HBO to Air Pacquiao-Margarito 24/7 Episodes - Top Rank Boxing
NEW YORK, Sept. 1, 2010 - HBO Sports' groundbreaking "24/7" reality franchise, which has captured 12 Sports Emmy® Awards, returns in October for its ninth boxing installment with 24/7 PACQUIAO/MARGARITO, an all-new four-episode, all-access series, it was announced today by Ross Greenburg, president, HBO Sports. Debuting SATURDAY, OCT. 23 (10:30-11:00 p.m. ET/PT), the series will follow two elite fighters at different stages - the brilliant Manny Pacquiao, in the prime of his record-setting career, and the reinstated Antonio Margarito, looking for redemption following his involvement in an attempted "loaded gloves" incident - as they prepare for their Nov. 13 pay-per-view showdown at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Tex.
Noted Greenburg, " '24/7' excels when there is great drama and this fight has it. Manny Pacquiao continues to conquer new challenges in the ring and in his life, while Antonio Margarito returns to the ring having been through a very controversial episode that polarized many in the boxing community. '24/7' will examine all aspects of what has taken place since the night Antonio Margarito fought Shane Mosley. We will chronicle the suspension handed down to Margarito and the subsequent reinstatement process."
Episodes two and three of 24/7 PACQUIAO/MARGARITO debut on subsequent Saturdays - Oct. 30 (10:00-10:30 p.m.) and Nov. 6 (10:45-11:15 p.m.) - while the finale debuts Friday, Nov. 12 (9:30-10:00 p.m.), the night before the intriguing showdown. All four episodes will have multiple replay dates on HBO, and the series will also be available on HBO On Demand.
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