FEB. 26, 2010 – Leading up to the welterweight title showdown between Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey – set for Saturday, March 13 and broadcast live on HBO Pay-Per-View® – HBO Sports will present the exclusive replay of a high profile showdown that showcases both fighters remarkable ring skills. On Friday, March 5 at 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT) and Saturday, March 6 at 11:00 a.m. (ET/PT), HBO2 will replay back-to-back Pacquiao vs. Cotto 2009 and Judah vs. Clottey 2008. Pacquiao solidified his superstar standing with his 12th round instant classic TKO triumph over Miguel Cotto on November 14, 2009. Clottey reinforced his status as one of the toughest welterweights in the division with a 9th round stoppage over Zab Judah on August 2, 2008 in a sizzling showdown..
The fights will also be available to HBO On Demand subscribers and can be seen 24 hours a day, from Monday, March 1 thru Wednesday, March 24.
On Saturday, March 13 at 9:00 p.m. ET/ 6:00 p.m. PT, HBO Pay-Per-View will present Pacquiao vs. Clottey live at the landmark $1.2 billion Cowboys stadium in Arlington, TX.
Manny Pacquiao Returns to Jimmy Kimmel Live Next Week
HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. (February 25, 2010) — Boxing’s No. 1 pound for pound box office attraction, Fighter of the Decade and Congressional candidate, MANNY “PacMan” PACQUIAO, will make an encore appearance on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live, This Wednesday! March 3 (12:05 a.m. ET/PT.) Pacquiao made his U.S. network television debut, on Jimmy Kimmel Live, last November, on the eve of his challenge of world welterweight champion Miguel Cotto, earning rave reviews for his good humor and singing performance. This time Pacquiao will take time from training for his upcoming defense of his World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title against former world welterweight champion and current No. 1 contender Joshua Clottey.
Audience Tickets to Manny’s appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live are still available! They can be reserved by clicking this link: http://www.1iota.com/events,4660,Jimmy-Kimmel-Live-Studio-Audience-.html#rectix
Below, please find the clips from Manny’s previous appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live. You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll be totally enthralled.
Jimmy Kimmel Live – Opening Skit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xcn3WhxmvIA&feature=related
Jimmy Kimmel Live – Interview Part I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk6fZiXpYoQ&NR=1
Jimmy Kimmel Live – Interview Part II
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pazO4B3pGso&NR=1
Jimmy Kimmel Live – Manny Singing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVG_LdDSzOU&feature=related
Promoted by Top Rank, in association with the Dallas Cowboys, Tecate and MP Promotions, THE EVENT: PACQUIAO vs. CLOTTEY will take place Saturday, March 13, in Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, where over 30,000 tickets have already been sold. The $1.2 billion stadium is the largest, most technologically advanced entertainment venue in the world. Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38 KOs), boxing’s only seven-division world champion, of General Santos City, Philippines, will be defending the WBO welterweight title against Clottey (35-3, 21 KOs), of Accra, Ghana. THE EVENT will be produced and distributed Live on HBO Pay-Per-View®, beginning at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.
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HBO Sports® will present “Road to Dallas: Pacquiao vs. Clottey,” a thirty-minute special analyzing the upcoming welterweight title showdown that will mark the first-ever pro boxing event at the landmark $1.2 billion Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Tex. The special will premiere on HBO Saturday, March 6 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT immediately following the live presentation of HBO Boxing After Dark®.