BOXING FANS HAVE SPOKEN
DELA HOYA-PACQUIAO FIGHT SOLD OUT

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Las Vegas, Nevada (September 24, 2008) -

Tickets to "The Dream Match" -- the 12-round welterweight super fight between six-division world
champion OSCAR DE LA HOYA and boxing's No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter MANNY PACQUIAO - are
already gone just hours after going on sale today, making the almost 16,000-seat arena a complete
sell outwith a gross gate of almost $ 17.0 million, making it the second biggest gate in boxing history.

"This is just a reflection of the overwhelming interest in this mega-event and we are extremely delighted
that tickets sales were so swift," said Richard Schaefer.  "The match-up is one of the best in boxing and
will be one of the biggest events the sport has ever seen."

"This is fantastic and shows the magnitude and appeal of this event," said Bob Arum. "When you have
two superstars like Manny Pacquiao and Oscar de la Hoya fighting each other, the public is going to
respond and that is what they just did.  No one wants to miss this one."

The De La Hoya vs. Pacquiao 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. 
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 De La Hoya vs. Pacquiao fight
week updates, log on to www.hbo.com.