Gamboa-De Leon Conference Call Transcript

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ATLANTIC CITY (August 29, 2011) -- Undefeated former World Boxing Association (WBA) Featherweight World Champion YURIORKIS GAMBOA and former World Boxing Organization (WBO) Junior Featherweight World Champion DANIEL PONCE DE LEON, along with their respective promoters, Bob Arum and Ahmet Öner for Gamboa, and for De Leon, Richard Schaefer, CEO Golden Boy Promotions, hosted a media conference call today to discuss their 12-round featherweight rumble, which will take place Saturday, September 10, at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. The fight will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing®, beginning at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).

 

Gamboa vs. De Leon is promoted by Top Rank, in association with Arena Box U.S., Golden Boy Promotions and Caesars Atlantic City and sponsored by Cerveza Tecate, Remaining tickets, priced at $250, $100 and $50, can be purchased at the Boardwalk Hall box office, by calling Ticketmaster at (800) 736-1420 or online at ticketmaster.com.

 

* CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT *

 

 

 

BOB ARUM: I would like to welcome you all on the call and like to tell you that Atlantic City is back in business after Hurricane Irene closed them down for a couple of days.

 

Yuriorkis Gamboa is recognized as one of the great fighters in boxing today. He’s going to be tested by Ponce De Leon who is a tremendous puncher and a very good fighter so it should be an extremely interesting match that will be shown live on HBO. It is my pleasure now to introduce to you now Gamboa’s co-promoter and a good friend Ahmet Öner.

 

AHMET ÖNER: I am happy that Atlantic City is back and was spared by Irene. I do know that Hurricane Gamboa will be back in Atlantic City. I respect Ponce De Leon. He is a very strong kid, but I think Gamboa will blow him away.

 

BOB ARUM: I would like to now introduce one of the great fighters in boxing today, Gold Medalist representing the country of Cuba in the Olympics, a tremendous professional career.

 

YURIORKIS GAMBOA: I want to thank Bob Arum and Amet Öner for this great opportunity I am going to have boxing Ponce De Leon. I want to show what I have on September 10 and see what else will come for me after that.

 

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