Champion Paulie
Malignaggi vs. Lovemore N’Dou in a re-match
battle for Malignaggi’s title. The bouts
are promoted by Punch Promotions in association
with Golden Boy Promotions and Frank Maloney
Promotions. Malignaggi vs. N’Dou is presented
in association with DiBella Entertainment.
“I’m very excited
to bring Ricky’s fight to his American
fans through VERSUS,” said Richard Schaefer,
CEO of Golden Boy Promotions. “This is
a step in the right direction for fight fans
as we at Golden Boy hope to continue to bring
big names and big fights to non-pay TV on cable
television. The fights between Hatton and Lazcano
and Malignaggi and N’Dou are the perfect
start to what I hope will be a long relationship
with VERSUS.”
“We are thrilled to
be bringing this level of fight to our network,”
said Marc Fein, Executive Vice President of
Programming, Production and Business Operations
for VERSUS. “We look forward to continuing
to build our boxing franchise and look forward
to working with Golden Boy Promotions on this
event.”
For more information on Golden
Boy Promotions, please visit www.goldenboypromotions.com.
For more information on VERSUS, please visit
www.versus.com.
