WORLD CHAMPION BOXERS TO HOLD PUBLIC PRESS CONFERENCE THURSDAY AT 1 P.M. IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES

Ireland’s Carl Frampton & Southern California’s Leo Santa Cruz to Host Los Angeles Press Conference in Advance of Featherweight World Championship Rematch Saturday, January 28 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas & Live on SHOWTIME

Lightweight World Champion Dejan Zlaticanin (Montenegro) and Unbeaten Riverside, CA Star Mikey Garcia to Discuss World Title Showdown at Press Conference at Los Angeles Central Public Library – Outdoor Plaza/Café Pinot Restaurant

WHO:             CARL FRAMPTON, Undefeated Two-Division World Champion (Ireland)

LEO SANTA CRUZ, Former Three-Division World Champion (Mexico/Los Angeles)

DEJAN ZLATICANIN, Lightweight World Champion (Montenegro)

MIKEY GARCIA, Undefeated Former Two-Division World Champion (Mexico/Riverside)

SHANE MCGUIGAN, Frampton’s Trainer

JOSE SANTA CRUZ, Leo’s Father & Trainer

BARRY MCGUIGAN, Frampton’s Manager, Former World Champion & Hall of Famer

RICHARD SCHAEFER, Chairman & CEO of Ringstar Sports

STEPHEN ESPINOZA, Executive VP & General Manager, SHOWTIME Sports

WHAT:           Featherweight world champion Carl Frampton and former three-division world champion Leo Santa Cruz will host an open to the public press conference in Los Angeles to discuss their highly anticipated rematch taking place Saturday, January 28 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and live on SHOWTIME.

Also in attendance in advance of their world title showdown are 135-pound world champion Dejan Zlaticanin and former two-division world champion Mikey Garcia, who will clash in the opener of a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING doubleheader beginning at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.

WHEN:           Thursday, December 1

12 p.m. PT – Media Arrival/Lunch

1 p.m. PT – Press Conference Begins

WHERE:         Los Angeles Central Public Library – Outdoor Plaza

Café Pinot Restaurant

400 S. Hope Street Los Angeles, CA 90071 (corner of Hope and Flower)

PARKING:     Westlawn Garage

Entrance on Flower St. between 5th and 6th St.

(Underground Lot at Los Angeles Central Public Library)

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