POUND-FOR-POUND KING FLOYD “MONEY” MAYWEATHER TO HOST PRESS CONFERENCE AT MGM GRAND IN LAS VEGAS TO FORMALLY ANNOUNCE HIS MEGA-BOUT AGAINST MARCOS “EL CHINO” MAIDANA ON SATURDAY, MAY 3 LIVE ON SHOWTIME PPV®

SATURDAY, MARCH 8 AT NOON PT

MGM GRAND - STUDIO A&B

STREAMING LIVE VIA SATELLITE & EMBEDABLE YOUTUBE & USTREAM LINKS; VIEW LIVE AT HTTP://SPORTS.SHO.COM/LIVE

WHO:             FLOYD MAYWEATHER, 10-Time Five-Division World Champion & WBC Welterweight World Champion

LEONARD ELLERBE, CEO, Mayweather Promotions

RICHARD SCHAEFER, CEO, Golden Boy Promotions

STEPHEN ESPINOZA, Executive VP & General Manager,

SHOWTIME SPORTS

WHAT:          WBC Welterweight World Champion and No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter Floyd “Money” Mayweather will host a press conference to formally announce his upcoming SHOWTIME PPV^® matchup against Marcos "El Chino" Maidana taking place on Saturday, May 3, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.  The press event will take place prior to the start of the “TOE TO TOE: Canelo vs. Angulo” fight card.

“SHO Sports Press Pass Live” will stream the proceedings live at http://sports.SHO.com/live and via satellite and embeddable YouTube and UStream players. Satellite coordinates and embeddable links are below.

WHEN:          Saturday, March 8

                        11 a.m. PT – Media Arrival/Brunch

                        12 p.m. PT – Press Conference

WHERE:       MGM Grand Hotel & Casino – Studio A & B

                        3799 S. Las Vegas Blvd. South

                        Las Vegas, NV 89109

SATELLITE FEED * ONLINE STREAM:

Saturday’s presser at the MGM Grand will be available LIVE via Satellite, YouTube, Ustream and viahttp://sports.sho.com/live and http://www.mayweatherpromotions.com and will be hosted by SHOWTIME Sports announcer Brian Custer.

YOUTUBE FEED:

USTREAM FEED:

FACTS:         Mayweather vs. Maidana, a WBC & WBA Welterweight World Championship unification for Mayweather and Maidana’s respective 147-pound titles, is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions taking place Saturday, May 3 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The event will be produced and distributed live by SHOWTIME PPV. 

TICKETS:     Tickets priced at $1,500, $1,000, $750, $550 and $350, not including

applicable service charges and taxes, go on sale, Saturday, March 8 at 10 a.m. PT

. Tickets are limited to eight (8) per person with a limit of two (2) at the $350 price range.  To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at(800) 745-3000. Tickets also are available for purchase atwww.mgmgrand.com  or www.ticketmaster.com.