Showtime to replay Holt/Torres I & II with preview of III

"HOLT-TORRES -- UNPREDICTABLE" TO PREMIERE MONDAY, DEC. 8
By Press Release | December 02, 2008


The initial two action-packed encounters between Kendall Holt and Ricardo Torres were rife with controversy, questionable officiating, punches after the bell and head butts. They resolved little and spawned a nasty rivalry. SHOWTIME will present "Holt Torres – Unpredictable," a 90-minute telecast that will replay in their entirety the two hotly contested fights and preview their impending third.

The first two fights ended in knockouts-Torres took the first inside 11, Holt won the second in round 1, the leading candidate for Round of the Year-but left many unanswered questions. The most obvious of which: Who is the better 140-pound world champion, Holt (24-2, 13 KOs), the current holder of the World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior welterweight title, or Torres (32-2, 28 KOs), the former WBO champ?

To settle matters once and for all, Holt, of Paterson, N.J., will defend against Columbia's Torres in a must-see rubber match in the main event of a special edition of ShoBox: The New Generation on Saturday, Dec. 13, live on SHOWTIME (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast).

"Holt-Torres – Unpredictable" will premiere on SHOWTIME 2 on Monday, Dec. 8, at 10 p.m. ET/PT. It will re-air at the same time on SHO2 on Tuesday, Dec. 9 and Thursday, Dec. 11, before airing on Dec. 13 at 5:15 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME. ShoBox announcers Nick Charles and Steve Farhood will host the program.

"Holt-Torres – Unpredictable" is a perfect precursor to what analysts are predicting will be a superb third meeting between the two proud fighters. Fans will not want to miss it.

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im really hyped about this fight. hope i dont work on the 13th. i really want to see Holt flat on his ass.

This 3rd meeting will be explosive just like the first two. Doesn't need 24/7. I pick torres on this one by KO. Holt win last time out was due to headbutt and he was lucky..

Torres - Holt II reminded me of Mayorga-Forrest I. "Look at the mustard he's puttin on those hooks" as George Foreman exclaimed.