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Thursday, April 16, 2015

Meadowlands To Broadcast Mayweather-Pacquiao Fight

Long-Anticipated boxing match to be broadcast in Victory and Trotters

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ (Thursday, April 16, 2015) – The eagerly anticipated championship boxing match between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao has been added to the lineup of excitement of Kentucky Derby Day at Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment.

The fight will be shown in two locations.  The first, Victory, the massive sports bar and club which will play host to a Kentucky Derby party during the day, will show the fight on its selections of 12 by 20 foot television screens.  DJ Toro, from 92.3 AMP Radio in New York City will provide music as Victory transitions into a nightclub, where the fight will be shown amidst music and entertainment.  The undercard for the boxing match begins at 9:00 P.M.  Admission to Victory for the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight is $25 for gentlemen and $20 for women.

Victory will open at 9:30 A.M. for the Derby Day festivities, with the $39.95 buffet beginning at 11:30 A.M.

The boxing match will also be shown in Trotters, which will also play host to a Kentucky Derby Day party beginning at 4:30 P.M., with a special dining menu for Derby Day.  Admission for Trotters for the Derby and live racing is $49.95 for horsemen ($44.95 for members), which includes the early buffet.  Those wishing to remain in Trotters for the boxing match can do so at a cost of $35 ($30 for members), which will include a late-night snack buffet.

In addition, Pink will be open for the Kentucky Derby simulcast and live racing, with a special southern-themed prix-fixed menu at a price of $39.95.

Live racing on Kentucky Derby Day has a special post time of 5:30 P.M.  There will a break in the live racing action for the Derby, which is slated to go off at 6:24 P.M. and live racing will resume shortly thereafter.


For all information regarding Kentucky Derby Day and the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight, please visit http://meadowlandsracetrack.com/events.aspx for details.