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TOP RANK TO HOST DONAIRE PRESSCON FOR NOV. 1 EVENT

By Ed de la Vega, DDS
PhilBoxing.com
Fri, 19 Sep 2008



Los Angeles, CA:- Bob Arum?s Top Rank Promotion announced that a press con will be held on Monday, September 22nd to publicize the up coming fight of Nonito Donaire against Moruti Mthalane of Africa.

Donaire will be defending his IBF/IBO flyweight crown for the second time since grabbing it from Vic Darchinyan, the cocky Armenian who is now based in Australia.

The press con is scheduled at the Constellation Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Century City Hotel just south of Beverly Hills. Lunch will begin at noon followed by the news conference at 1:00 PM , Pacific Time.

Also expected to attend is Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., the undefeated up and coming Mexican fighter from Culiacan, Mexico. Chavez will fight a still undetermined boxer as a co-headliner with the Donaire-Mthalane

The Donaire-Mthalane fight will be held at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. It will also be seen via PPV beginning at 9:00 PM ET/6:00 PM PT.


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