“DAVID vs. GOLIATH” PPV WEIGHTS & FACT SHEET

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Saturday, November 7, 2009

Versischerung Arena, Nuremberg, Germany

OFFICIAL WEIGHTS

WBA HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (12) – MAIN EVENT – PPV

Nicolai Valuev (50-1, 34 KOs), WBA Champion, St. Petersburg, Russia 314.6 LBS.

vs.

David Haye (22-1, 21 KOs), Challenger, London, England 216.7 LBS.

HEAVYWEIGHTS (10) – CO-FEATURE – PPV

John Ruiz (43-8-1, 29 KOs), Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA 226 LBS.

vs.

Adnan Serin (19-10-1, 7 KOs), Aachen, Nordrhein, Germany 214.5 LBS.

UNDERCARD (some of these fights, or highlights, may also air on PPV)

HEAVYWEIGHTS (8)

Sergei Liakhovich (23-3, 14 KOs), Vitebsk, Belarus 232.8 LBS.

vs.

Jeremy Bates (22-16-1, 18 KOs) 231.4 LBS.

Robert Helenius (9-0, 5 KOs), Berlin, Germany 248.8 LBS.

vs.

Taras Bidenko (26-3, 12 KOs), Hamburg, Germany 215.4 LBS.

CRUISERWEIGHTS (8)

Alexander Frankel (20-0, 16 KOs), Wirzberg, Bayern, Germany 193.4 LBS.

vs.

Kelvin Davis (24-10-3, 17 KOs), Reno, Nevada, USA 196.2 LBS.

FACT SHEET

WHEN: Saturday, November 7, 2009 – 3 PM/ET 12 PM/PT

WHERE: Nuremberg, Germany

PROMOTER: Wilfried Sauerland’s Sauerland Event and its Managing Director, Christian Meyer, in association with Don King Productions

PAY-PER-VIEW INFORMATION: The broadcast is being distributed in the United States and Canada by Integrated Sports for live viewing at 3 PM/ET – 12 PM/PT on both cable and satellite pay-per-view via iN Demand, DIRECTV, TVN, DISH Network, Viewer’s Choice, Shaw PPV and Bell TV for a suggested retail price of only $24.95. A replay will be shown that same night at 9 PM/ET, 6 PM/PT.

PAY-PER-VIEW ANNOUNCERS: World Boxing Hall of Fame inductee Col. Bob Sheridan (blow-by-blow) and former NFL player and veteran boxing announcer Benny Ricardo (color analyst)

INFORMATION: www.integratedsportsnet.com

Integrated Sports is North America’s leading distributor of International Pay-Per-View and Closed Circuit sports events is Integrated Sports. Among the many events brought to North American viewers by Integrated Sports include World Championship and world-class boxing matches featuring Ricky Hatton, Christian Mijares, Evander Holyfield, Roy Jones, Jr., Ivan Calderon, Rocky Martinez, Nicolai Valuev, Amir Kahn, Marco Antonio Barrera, Arthur Abraham, and Ruslan Chagaev. In addition, Integrated Sports has distributed numerous International soccer matches showcasing teams like Club America of Mexico and the National Team of Argentina, and World Championship and world-class mixed martial arts shows featuring Fedor Emelianenko, Tim Sylvia, Bobby Lashley, Bob Sapp, Jeff Monson, and Roy Nelson. For more information on upcoming Integrated Sports events visit www.integratedsportsnet.com.

Don King Productions has promoted over 500 world championship fights with nearly 100 individual boxers having been paid $1 million or more. DKP also holds the distinction of having promoted or co-promoted seven of the 10 largest pay-per-view events in history, as gauged by total buys, including three of the top five: Holyfield vs. Tyson II, 1.99 million buys, June 1997; Tyson vs. Holyfield I, 1.6 million buys, November 1996; and Tyson vs. McNeeley, 1.58 million buys, August 1995.

DKP has promoted or co-promoted 11 of the top 20 highest-grossing live gates in the history of the state of Nevada including five of the top seven: Holyfield vs. Lewis II, paid attendance: 17,078, gross: $16,860,300 (NOTE: Also second-highest live-gate gross for any event in the history of the world.), date: Nov. 13, 1999; Holyfield vs. Tyson II, paid attendance: 16,279, gross: $14,277,200, date: June 28, 1997; Holyfield vs. Tyson I, paid attendance: 16,103, gross: $14,150,700, date: Nov. 9, 1996; Tyson vs. McNeeley, paid attendance: 16,113, gross: $13,965,600, date: Aug. 19, 1995; and Trinidad vs. De La Hoya, paid attendance: 11,184, gross: $12, 949, 500. Sept. 18, 1999.