ADVISORY, Oct. 31, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
What: Eight-time world champion "Superman" Roy Jones, Jr. will preside over the Closing Bell just days before he meets defending light heavyweight champion "Super" Joe Calzaghe in "Battle of the Superpowers" at Madison Square Garden. In a battle between two of boxing's superpowers, world's will collide when "Super" Joe Calzaghe (45-0, 32 KOs) clashes with "Superman" Roy Jones, Jr. (52-4, 38 KOs) in "Battle of the Superpowers," a scheduled 12-rounder for the Ring Magazine Light Heavyweight Championship belt. The bout is scheduled to take place on Saturday, November 8th at the Mecca of Boxing, Madison Square Garden and broadcast live on HBO Pay-Per-View. Where: NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio When: Monday, November 3, 2008 at 3:45 - 4:00 p.m. ET Contacts: Jeremy Silkowitz (202) 783-5500 (office) (202) 641-8801 (mobile) jsilkowitz@swansonpr.com NASDAQ MarketSite: Robert Madden (646) 441-5045 Robert.Madden@NASDAQOMX.com
Feed Information:
The Closing Bell is available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on AMC-3/C-3 (ul 5985V; dl 3760H). The feed can also be found on Ascent fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Robert Madden at (646) 441-5045.
Radio Feed:
An audio transmission of the Closing Bell is also available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can be found on Ascent fiber 1623 as well.
Webcast:
A live Webcast of the NASDAQ Closing Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx
Photos:
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About Calzaghe Vs. Jones:
The Calzaghe vs. Jones pay-per-view telecast, beginning at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT, will be produced and distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View and will be available to more than 71 million pay-per-view homes on November 8th. The telecast will be available in HD-TV for those viewers who can receive HD. HBO Pay-Per-View is the leading supplier of event programming to the pay-per-view industry. For Calzaghe vs. Jones fight week updates, log on to www.hbo.com.
HBO's Emmy-Award-winning all-access franchise "24/7" returns on Sunday, Oct. 26 with the premiere episode of "Calzaghe/Jones 24/7" at 8:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. ET/PT.
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