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The Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada held the press conference for this Saturday's big fight between archrivals Diego Corrales and Joel Casamayor, who face each other for the third time, a contest that Showtime will broadcast.
WBC Lightweight Champion Corrales was short on words and clearly focused for his third bout with former Cuban Olympic Gold Medallist, Joel Casamayor.
The slick southpaw appeared a little looser than Corrales, but there's no doubt at this later stage in their careers, the rubbermatch means everyhing to both fighters.
In another championship bout not to be overlooked, IBF/IBO Flyweight Champion Vic Darchinyan is guaranteed to apply his brutal southpaw punching attack to try and break the will of speedy and respectable challenger Glenn Donaire.
In addition to those fortunate enough to be in attendance at the beautiful Mandaly Bay on Saturday night, fight fans around the world will be able to view the action packed bouts on a free preview weekend on Showtime.
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