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08/24/2007 Archived Entry: "‘Vargas vs. Mayorga: Countdown To The Brawl’"
Press Release - ‘Vargas vs. Mayorga: Countdown To The Brawl’
Premieres Saturday on SHOWTIME
The highly anticipated bout is scheduled for 12 rounds at a catch weight of162 pounds and will air live on Sept. 8 on pay-per-view (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT) from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles.
“Countdown To The Brawl” takes viewers inside the training camps and into the homes of both men to reveal their motivation, strategies of intimidation and the root of their volatile and now infamous first fight—at the announcement press conference in Los Angeles on July 11.
In addition, in depth interviews with Vargas, Mayorga and members of their training camps uncover a never-before-seen duality in each. These former world champions always have been known for toughness, bravado and street mentality, but that is only half of their personality; half of their motivation. Countdown To The Brawl shows the people behind the boxers, and the tremendous impact they have had on these competitors—both in their formative years and still today.
Vargas reflects on his childhood, growing up without his father and why it is important for him to be a good father to his children. “I am lucky I found boxing,” said Vargas. “I was going nowhere quickly. I wanted so much to belong to something. If I was asked to join a gang, I probably would have.”
Mayorga, on the other hand, is looking to re-claim his ring status and shed his disappointment after a personally devastating knockout loss to Oscar De La Hoya. “I need to fight somebody and beat him,” said Mayorga. “I am going to hit Vargas as hard as I can, because I just want to let this out, to get this out of my system.”
Featuring expert analysts Al Bernstein and Steve Farhood, journalists Steve Kim and Doug Fischer and boxing historian Bert Sugar, “Countdown To The Brawl” breaks down how this fight got personal and why this match up will be, quite simply, a brawl.
"VARGAS vs. MAYORGA: COUNTDOWN TO THE BRAWL"
DAY DATE TIME CHANNELSaturday Aug. 25 1 a.m. SHO (premiere)Sunday Aug. 26 1: 20 a.m. SHOMonday Aug. 27 6:10 p.m. SHOWeds. Aug. 29 3:10 p.m. SHO 11 p.m. SHOThursday Aug. 30 Midnight SHOFriday Aug. 31 11:30 p.m. SHOSaturday Sept. 1 11:45 a.m. SHO Midnight SHOSunday Sept. 2 5:40 p.m. SHOMonday Sept. 3 1:35 a.m. SHOTuesday Sept. 4 12:30 a.m. SHOWeds. Sept. 5 11:35 p.m. SHOThursday Sept. 6 7:35 p.m. SHOFriday Sept. 7 2 a.m. SHOSaturday Sept 8 12:15 p.m. SHO
The Sept. 8 fight card at STAPLES Center is a joint promotion between Don King Productions and Main Events in association with AEG and STAPLES Center.
Tickets priced at $300, $150, $100 and $50 are on sale now online at ticketmaster.com, via Ticketmaster charge-by-phone lines at (213) 480-3232 or (714) 740-2000 and at all Ticketmaster ticket centers including Wherehouse Music, Robinsons-May, Tower Records and Ritmo Latino locations. Tickets are also available at the STAPLES Center box office and the box office at TEAM LA at Universal CityWalk.
The event will also be televised live domestically beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, at a suggested retail price of $44.95, distributed by SHOWTIME® PPV.
The Sports & Entertainment Center of the World, STAPLES Center is the downtown Los Angeles home of the most popular concerts, special events and five professional sports franchises: The NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers; the NHL's Los Angeles Kings; the AFL's Los Angeles Avengers; and the WNBA's Los Angeles Clippers as well as championship boxing, tennis, family shows and special events. Since its October 17, 1999, grand opening, STAPLES Center, twice named Arena of the Year, has welcomed over 25 million guests.
