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HBO Showing Their Best Bouts of 2013
HBO® “BOXING’S BEST” FOR 2013 PRESENTS A
POWERHOUSE LINEUP OF STAR PERFORMANCES
10-FIGHT SERIES KICKS OFF DEC. 23 ON HBO2
It’s a holiday treat for HBO Boxing fans. Over five consecutive nights in late December, the HBO2 service will present 10 of the year’s standout fights, spotlighting some of the biggest names in the sport in riveting performances. Featured are signature wins by Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto,Timothy Bradley Jr. and Carl Froch plus breakout victories by rising stars Gennady Golovkin,Adonis Stevenson and Sergey Kovalev.
Starting Monday, Dec. 23, HBO2 will replay 10 major league showdowns from this year over five consecutive nights. Each night the doubleheader of action starts at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT. Fight fans will get to revisit the most memorable, most significant and most compelling bouts that were televised on HBO, including a couple of slugfests that are clear favorites for “Fight of the Year” honors.
The “Boxing’s Best” lineup includes:
Monday, December 23 at 11:00 p.m.:
Carl Froch vs. Mikkel Kessler II
Sergey Kovalev vs. Nathan Cleverly
Tuesday, December 24 at 11:00 p.m.:
Timothy Bradley Jr. vs. Ruslan Provodnikov
Miguel Cotto vs. Delvin Rodriguez
Wednesday, December 25 at 11:00 p.m.:
Brandon Rios vs. Mike Alvarado II
Gennady Golovkin vs. Matthew Macklin
Thursday, December 26 at 11:00 p.m.:
Timothy Bradley Jr. vs. Juan Manuel Marquez
Adonis Stevenson vs. Chad Dawson
Friday, December 27 at 11:00 p.m.:
Manny Pacquiao vs. Brandon Rios
James Kirkland vs. Glen Tapia
*Winners names are in italics.
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