February 20^th, 2006 (3:54pm) - Electronic Arts announced today that Fight Night Round 3 has shipped to retailers nationwide. The third installment in the award-winning Fight Night series assures that no fight is over until the final bell rings. In the sport of boxing, one punch can change a fight and with the all-new in-game Impact Punches, you can shift the momentum or end it all instantly with one explosive punch.

Fight Night Round 3 features amazingly detailed graphics that capture every emotion of the fight. The game delivers an unparalleled boxing experience and is one of the best-looking and playing sports game for the Xbox 360. Whether you’re hammering away at opponents with nasty hooks and uppercuts or setting them up for a wicked Impact Punch, you have the most complete boxing videogame experience in your hands.

Create a championship boxer from the ground up and take him through the ranks for a shot at the title belt in Career mode. Or re-create boxing’s greatest rivalries in ESPN CLASSIC mode, including such storied rivalries like Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier, Marco Antonio Barrera vs. Erik Morales, Bernard Hopkins vs. Jermaine Taylor, and many others.

Developed by EA Chicago, EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 3 is available for the Xbox 360, Xbox, the PS2 computer entertainment system and PSP. The game is rated "T" (Teen) by the ESRB and has an MSRP of $39.99 for Xbox, PlayStation 2 and PSP and $59.99 for Xbox 360. The game’s official website is www.fightnightround3.com.