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Sportsbook.com to sponsor six major boxing events

es.sportsbook.com en Espanol announces partnership with Oscar de la Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions

Thursday 1st September 2005



es.sportsbook.com en Espanol is proud to announce a historic new sponsorship agreement with Golden Boy Promotions Inc., one of the top boxing promotion companies in the world, led by six time world champion Oscar de la Hoya.

As part of the agreement, Sportsbook.com will be the official online gaming sponsor at six upcoming Golden Boy Promotions events, all of which will be televised on the popular ‘Boxeo de Oro’ on HBO Latino.

“We’re absolutely thrilled to be involved with an individual like Oscar de la Hoya and with Golden Boy Promotions,” says Tony Delgado, Brand Manager, es.sportbook.com en Espanol. “Our fans are huge supporters of boxing and this partnership cements our position as the one and only online gaming site devoted to the interests of the Hispanic population in the United States.”

“Golden Boy Promotions is happy to have Sportsbook en Espanol on board as an official sponsor of our upcoming fights,” says Oscar de la Hoya, President, Golden Boy Promotions Inc. “Golden Boy is the first national boxing promotional firm started by a Hispanic and Sportsbook.com en Espanol is the first online gaming company dedicated to Hispanic audiences. This partnership is a perfect fit for us and for boxing fans.”

The partnership will take effect beginning with the September 1, 2005 NABO Bantamweight bout between Johnny Gonzalez and William Gonzalez at the Desert Diamond Casino in Tucson, Arizona.




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