tə pɹəmˈoʊt ðə ɹᵻlˈiːs ʌvðə nˈɑːvəl, dˈeɪvɪdsən pɑːɹtˈɪsᵻpˌeɪɾᵻd ɪn ɐ fˈʊli sˈæŋkʃənd bˈɑːksɪŋ mˈætʃ ɐɡˈɛnst tɚɹˈɑːntoʊ pˈoʊɪt mˈaɪkəl nˈɑːks æt flˈɔːɹɪdə dʒˈæks bˈɑːksɪŋ dʒˈɪm; fɚðə nˈɑːvəlz sˈʌbsᵻkwənt ɹᵻlˈiːs ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts, hɪz pˈʌblɪʃɚɹ ˈɔːɹɡənˌaɪzd ɐ sˈɪmɪlɚ pɹəmˈoʊʃənəl bˈɑːksɪŋ mˈætʃ ɐɡˈɛnst dʒˈɑːnəθən ˈeɪmz.
To promote the release of the novel, Davidson participated in a fully sanctioned boxing match against Toronto poet Michael Knox at Florida Jack's Boxing Gym; for the novel's subsequent release in the United States, his publisher organized a similar promotional boxing match against Jonathan Ames.