CARSON, Calif. (Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014) – StubHub Center will host a sold-out weekend with two premier sporting events beginning Saturday, Oct. 18 at 3:30 p.m. PT when Gennady “GGG” Golovkin faces Marco Rubio in the WBA/IBO Middleweight Championship live on HBO before the LA Galaxy face Seattle Sounders FC Sunday, Oct. 19 at 5:30 p.m. PT live on ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes.

Additional seating has been added to StubHub Center for both Saturday’s fight and Sunday’s game to accommodate the sold-out crowd.

Making his west-coast debut on Saturday, Golovkin will defend his world titles against WBC interim Middleweight title holder Marco Antonio. Golovkin enters the fight with a 30-0-0 record with 27 knockouts and faces Rubio, who holds a record of 59-6-1 with 51 knockouts. The match is Presented by K2 Promotions and GGG Promotions in association with Promociones Del Pueblo.

Tied at 60 points atop the MLS standings, the Galaxy and the Sounders face each other in the first of two consecutive matchups that will decide the 2014 MLS Supporters’ Shield winner. LA Galaxy will honor midfielder Landon Donovan, who is set to play in his final regular-season home match at StubHub Center.

ABOUT STUBHUB CENTER

StubHub Center is southern California’s home of world-class competition and training facilities for amateur, Olympic, collegiate and professional athletes. Managed by AEG Facilities, the $150 million, privately financed facility was developed by AEG on a 125-acre site on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) in Carson, California. StubHub Center features an 8,000-seat tennis stadium, a 27,000-seat stadium for soccer, football and other athletic competitions and outdoor concerts; a 2,000-seat facility for track & field and a 2,450-seat indoor Velodrome – the VELO Sports Center – for track cycling.  StubHub Center is home to two Major League Soccer teams, the four-time MLS Cup Champion LA Galaxy and Chivas USA. StubHub Center is also home of the United States Tennis Association’s (USTA) High Performance Training Center, the national team training headquarters for the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) and EXOS, an international training center for elite and professional athletes. For additional information please visit www.stubhubcenter.com.