Golden Boy Promotions, HBO and Sportsbook.com Pre-fight Celebrity and VIP Party this Friday, February 18TH at the Standard Hotel Downtown

Meet the Celebrities Attending and Fighters for Execution Day: Hopkins vs. Eastman - Saturday, February 19th at Staples Center, Los Angeles

(PRWEB) February 19, 2005 -- What: The Golden Boy, Oscar de la Hoya announcing the return of the Executioner Bernard Hopkins in his Historic 20th title defense of the Middleweight World Championship against # 1 contender the Battersea Bomber" Howard Eastman.

Sportsbook.com would like to welcome you to a pre fight boxing party on Fri Feb. 18th at the Standard Hotel at 10:00 p.m. Sportsbook.com is the main sponsor of the Bernard Hopkins vs. Howard Eastman HBO boxing match at Staples Center on Sat. Feb. 19th. The Standard Hotel is located at 550 South Flower Street in Downtown LA. The open air rooftop club will feature a roped off VIP and Celebrity area for Sportsbook.com guests.

Sportsbook.com is a tax-free, publicly traded company on AIM, part of the London Stock Exchange with its UK Bookmakers Permit and its additional licence held by Capital Consulting Services (N.A.) N.V., a Sportingbet group company. They have over 1,000,000 customers from over 100 countries and have been trading since 1998. We were in fact the first company in the British Isles to offer tax free betting on the internet.

Who: Undisputed Middleweight Champ Bernard The Executioner" Hopkins
(45-2-1, 32 KOs)
Howard The Battersea Bomber" Eastman (40-1, 34 KOs)
Kingsley Ikeke (21-1, 11 KOs)
Abner Mares (1-0, 1 KO)
Vicente Escobedo -- 2004 U.S. Olympian (Pro Debut)
Oscar de la Hoya - Promoter
Marco Antonio Barrera -- Special guest

Celebrities Expected: Jamie Foxx, Sly Stallone, Mark Burnett and many other celebrity boxing fans.

When: Friday, February 18th 10:00pm
Where: Standard Hotel Downtown
550 South Flower Street
Los Angeles, CA

Celebrity and Media Contacts: Cheryl Shuman, 310.285.1777 Office, 310.801.6634 cellular

Cheryl@CherylShuman.com at www.CherylShuman.com
on behalf of the Sponsors at Sportsbook.com

# # #