FORMER WORLD CHAMPIONS HEADLINE GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS’ APRIL 4TH TELEFUTURA SHOW AT MORONGO CASINO RESORT & SPA

JESUS “EL MATADOR” CHAVEZ AND JHONNY GONZALEZ FEATURED IN SEPARATE BOUTS

LOS ANGELES, March 22 – Two of boxing’s most popular former world champions – Jesus ”El Matador” Chavez and Jhonny Gonzalez – return to the ring on Friday, April 4th, as Golden Boy Promotions presents ‘Solo Boxeo’ on Telefutura from the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa in Cabazon, California.

The former super featherweight and lightweight champion of the world, Chavez will battle San Juan, Puerto Rico’s Daniel Jimenez, while former world bantamweight champion Gonzalez takes on Los Mochis, Mexico’s Edel Ruiz. Both bouts are scheduled for ten rounds

Tickets, priced at $150, $100 and $50, can be purchased at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa Box Office at (951) 755-5391 or online at www.ticketmaster.com or www.morongo.com. Doors for the event open at 4 p.m. PT, with the first bout beginning at 4:30 p.m. PT and the co-main event and main events taking place from 5-7 p.m. PT.

One of the most inspiring fighters of this era, Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico-born Jesus Chavez (42-4, 29 KO’s) came up the hard way in the fight game, eventually winning the WBC World Super Featherweight crown in 2003 with a victory over Sirimongkol Singwancha. The always exciting “El Matador” added the IBF Lightweight World Title to his resume in 2005 and though he would lose it a year and a half later when he injured his right knee during a fight against Julio Diaz, the 35-year-old warrior is healed and ready to make another run at the title, beginning with his bout against Daniel Jimenez (17-2-1, 10 KO’s). A native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, the 27-year-old Jimenez is a tough fight for anyone he steps in the ring with, as evidenced by his big 2006 win over previously unbeaten 2004 Olympian Vicente Escobedo. Since then, Jimenez has won three of four fights and is looking forward to getting his 2008 campaign off to an impressive start against Chavez.

Perhaps the hardest punching lower-weight fighter in the world today, Mexico City’s Jhonny Gonzalez (36-6, 30 KO’s) has specialized in the art of the knockout for years. A former WBO Bantamweight World Champion who made two defenses of his title and owns wins over Mark “Too Sharp” Johnson, Ratanachai Sor Vorapin and Fernando Montiel, the 26-year-old Gonzalez is currently on a two-fight winning streak that he hopes to extend on April 4th. In Edel “Cuate” Ruiz (29-19-4, 20 KO’s), Gonzalez will be facing a rugged competitor from Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico who is always aggressive in seeking victory.

For more information visit www.goldenboypromotions.com or www.morongo.com.

About Golden Boy Promotions:
Los Angeles-based Golden Boy Promotions was established in 2001 by Oscar de la Hoya, the first Hispanic to own a national boxing promotional company. In 2007, in its sixth year of promoting, Golden Boy Promotions set a record by selling over 2.5 million in pay-per-view homes in a single night. Also in 2007, Golden Boy Promotions established the record for pay-per-view sales by one promotional company in a single year selling events to more than 4 million homes total. Golden Boy Promotions is one of boxing’s most active and respected promoters, presenting shows in packed venues around the United States on networks such as HBO, HBO Latino, TeleFutura, SHOWTIME and ESPN.

About Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa:
Morongo is the premier gaming resort in California. Located in Cabazon, California, in the scenic Coachella Valley, Morongo is a prime getaway for residents of Orange County, Ontario, Palm Springs, Palm Desert and Los Angeles. Earning the prestigious AAA Four Diamond Award for three consecutive years, Morongo offers 310 well-appointed rooms and suites, a 150,000 sq. ft. casino floor, nine restaurants and lounges and continuous world-class entertainment offerings. One of the largest tribal gaming facilities in the country, Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa is owned and operated by the Morongo Band of Mission Indians. For more information please visit www.morongo.com.