HBO BOXING AFTER DARK:
CALVIN BROCK VS. TIMUR IBRAGIMOV AND JOEL JULIO VS. CARLOS QUINTANA
It's a showdown of the undefeateds when
HBO Boxing After Dark: Calvin Brock vs. Timur Ibragimov and Joel Julio vs. Carlos Quintana is seen Saturday, June 24 on HBO.
May 17, 2006
Perfect records will fall by the wayside when HBO Boxing After Dark: Calvin Brock vs. Timur Ibragimov and Joel Julio vs. Carlos Quintana is seen Saturday, June 24 At 10:30 PM from Caesars Palace's Open Air Roman Amphitheater in Las Vegas, exclusively on HBO. The Boxing After Dark team of Fran Charles, Max Kellerman and Lennox Lewis will be ringside for the event, which will be presented in Spanish language on HBO Latino.
HBO2 playdates: June 25 (9:00 a.m., 5:45 p.m.) and 27 (11:45 p.m.). Times are ET/PT.
In a heavyweight main event showdown, undefeated Calvin Brock (28-0, 22 KOs), of Charlotte, NC, takes on fellow undefeated heavyweight Timur Ibragimov (21-0-1, 13 KOs), originally from Uzbekistan, now living in Hallandale, Fla., in a scheduled 12-round battle. Brock, with an 80% knockout ratio, is remarkably versatile, having competed on the 2000 American Olympic boxing team while earning a degree in business administration from University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He was nicknamed "The Boxing Banker" when he landed a job at Bank of America while competing in the amateur ranks. Ibragimov, a 1996 Uzbekistan Olympian, was drawn to boxing when he saw the fame and respect bestowed upon American prize fighters while growing up in his hometown. Both men look to continue their undefeated streaks and make a statement in the unsettled heavyweight division.
The night's opening bout features another pair of undefeated fighters in an eagerly awaited encounter, as welterweight Joel Julio (27-0, 24 KOs), from Monteria, Colombia, now living in Miami, Fla., takes on highly ranked challenger Carlos Quintana (22-0, 18 KOs), from Moca, Puerto Rico, in a scheduled 12-round contest. Julio is described by ESPN The Magazine as "the boxing equivalent" of a five-tool baseball player who has "ring savvy, terrific speed, great footwork and power in both hands."
The night of boxing action begins on HBO at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT) with the presentation of the movie "Cinderella Man," starring Russell Crowe.
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