*All Times Are Eastern* (as of 9/05/18)
Thursday, September 6
11:30 a.m. FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE </wbr>
Location: Dream Hotel Downtown - The Gallery
355 West 16th Street (Between 8th and 9th)
New York, NY 10011
11:30 a.m. - Media Arrival/Lunch
12:00 p.m. - Press Conference Begins </wbr>
Friday, September 7
1:00 p.m. OFFICIAL WEIGH-IN - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Location: Barclays Center - GEICO Atrium
620 Atlantic Avenue; Brooklyn, NY 11217
Brooklyn, New York
12:30 p.m. - Media Arrival
1:00 p.m. - Weigh-In Begins
*Media should enter through the door farthest to the left, located to the right of the Starbucks entrance
Saturday, September 8
5:00 p.m. DOORS OPEN & FIRST FIGHT BEGINS
Barclays Center
620 Atlantic Avenue; Brooklyn, NY 11217
7:00 p.m. SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING COUNTDOWN BEGINS
9:00 p.m. SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING - TELECAST BEGINS
CREDENTIAL DISTRIBUTION
Fight night credentials can be picked-up on Saturday, September 8 beginning at 4:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. sharp at the EmblemHealth Atlantic Avenue Entrance at the northeast side of Barclays Center on Atlantic Avenue. Proper personal photo identification (driver's license or passport) is required for credential pick-up.
ABOUT GARCIA vs. PORTER
Danny Garcia vs. Shawn Porter pits elite welterweight stars against each other in a 12-round showdown for the vacant WBC 147-pound World Championship. The Premier Boxing Champions event takes place Saturday, September 8 from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™ and headlines action live on SHOWTIME.
The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast begins at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT and features a welterweight world title eliminator betweenCuba's Yordenis Ugas and Argentina's Cesar Barrionuevo, plus heavyweight action that pits unbeaten Adam Kownacki against former heavyweight champion Charles Martin.
Tickets for the September 8 event, which is promoted by TGB Promotions and DiBella Entertainment, in association with DSG Promotions, start at $50 and are on sale now. Tickets can be purchased at ticketmaster.com, barclayscenter.com, or by calling 800-745-3000. Tickets can also be purchased at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center. Group discounts are available by calling 844-BKLYN-GP
CONTACTS: Swanson Communications: (202) 783-5500, contact@swansonpr.com
Bernie Bahrmasel, DiBella Entertainment:(212) 947-2577
Monica Jaffe, TGB Promotions: (818) 817-8001
Tim Smith, Premier Boxing Champions: timothy@haymonboxing.com
SHOWTIME Sports: (212) 708-1339
Mandy Gutmann, BSE: (718) 942-9587
Stuart Bryan, BSE: (718) 942-9574
Steve Pratt, BZA: (310) 408-4555
