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July 06, 2010

Juan Diaz Houston Chronicle Op-Ed

Swanson Communications placed an op-ed piece written by former Three-time Lightweight World Champion Juan Diaz in the Houston Chronicle on Saturday, July 3 in advance of the Fourth of July holiday.  The piece touches on his feelings regarding immigration, independence, and the American Dream.  The Houston native will face current Unified Lightweight World Champion Juan Manuel Marquez on July 31 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas live on HBO Pay-Per-View. 

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February 22, 2010

Caron Butler Says Goodbye to DC Fans

When you get traded, you don’t get time to say goodbye. More important, you don’t get the opportunity to say, “Thank you.”

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September 25, 2009

The Million-Home-Man Floyd “Money” Mayweather Reclaims Throne As King of Pay-Per-View

Numbers don’t lie, and the report today that Floyd “Money” Mayweather’s highly anticipated comeback fight on Saturday, Sept. 19 was seen in over one million homes on HBO Pay-Per-View®, cements the elite pugilist and cross-over superstar’s status as the biggest attraction in boxing, and one of the highest grossing stars ever in the sport’s history.

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May 13, 2009

Floyd Mayweather and Juan Manuel Marquez Kick-Off International Media Tour in Los Angeles

The “press tour” to officially announce the mega-fight between Floyd “Money” Mayweather and Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez which will take place July 18 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and live on HBO Pay-Per-View, kicks off this Sunday, May 17 and will span two continents in six days with stops in Los Angeles, New York and London.

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May 04, 2009

Floyd Mayweather Returns to the Sweet Science

Sixteen months after one of the greatest fighters ever to grace the sport of boxing had his last fight and subsequently announced his retirement, the former six-time world champion and 2007 Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year, Floyd “Money” Mayweather announced his return to the sweet science at a press conference May 2 in Las Vegas.

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January 19, 2009

Affliction M-1 “Day Of Reckoning” Fight Week News

#1 MMA Heavyweight in the World Fedor Emelianenko who will appear against Andrei Arlovski in Affliction “Day of Reckoning” this Saturday, January 24, poses outside Trump International Hotel in New York City with Swanson Communications President Kelly Swanson. 

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September 24, 2008

Calzaghe vs. Jones Press Tour Video Highlights

After a four-city media tour that was as fast as both fighters’ ring styles, Joe Calzaghe and Roy Jones Jr. will now begin a serious training regiment as they prepare for their November 8 “Battle of the Superpowers” at Madison Square Garden in New York City and live on HBO Pay-Per-View. 

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August 13, 2008

Fighters Report To Training Camp In Preparation For “The Challenge” On September 13th

As the eyes of the world turn to Beijing for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, four of boxing’s elite have ended their summers, packed their bags and officially begun training for what will be one of the best nights of boxing this year. Gold Medalist (’92) and current Ring Magazine Lightweight World Champion Joel Casamayor and former two-division World Champion Juan Manuel Marquez will battle, following a rematch between Sergio Mora and Vernon Forrest rematch as the co-featured bout on the Saturday, September 13th fight card. 

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August 05, 2008

Kelly Pavlik And Bernard Hopkins Set To Faceoff In Light Heavyweight Bout Saturday, October 18

When a powerful young champion and devastating knock-out artist meets a future Hall of Fame boxing legend and two-division world champion who has never been knocked out, there will be plenty of debate and speculation as to who will win.  That will definitely be the case when Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik faces Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins in a light heavyweight battle at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall on Saturday October 18 in a bout presented by Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions, in association with Caesars Atlantic City. 

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August 01, 2008

Swanson Communications Retained By Affliction Entertainment to Promote “Day of Reckoning”

Swanson Communications has been selected by Affliction Entertainment, the newly formed partnership between Affliction Clothing and the Trump Organization, to manage a comprehensive public relations campaign promoting Afflictions’ second foray into the world of Mixed Martial Arts—Affliction “Day of Reckoning.” The agency played a major role in the national promotion of “Affliction Banned,” the inaugural MMA show sponsored by Affliction in July 2008.

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January 24, 2007

Swanson Communications Selected As Lead Public Relations Agency for De La Hoya vs Mayweather Super

Swanson Communications has been selected by Golden Boy Promotions to manage the overall public relations campaign for the Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather mega-fight Saturday, May 5, 2007, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev and live on HBO Pay-Per-View. In addition, the company will handle the individual public relations for Mayweather, who has been a client of the agency for the past two years. 

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