BERNARD HOPKINS AND JOE SMITH JR. TO HOST MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL AHEAD OF HBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® FIGHT ON DECEMBER 17TH LIVE AT THE “FABULOUS” FORUM

BERNARD “THE EXECUTIONER” HOPKINS,

Former Two-Division World Champion and Future Hall of Famer

JOE SMITH JR., Light Heavyweight Contender

OSCAR DE LA HOYA, Chairman and CEO of Golden Boy Promotions

JOE DEGUARDIA, President and CEO of Star Boxing

Former two-division world champion Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins (55-7 2, 32 KOs), and Light Heavyweight contender Joe Smith, Jr. (22-1, 18 KOs) will host a media conference call ahead of their 12-round light heavyweight fight on Saturday, December 17 at The Forum in Los Angeles. The bout will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing®.

 Wednesday, November 30, 2016

1:00 p.m. ET/10:00 a.m. PT

Call-In for U.S. Media: 1 (888) 862-6557

Call-In for International Media: 1 (630) 691-2748

Pass Code: 43897375

Hopkins vs. Smith is a 12-round light heavyweight battle presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Star Boxing and sponsored by Cerveza Tecate, BORN BOLD and Casa Mexico Tequila. The event will be televised live on Saturday December 17, 2016 from Inglewood California’s “Fabulous” Forum on HBO’s flagship series beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.

Tickets for Hopkins vs. Smith are now on sale and are priced at $25, $50, $75, $105 and $205, not including applicable service charges and taxes, with a total ticket limit of 12 per person. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000 or the Forum Box Office (Monday through Friday 11:00am PST to 7:00pm PST) at (310) 330-7300.  Tickets are also available for purchase at www.fabulousforum.com or www.ticketmaster.com.

B-roll and images of Hopkins vs. Smith are available for use and download HERE or by copying and pasting: bit.ly/HopkinsSmith. Video and photo credit must be given to Golden Boy Promotions.

Ramiro Gonzalez, Golden Boy Promotions: (213) 999-5409

Stefan Friedman/Kara Prior, Mercury: (210) 846-4486

John Cirillo, Star Boxing: (914) 260-7436

Patrick Byrne, HBO: (212) 512-1361

Kevin Flaherty, HBO: (212) 512-5052

Erik Stein/Brooke Paller, The Forum: (818) 761-6100

Media Credentials: www.magnamedia.com