FLOYD MAYWEATHER SPEAKS IN NEW INTERVIEW

Posted on | August 10, 2009 | No Comments

On September 19, the six-time world champion in five weight divisions and the face of boxing, Floyd “Money” Mayweather, returns to the ring to face five-time world champion in three weight divisions and the top Mexican fighter in the world today, Juan Manuel Marquez.

Now you can hear from Floyd himself as the King of the Ring answers questions on a variety of subjects that your listeners want to hear. In these recordings, Mayweather touches on his return to boxing, President Obama, the Mayweather family, his thoughts on Michael Vick, and of course money. Mayweather answers it all. Known for his charisma and enthusiasm, there is rarely a dull moment when Mayweather speaks out, so below please find the link to a MP3 recording, the first audio recording in a two part series.

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO FLOYD’S INTERVIEW (PART ONE)

Mayweather, whose two fights against Oscar de la Hoya and Ricky Hatton in 2007 set all time records and generated over $250 million in revenue (over three million homes tuned in to see his two fights), is set to carry the torch for the sport of boxing heading into his September 19 match-up. Thank you for your coverage of this mega-fight, and should you have any questions on the upcoming bout, or have any trouble downloading the MP3 audio recording, please contact us via phone at 202-783-5500 or by email at jsilkowitz@swansonpr.com.

Mayweather vs. Marquez: “Number One/Numero Uno,” is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions in association with Marquez Promotions and is sponsored by Cerveza Tecate, Quaker State, Dewalt Tools, Affliction Clothing and Southwest Airlines. The 12-round bout will take place Saturday, September 19 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV.

The Mayweather vs. Marquez pay-per-view telecast, beginning at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT, has a suggested retail price of $49.95, will be produced and distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View® and will be available to more than 71 million pay-per-view homes. The telecast will be available in HD-TV for those viewers who can receive HD. HBO Pay-Per-View®, a division of Home Box Office, Inc., is the leading supplier of event programming to the pay-per-view industry. For Mayweather vs. Marquez fight week updates, log on to www.hbo.com.

HBO’s Emmy®-Award-winning all-access reality series “24/7” returns to HBO® with an all new edition as “Mayweather/Marquez 24/7” premieres Saturday, August 29 at 10:15 pm ET/PT. The four-episode series will chronicle the preparations and back stories of both fighters as they train for their September 19 pay-per-view showdown.