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Alvarez-Mendoza is Off Saturday´s Showtime Telecast - Felix Machado Defends IBF Jr Bantamweight Crown vs Luis Perez In New Co-Feature

NEW YORK (December 31, 2002) - World Boxing Association (WBA) 108-pound champion Rosendo Alvarez suffered an injury during a recent training session and cannot defend his title against former world champion Beibis Mendoza Saturday, Jan. 4, 2003, on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING.

The 12-round bout has been replaced with a world title fight between International Boxing Federation (IBF) Junior Bantamweight Champion Felix Machado and WBA Latin Americas titleholder Luis Perez.

In a second world title fight Saturday on SHOWTIME, World Boxing Organization (WBO) Junior Welterweight Champion DeMarcus "Chop Chop" Corley will make his second title defense when he takes on former WBO and WBA 140-pound titleholder and current WBO No. 7 contender Randall Bailey. The Corley-Bailey match will be shown after the Machado-Perez bout opens the telecast at 10 p.m. ET/PT from the D.C. Armory in Washington, D.C. The championship doubleheader is promoted by Don King Productions.

Machado (22-3-1, 11 KOs), of Bolivar, Venezuela, will be making the fourth defense of the 115-pound title he won with a 12-round decision over Julio Gamboa on July 22, 2000, in Miami. In his last start, Machado successfully defended his IBF belt with a sixth-round technical decision over Martin Castillo on March 30, 2002, in Reading, PA., on SHOWTIME. Machado, who is 10-0-1 in his last 11 efforts, also fought just once in 2001. He retained his title with a unanimous 12-round decision over former world champion Mauricio Pastrana on June 16 in Cincinnati. Machado scored a third-round TKO over William De Sousa in his first defense on Dec. 16, 2000, in Maracay, Venezuela.

Perez (20-2, 14 KOs), of Managua, Nicaragua, will be making his SHOWTIME debut and second start in the United States. In his stateside debut and lone fight outside his homeland, Perez suffered his first defeat after 15 victories when he dropped a 12-round decision to Vernie Torres in a bout for the WBO Intercontinental title on Sept. 7, 2000, in Gulfport, Miss. In his last outing, Perez flattened Roberto Bonilla in the first round on July 6, 2002, in Managua. Perez turned pro at the age of 18 on Nov. 2, 1996.

Corley (27-1-1, 16 KOs), of Washington, D.C., captured the vacant WBO 140-pound crown on SHOWTIME by scoring a first-round TKO over Felix Flores on June 30, 2001, in Las Vegas. Corley floored Flores twice before the referee stopped the bout at 2:49. The flashy southpaw made his initial WBO title defense in his last start on Jan. 19, 2002, when he floored former world champion Ener Julio twice en route to registering a lopsided 12-round unanimous decision on SHOWTIME from Miami. The fight, which marked Corley's lone 2002 appearance, was a rematch of a contest on Sept. 24, 1999, in which he recorded a 12-round split decision over Julio to capture the United States Boxing Association (USBA) junior welterweight belt. The talented, charismatic Corley has won 10 consecutive bouts since suffering his only defeat on March 20, 1999.

Randall Bailey (26-2, 26 KOs), of Miami, won the WBO title by knocking out Carlos "Bolillo" Gonzalez in the first round on May 15, 1999, in Miami. The crowd-pleasing slugger made two successful defenses before his 21-fight winning streak ended when he dropped a 12-round split decision to Julio on July 22, 2000, in Miami. After rebounding to score early-round knockouts in his next three bouts, Bailey captured the WBA version of the 140-pound title by scoring a third-round KO over Demetrio Ceballos on Feb. 2, 2002, in Reading, Pa. In Bailey's initial defense three months later on May 11, 2002, Diosbelys Hurtado stopped the champion in the seventh round from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Bailey, who also is currently ranked No. 5 by the WBA, is coming off of a first-round TKO over Alfonzo Fowler on Sept. 27, 2002.

SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING's Steve Albert and former world champion Bobby Czyz will call the action from ringside with Jim Gray serving as roving reporter. The executive producer of the SHOWTIME telecast is Jay Larkin with Ray Smaltz producing and Bob Dunphy directing.

For information on upcoming SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecasts, including fighter bios and records, please go to the SHOWTIME website at http://SHO.com

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