Boxing fans have a title fight tonight on HBO as World Championship Boxing is back.
HBO SPORTS HEADS NORTH OF THE BORDER FOR A LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE SHOWDOWN WHEN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®: JEAN PASCAL VS. CHAD DAWSON IS SEEN LIVE SATURDAY, AUG. 14 ON HBOStrength meets finesse in a light heavyweight title showdown when WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: JEAN PASCAL VS. CHAD DAWSON is presented live SATURDAY, AUG. 14 (10:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. PT) from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada, exclusively on HBO. The WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING team will be ringside for the event, which will be closed-captioned for the hearing impaired, presented in HDTV and presented in Spanish on HBO Latino.Other HBO playdates: Aug. 15 (8:30 a.m.) and 16 (11:00 p.m.)HBO2 playdates: Aug. 15 (6:15 p.m.) and 17 (11:45 p.m.)Light heavyweight champ Jean Pascal of Laval, Canada (25-1, 16 KOs) fights before hometown fans in his third light heavyweight title defense, meeting Chad Dawson (29-0, 17 KOs) of New Haven, Ct. in a scheduled 12-round tilt. Known for his tremendous strength and punching power, the ferocious Haitian-born slugger will be doing battle at the venue where he has won his last three fights in convincing fashion.Making his third HBO appearance, two-time 175-pound champ Chad Dawson is hungry for his third world title in as many years. Though not the flashiest fighter, the 27-year-old southpaw is one of the purest boxers in the sport, boasting silky technique and picture-perfect form. While Pascal enjoys a strength advantage, the American is taller and has a longer reach. In addition, Pascal has never faced a left-hander at 175 pounds before and Dawson’s lightning hand speed should pose a special challenge for the champ.All HBO boxing events are broadcast in HDTV. HBO viewers must have access to the HBO HDTV channel to watch HBO programming in high definition.The executive producer of WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING is Rick Bernstein; producer, Thomas Odelfelt; director, Marc Payton.
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