Juan Diaz & Paulie Malignaggi Host Press Conference July 8 - philboxing.comg

Houston native and former Three-Time World Champion Juan Diaz and former Junior Welterweight World Champion Paulie Malignaggi will host a press conference to officially announce their upcoming bout on Saturday, August 22nd at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.

The press conference will be held at the TOYOTA CENTER - VIP Banquet Room, 1510 Polk Street Houston, TX 77002 starting at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 8.

Former Undisputed Lightweight World Champion Juan "Baby Bull" Diaz will take on former Junior Welterweight World Champion Paulie "Magic Man" Malignaggi in a 12 round junior welterweight bout. The co-main event will feature a junior lightweight world title showdown between IBF Junior Lightweight World Champion Malcom Klassen and Former Two-Time Featherweight World Champion Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero in a 12 round bout for Klassen's world title. The evening of boxing is presented by Golden Boy Promotions with Diaz vs. Malignaggi presented in association with DiBella Entertainment and Guerrero vs. Klassen presented in association with Branco Sports Productions and sponsored by Quaker State, Cerveza Tecate and Southwest Airlines. The bouts will air live on HBO Boxing After Dark beginning at 9:45 pm ET/PT (8:45 pm CT). Doors open at 3:30pm and the first bout begins at approximately 3:45pm CT.

Tickets, priced at $250, $125, $70, $45 and $25, go on sale on Friday, July 10th at 10am CT, and may be purchased online at www.ToyotaCenterTix.com, by phone at 1-866-4-HOU-TIX and at select Houston area Randalls locations. Tickets will be available at the Toyota Center Box Office beginning Monday, July 13th at 9am CT.