TODAY! Amir Khan To Host Int'l Media Conference Call - 4:00 p.m. ET/1:00 p.m. PT

 **MEDIA ALERT**
 
UNIFIED SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION AMIR "KING" KHAN
TO HOLD INTERNATIONAL MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL TO DISCUSS HIS
DECEMBER 10 "CAPITAL SHOWDOWN" CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
 
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28; 4:00 P.M. ET/1:00 P.M. PT
 
WHO:             AMIR "KING" KHAN, Unified Super Lightweight World Champion
     FREDDIE ROACH, Khan's Trainer
      OSCAR DE LA HOYA, President of Golden Boy Promotions
 
WHAT:           Unified Super Lightweight World Champion Amir "King" Khan will hold an international media conference call to discuss his upcoming world championship fight against No. 1 rated IBF contender Lamont "Havoc" Peterson in the main event of "Capital Showdown" taking place on Saturday, Dec. 10 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in downtown Washington, DC which will be telecast live on HBO's World Championship Boxing in the United States and on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom. Khan's renowned trainer, Freddie Roach, also will be on the call to discuss preparations for the fight.
 
WHEN:           Monday, November 28
                        4:00 p.m. ET/1:00 p.m. PT
 
CALL-IN:       Domestic: 1-800-434-1335
                        Direct Dial: 1-404-920-6442
                        Call Name: "Amir Khan"
 
FACTS:           "Capital Showdown: Khan vs. Peterson," a 12-round Unified Super Lightweight World Title Fight for Khan's WBA World Super Championship and IBF World Championship taking place on Saturday, Dec. 10 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, is presented by Golden Boy Promotions and Khan Promotions and sponsored by Cerveza Tecate, DeWalt Tools and AT&T.  Also featured will be a 10-round heavyweight battle between Seth "Mayhem" Mitchell and Timur Ibragimov. The fights will be telecast in the United States on HBO World Championship Boxing at 9:45 p.m. ET/6:45 p.m. PT and on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom.
 
                        Tickets, priced at $300, $150, $75, $50 and $25, are available for purchase through Ticketmaster by calling (800) 745-3000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets for fans traveling from the United Kingdom are available for purchase online at www.sportscorporation.comor by calling +44 (0)845 163 0845.
 
                        For more information, visit www.goldenboypromotions.com, www.amirkhanworld.com, follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/GoldenBoyBoxing, www.twitter.com/AmirKingKhan, www.twitter.com/KingPete26, www.twitter.com/SethMayhem48or visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GoldenBoyBoxing or www.facebook.com/AmirKhanTheOfficialPage. Follow HBO Boxing news at www.hbo.com/boxing, on Twitter @hboboxing and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/hboboxing.
 
CONTACTS: 
Ramiro Gonzalez/Monica Sears, Golden Boy Promotions: (213) 489-5631
Bill Caplan, Golden Boy Promotions: (818) 831-0046/(818) 515-1616 (c)
Asif Vali/Tahir Khan, Khan Promotions: +44(0)1204535332
Amir Rashid, Khan Promotions: +44(0)7900184077
Kelly Swanson/Lisa Milner, DC Information; Swanson Communications: (202) 783-5500
Andre Johnson, ProImage Communications/Peterson Brothers: (202) 486-8072
Lorin Chvotkin, Team Mitchell: (240) 498-1478
Chinyere Hubbard, Events DC: (202) 249-3217
Teri Washington, Events DC: (202) 608-1199
Kevin Flaherty, HBO: (212) 512-5052
Julian Sheldon, Sky Sports Publicity: (207) 032-1447
Media Credentials: Email credentials@goldenboypromotions.com