DIAZ VS. HIDALGO FIGHT WEEK MEDIA SCHEDULE
*All Times Are Central*
Saturday, Sept. 27
1:00 p.m. FIGHTER WORKOUT & AUTOGRAPH SIGNING
Location: Spikes Ford
805 E. Expressway 83; Mission, Texas 78572
Fighters attending: Joseph
Rodriguez, Jeremy Longoria, John Michael Johnson, Johnny Tapia, Carlos
Trevino, Ricardo Lama, Norberto Saenz, Luis Castro, Jesus Garza, Enrique
Alvarez, Hector Garza, Ricardo Palacios, Gregorio Bergara, Patrick
Rangel and Manuel Rubalcava.
1:00 p.m. - Fighter workout & autograph signing begins
4:00 p.m. - Fighter workout & autograph signing begins
Note: A shuttle will transport fighters from Spikes Ford to WB Liquors.
1:00 p.m. FIGHTER MEET & GREET & AUTOGRAPH SIGNING
Location: WB Liquors
1401 W. Kelly Ave.; Pharr, Texas 78577
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. - Ricardo Palacios, Enrique Alvarez, Manuel Rubalcava and Gregorio Bergara.
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - Joseph Rodriguez, Jesse James Leija, Johnny Tapia, Ricardo Lamas and Luis Castro.
4:00 p.m. FIGHTER MEET & GREET & AUTOGRAPH SIGNING
Location: Aces North
6500 N. 10th St.; McAllen, TX 78504
Fighters attending: Joseph
Rodriguez, Jeremy Longoria, John Michael Johnson, Johnny Tapia, Carlos
Trevino, Ricardo Lama, Norberto Saenz, Luis Castro, Jesus Garza, Enrique
Alvarez, Hector Garza, Ricardo Palacios, Gregorio Bergara, Patrick
Rangel and Manuel Rubalcava.
4:00 p.m. - Meet & Greet & Signing Begins
6:00 p.m. - Meet & Greet & Signing Begins
Sunday, Sept. 28
3:00 p.m. OFFICIAL WEIGH-IN - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
Location: Tilted Kilt
4117 W. Expressway 83; McAllen, TX 78503
1:50 p.m. - Media Arrival/luncheon
2:30 p.m. - Media luncheon ends
3:00 p.m. - Official weigh-in begins
5:30 p.m. FIESTAS PATRIAS OFFICIAL FACEOFF - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
Fighters to faceoff for fans and photographers
Location: State Farm Arena
2600 N. 10th St.; Hidalgo, Texas 78557
Fighters attending: Joseph
Diaz Jr., Raul Hidalgo, Ryan Karl, Fidel Maldonado Jr., Nelson Lara,
Ricardo Alvarez, John Michael Johnson, Antonio Tarver Jr., Zachary
Briones, Joseph Rodriguez, Jeremy Longoria, Johnny Tapia, Carlos
Trevino, Ricardo Lamas, Norberto Saenz, Luis Castro, Jesus Garza,
Enrique Alvarez, Hector Garza, Ricardo Palacios, Gregorio Bergara,
Patrick Rangel, Manuel Rubalcava and Steve Lovett.
5:30 p.m. - Faceoff begins
6:30 p.m. - Faceoff ends
Monday, Sept. 29
5:30 p.m. Arena Doors Open
5:35 p.m. FIRST BOUT BEGINS
9:00 p.m. FOX SPORTS 1 AND FOX DEPORTES BROADCAST BEGINS
*Events/Schedule Subject to Change
Diaz vs. Hidalgo, a
10-round junior featherweight bout is presented by Golden Boy
Promotions and Leija*Battah Promotions and is sponsored by Corona Extra,
O'Reilly AutoParts and Mexico - Live It To Believe It!. The FOX Sports 1
and FOX Deportes broadcast airs live at 10:00 p.m. ET/9:00 p.m. CT/7:00 p.m. PT.
Individual
tickets priced at $24, $30 and $50 as well as group table packages
priced at $1,094, $886 and $664, plus applicable fees and service
charges, are on sale now and can be purchased by calling Leija*Battah
Promotions at (210) 979-3302, the State Farm Arena at (956) 684-5115, Ticketmaster at (866) 448-7849 or online at www.ticketmaster.com.
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