Weights For Mayweather vs. Ortiz HBO Star Power Broadcast
WBC Welterweight Championship, 12 rounds Victor Ortiz: 147 lb Floyd Mayweather: 146.5 lb WBC Light Middleweight Championship, 12 rounds Canelo Alvarez: 153.6 lb Alfonso Gomez: 132.6 lb
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HBO Zone Channel Dedicated To Mayweather vs. Ortiz This Saturday
For the first time, HBO transforms the HBO Zone channel into a fight-day boxing destination with an unprecedented six-hour block of Floyd Mayweather and Victor Ortiz fight-related programming just hours before their electric pay-per-view showdown in Las Vegas.
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British Lightweight Champion Crolla Vows To Light Up Las Vegas
Anthony Crolla will achieve a lifetime ambition when he boxes at the MGM Grand Garden, Las Vegas, on Saturday night (Sept 17). Manchester’s British lightweight champion boxes a non-title eight rounder against Mexican – Juan Montiel, on the Victor Ortiz-Floyd Mayweather Jr undercard.
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“Star Power” Fighters Featured In Upcoming Public Event Monday
All of the “Star Power: Mayweather vs. Ortiz” fighters will make their only appearance together for the “Star Power Star-Studded Photo-Op” at 5 Towers on Universal Studios CityWalk in Universal City, Calif on Monday, September 12 at 5PM. The event will kick-off fight week activities for the mega-event which is taking place at MGM Grand…
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“Star Power Friday” Lined Up As Mayweather vs. Ortiz Lead-In
The night before the biggest boxing event of 2011, the welterweight championship bout between Floyd “Money” Mayweather and “Vicious” Victor Ortiz, the “Star Power” weekend will get into gear during the September 16 edition of TeleFutura’s “Sólo Boxeo Tecate” which will also air live on Fox Sports Network from the Dallas Events Center in the…
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“Star Power” Super Fight Card On Mexican Independence Day
Throughout the history of boxing, generations of family members have come together to watch the sweet science. Whether it was fathers and sons watching fights together or grandfathers buying tickets to take their grandsons to stadiums or arenas, the sport has always been a family affair. Now, with top pay-per-view events being televised live nationwide,…
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LaManna Gets Ring Education At Mayweather Gym
Even though he just graduated from high school, undefeated Welterweight prospect, Thomas “Cornflake†LaManna received a crash course in boxing education to the highest degree as he spent a week at the famed Mayweather Boxing Gym in Las Vegas. LaManna, who is preparing to fight for the BAM Youth title on September 14th at The…
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Mayweather Skypes His Appreciation To Afgan Based US Troops
“God bless you, thank you for fighting for this country… the red white and blue, there’s nothing better than this country, America – you guys are great, thank you so much… from the bottom of my heart.” – Floyd Mayweather While Americans were preparing to celebrate the long Labor Day weekend this past Friday, our…
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CNN To Replay HBO’s Mayweather vs. Ortiz 24/7 Series
HBO’s Emmy Award winning reality series “24/7” is coming to CNN, which will air replays of the all-new four-part series 24/7 Mayweather/Ortiz beginning with the dramatic episode #1 Friday, Sept. 2 at midnight ET/PT. The CNN replays were slated to begin on Aug. 27 but had to be pre-empted due to live coverage of Hurricane…
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Prospect Gary Russell Jr Added To Zaveck vs. Berto Bill
The time has come for Gary Russell Jr., a member of the 2008 United States Olympic team and an undefeated professional who has sent 17 opponents crashing to defeat. The 23-year-old phenom will hit HBO airwaves for the first time on Saturday, September 3 when he squares off against Mexican knockout artist Leonilo Miranda in…
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“Star Power” Rolls On, Attracts Hollywood Names As September 17 Nears
As we near the September 17 mega-event “Star Power: Mayweather vs. Ortiz” emanating from both the boxing capital of the world, Las Vegas, and the celebrity capital of the world, Los Angeles, the connection between the squared circle and the silver screen comes even more into focus. This fight card is called “Star Power”and the…
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Is Vitali Klitschko The Death Of The Heavyweight Division?
He is the reigning WBC heavyweight champion, he has the highest knockout percentage in heavyweight boxing history and he has a huge fight lined up on September 10 against Tomasz Adamek; but does anyone really care about Vitali Klitschko? The heavyweight division has been losing its staple as the most exciting and dangerous brand of…