FORMER HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION MIKE TYSON MAKING THE MOST OF HIS TIME IN PITTSBURGH IN ADVANCE OF FRIDAY’S SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION TRIPLEHEADER

Tomorrow, Friday, April 18, LIVE on SHOWTIME (10:45 p.m. ET/PT) From Monroeville Convention Center in Monroeville, Pa.  PITTSBURGH, Pa. (April 16, 2014) – Legendary former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson took a break from his promotional duties for Friday’s ShoBox The New Generation tripleheader to enjoy arcade games with two of his children at Latitude 40 in Pittsburgh, Pa. Tyson’s Iron Mike Productions will make its promotional debut on SHOWTIME®, home of 16 of Tyson’s last 18 fights, live at 10:45 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) from the Monroeville Convention Center in Monroeville, Pa., located outside of the Steel City.  Joining Tyson at Latitude 40 prior to a press conference and meet-and-greet with fans was his daughter, Milan, and his son, Morocco.  In the 10-round main event, heavy-hitting Cuban lightweight Alexei “The Hurricane” Collado (18-0, 16 KOs), of Miami, Fla., by way Cork, Ireland, and Havana, Cuba, will be opposed by his toughest opponent to-date, Pittsburgh-area crowd favorite “Lightning” Rod Salka (18-3, 3 KOs), of Bunola, Pa. In the co-feature, undefeated southpaw and Olympic gold medalist Felix Diaz (14-0, 8 KOs), of Oxnard, Calif., by way of Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic will box Emmanuel Lartey (15-1-1, 7 KOs), of Brooklyn by way of Ghana, in an eight-round welterweight bout.  In the opening bout of the telecast, local favorite and war veteran Sammy Vasquez, Jr. (13-0, 9 KOs), of Monesson, Pa., will meet fellow unbeaten Juan “The Beast” Rodriguez, Jr. (11-0, 5 KOs), of Union City, N.J., in an eight-round welterweight bout.  Barry Tompkins will call the ShoBox action from ringside with Steve Farhood and former world champion Raul Marquez serving as expert analysts. The executive producer is Gordon Hall with Richard Gaughan producing and Rick Phillips directing. For more information visit www.IronMikeProductions.com, www.sho.com/sports, follow on twitter at @IronMikeProd, @shosports, follow the conversation using #ShoBox or become a fan on Facebook atwww.Facebook.com/IronMikeProductions.Official and www.facebook.com/ShoBoxing. 'Pittsburgh Power' FACT SHEET WHAT:          "Pittsburgh Power" professional boxing WHEN:           Friday, April 18, 2014 WHERE:         Monroeville Convention Center, Monroeville, PA WHO:             Vacant WBC Interim FECARBOX Lightweight Championship (10) Alexei Collado (18-0, 16 KOs), Miami, Florida by way of Cuba vs. Rod Salka (18-3, 3 KOs) Vacant WBC Junior Welterweight Championship (8) Felix Diaz (14-0, 8 KOs), Oxnard, California by way of Dominican Republic vs. Emmanuel Lartey (15-1-1, 7 KOs), Brooklyn, New York by way of Ghana Welterweights (8) Samuel Vasquez Jr. (13-0, 9 KOs), Monessen, Pennsylvania vs. Juan Rodriguez Jr. (11-0, 5 KOs), Union City, New Jersey Welterweights (6) Erickson Lubin (4-0, 4 KOs), Miami, Florida vs. Jovan Ramirez (3-1, 1 KO), Aqua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico Junior Middleweights (8) Yudel Jhonson (14-1, 9 KOs), Miami, Florida by way of Cuba vs. Lenwood Dozier (9-5-1, 4 KOs), Glen Burnie, Maryland Super Featherweights (4) Albert Bell (3-0, 1 KO), Miami, Florida vs. Micah Branch (2-9-1), Cincinnati, Ohio Lightweights (4) Ryan Martin (4-0, 3 KOs), Cleveland, Ohio vs. Misael Chacon (1-1), Chandler, Arizona by way of Mexico Junior Middleweights (4) Andreas Kamouyerou (3-0, 2 KOs), Venetia, Pennsylvania vs. Malik Jackson (0-2-2), Newark, New Jersey PROMOTER:             Iron Mike Productions MATCHMAKER:        Chris Middendorf TELEVISION:             ShoBox: The New Generation         (live 10:45 p.m. ET, delayed on West Coast) DOORS OPEN:  7 p.m. ET              FIRST BOUT:  8 p.m. ET     TICKETS: $250.00 VIP ringside (includes meet-and-greet with Mike Tyson), $100.00 ringside, $75.00 reserved and $35.00 general admission (plus fees), purchase at: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/shobox-the-new-generation-tickets-11033903703?aff=es2&rank=11&sid=8d2f3f59b37a11e38be122000a9f3045 INFORMATION:www.IronMikeProductions.com, www.sho.com/sports, follow on twitter at@IronMikeProd,@shosports, follow the conversation using#ShoBoxor become a fan on Facebook atwww.Facebook.com/IronMikeProductions.Officialandwww.facebook.com/ShoBoxing OFFICIAL WEIGH IN & FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE:  Thursday, April 17, 2014 4 p.m. ET - Doubletree Hotel, 101 Mall Plaza Boulevard, Monroeville, PA -30-    ABOUT IRON MIKE PRODUCTIONS (IMP): Founded in 2013 by CEO Garry Jonas and Hall of Famer Mike Tyson, Iron Mike Productions is a full-service boxing promotional company with offices located in Deerfield Beach, Florida and Las Vegas, Nevada. IMP is committed to changing traditional boxing promotion by advocating for its fighters' successes, inside the ring and out, throughout their professional careers and into retirement.