SATURDAY, OCT. 4, LIVE ON SHOWTIME PAY PER VIEW

FROM MANDALAY BAY EVENTS CENTER IN LAS VEGAS

NEW YORK (July 16, 2003) – In a sensational match-up featuring two of boxing’s most talented fighters, former 130-pound world champions Diego “Chico” Corrales and Joel Casamayor will collide on the SHOWTIME Pay Per View fight card Oct. 4 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. The announcement was made today by Jay Larkin, Senior Vice President, Sports and Event Programming, Showtime Networks, and promoter Dan Goossen of Goossen Tutor Promotions.

The battle of once-beaten boxers, who sport a 66-2 combined record with 49 knockouts, will be the featured undercard bout of the fight card highlighted by four-time world champion Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield taking on three-time world champion and current International Boxing Federation (IBF) Cruiserweight Champion James “Lights Out” Toney in the main event. The pay per view telecast begins at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, and carries a suggested retail price of $44.95. Goossen Tutor Promotions will present the event, which is being distributed on pay per view by Showtime PPV.

Tickets to the event are priced at $650, $500, $300, $150 and $75, and are on sale now at the Mandalay Bay Box Office and all TicketMaster outlets. To order tickets by phone, call (702) 632-7580.

“This fight is worthy of its own headline status”, said Larkin, who also will serve as Executive Producer of the telecast. “It is a battle between two of the best 130 lb. fighters in the world. Added to Holyfield vs. Toney, Corrales vs. Casamayor makes October 4 the most compelling boxing card of the year.”

“I have been closely associated with both Corrales and Casamayor through the years, and I can best describe this fight as simply a pure Latin war,” Goossen said.

Corrales (37-1, 31 KOs), of Sacramento, Calif., is a former International Boxing Federation (IBF) champion. He captured the IBF belt on Oct. 23, 1999, with a seventh-round TKO over Robert Garcia. After successfully defending his crown three times, Corrales lost a battle of unbeatens when World Boxing Council (WBC) titleholder Floyd Mayweather defeated him in Las Vegas on Jan. 20, 2001. Corrales entered the grudge match in less than stellar condition and wound up suffering a 10th-round TKO. Since returning to the ring following a well-documented, two-year hiatus due to personal, managerial and promotional problems, Corrales has gone 4-0 with four knockouts in 2003. In his most recent start, the current World Boxing Association (WBA) No. 4 130-pound contender knocked Damian Fuller out in the third round on June 20 in Carson, Calif.

Casamayor (29-1, 18 KOs), of Guantanamo, Cuba, is a former World Boxing Association (WBA) champion. One of the most prolific amateur boxers in history, Casamayor captured the WBA interim 130-pound title with a 12-round decision over Antonio Hernandez on June 19, 1999. After successfully defending the interim crown in November 1999, the 1992 Olympic gold medallist captured the WBA world title with a fifth-round TKO over Jongkwon Baek on May 21, 2000. Casamayor made four successful defenses before suffering his only defeat on a 12-round unanimous decision to undefeated WBO 130-pound kingpin Acelino Freitas on SHOWTIME Jan. 12, 2002. Since the defeat, the current WBA No. 1 130-pound contender has gone 3-0, including a 10-round unanimous decision over Nate Campbell on Jan. 25, 2003, from Temecula, Calif.

Holyfield-Toney will be produced and distributed by SHOWTIME Pay Per View.