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2 Days: Canelo Alvarez Premieres Saturday, October 24 on HBO

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October 9, 2015

“2 Days: Canelo Alvarez”

Premieres Saturday, Oct. 24 on HBO^®

Oct. 9, 2015 – HBO Sports^® debuts an all-new installment of “2 Days” when the feature segment returns Saturday, Oct. 24 at 12:15 a.m. (ET/PT) with a behind-the-scenes look at boxing sensation Canelo Alvarez, one of the sweet science’s brightest superstars.

“2 Days” is a revealing and intimate look at a 48-hour span in the life of a boxer in the lead-up to one of his fights and the next edition will focus on Mexican native Canelo Alvarez. HBO cameras followed the 25-year-old powerhouse puncher — who has ended 32 of his 47 pro fights in knockout fashion –prior to his first fight of 2015 when he met James Kirkland in a thrillingWorld Championship Boxing event at Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX.

Canelo’s charisma coupled with his fan-friendly firepower in the ring and a commitment to challenging the game’s elite warriors has made him one of the sport’s top attractions.

HBO air times include:October 25 (11:45 a.m.), 26 (11:45 a.m. & 2:15 a.m.) and November 2 (1:45 p.m.), 3 (11:30 p.m. & 4:45 a.m.), 4 (10:45 a.m. & 10:00 p.m.), 6 (5:30 p.m. & 1:50 a.m.), 7 (10:45 a.m.), 14 (11:45 p.m.), 20 (1:15 a.m.) and 21 (12:15 p.m.).

HBO2 air times include: November 8 (3:30 a.m.), 12 (8:15 p.m.), 14 (11:05 a.m.), 18 (11:00 a.m. & 12:15 a.m.), 20 (7:00 p.m.) and 21 (4:30 p.m.).

All times are ET/PT.

“2 Days” will also be available on the HBO On Demand^®service, HBO NOW, HBO GO^®and at www.hbo.com/boxing as well as various other new media platforms that distribute the series.

Canelo is slated to return to the ring on Saturday, Nov. 21 when he challenges middleweight title-holder Miguel Cotto for the lineal 160-pound world championship at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. The event will be carried live on HBO Pay-Per-View^® at 9:00 p.m. ET/ 6:00 p.m. PT.

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