Hopkins and Jones Jr. make March Madness picks

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Miami/Pensacola, FL (March 17)…Like other avid sports fans across the country, former world champions Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones Jr. have made their picks for this year’s NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship. These two boxing legends are deep in training for their long-awaited rematch “The Rivals: Hopkins vs. Jones II,” which will take place April 3 from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas live on pay-per-view.

Hopkins and Jones will keep an eye on this year’s tournament as they, like their fighting styles, have both taken different approaches to their respective brackets.

“March Madness is all about upsets so I had to go with my hometown Philly team Villanova to win it all,” said Hopkins. “I know what it takes to win under any circumstances, so I plan on doing just that on April 3 and hope to see another Philly franchise bring home a big win.”

“Everybody knows I love basketball. I like Kansas to win it all because they love to run the floor,” said Jones. “On Saturday night, April 3, after everybody watches the Final Four, they can watch me and Bernard in the Final Two, because somebody’s career is going to end that night.”

To view and download Hopkins and Jones’ NCAA March Madness Brackets please click HERE.

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“The Rivals: Hopkins vs. Jones II,” set for Saturday, April 3 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nev., is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and Square Ring Promotions and sponsored by Cerveza Tecate. The event will be broadcast live on pay-per-view beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.

Tickets priced at $750, $500, $300, $200 and $100 are on sale now at all Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations (select Smith’s Food and Drug Centers and Ritmo Latino). Ticket sales are limited to eight (8) per person. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also will be available for purchase at www.mandalaybay.com or www.ticketmaster.com.

The Hopkins vs. Jones II pay-per-view telecast begins at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT and has a suggested retail price of $49.95. The telecast will be available in HD-TV for those viewers who can receive HD. The main event will begin live immediately following the college basketball semi-finals. For Hopkins vs. Jones II fight week updates, log on to www.goldenboypromotions.com.