FORMER THREE-TIME LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION JUAN DIAZ TO APPEAR AT THE FREEDOM OVER TEXAS FOURTH OF JULY FESTIVAL IN HOUSTON, TX

Posted on | July 1, 2010 | No Comments

THIS SUNDAY! JULY 4 AT 8 P.M. CT

ELEANOR TINSLEY PARK, HOUSTON

WHO: JUAN “BABY BULL” DIAZ, Former Three-Time Lightweight World Champion

WHEN: Sunday, July 4

8 p.m. CT

WHERE: Liberty Stage

Eleanor Tinsley Park at Buffalo Bayou

500 Allen Parkway
Houston, TX 77002

WHAT: Former Three-time Lightweight World Champion Juan Diaz will appear at the Freedom Over Texas Fourth of July Festival in Houston this Sunday to introduce Latin band La Orquesta Salmerum with KLOL Mega 101 Houston DJ Valentin and discuss his upcoming rematch against Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez on July 31. Following his appearance at the Liberty Stage, Diaz will stop by the Mega 101 booth in Festival Area 3 for a meet-and-greet with festival attendees.*For more information about the Freedom Over Texas Festival, please click HERE.

FACTS: Marquez vs. Diaz II “Fight of the Year: The Rematch” is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Marquez Boxing Promotions, and sponsored by Tecate and AT&T. The 12-round rematch of the “2009 Fight of the Year” is scheduled for Saturday, July 31 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, and will be for Marquez’s Ring Magazine, WBA and WBO Lightweight World titles. The fight will be produced and distributed live on HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.

Tickets for Marquez vs. Diaz II are priced at $350, $250, $150, $100 and $50 and are on sale now. Tickets are available for purchase at all Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations (select Smith’s Food and Drug Centers and Ritmo Latino). To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also will be available for purchase at www.mandalaybay.com or www.ticketmaster.com.